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Stan Brakhage is a film maker whose work is shown mainly at film festivals. His work has been likened to poetry. Brakhage explains his techniques and his motivation.
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Stan Brakhage, Bruce Kawin, Linda Williams, Roger Ebert, Charles Miller, Leonard Maltin, Howie Movshovitz
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