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Don’t Blink – Robert Frank

Sun, Oct 2 / 7 pm
Wed - Fri, Oct 5 - 7 / 7 pm
Sat, Oct 8 / 3 pm & 9 pm
Sun, Oct 9 / 3 pm
Directed by Laura Israel
2015, USA, 82 min

In conjunction with the Flash Photographic Festival, we present an intimate portrait of an uncompromising artist. Laura Israel, long-time editor of Robert Frank’s films, has compiled a riveting portrait of the brilliant Swiss born photographer and underground filmmaker who rose to prominence with his book The Americans – a series of haunting photographic portraits of America in 1958. Packed with interviews and footage from his rarely seen films including his beat classic Pull My Daisy and his banned film on the Rolling Stones. The soundtrack includes Lou Reed, Bob Dylan, Rolling Stones, White Stripes, Yo La Tengo, Tom Waits, and more.

Reviews

Best of 2015 - One of the Top 10 films of the year. - Amy Taubin, Artforum, December 2015 “Critic’s Pick! A scintillating early montage..Photographs from The Americans, the On The Road of photography books…still thrill, blunt and revelatory almost sixty years later. Supplemented with beautiful reminiscences about the Beats, Bleecker Street, and winters in Nova Scotia.” – Alan Scherstuhl, Village Voice  
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