Movie: He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life

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Kenneth Anger
Kenneth Anger

Self (archive footage)

Adolfo Arrieta
Adolfo Arrieta

Self (archive footage)

Donatas Banionis
Донатас Банионис

Self (archive footage)

Peter Beard
Peter Beard

Self (archive footage)

Robert Breer
Robert Breer

Self (archive footage)

Pola Chapelle
Pola Chapelle

Self (archive footage)

Shirley Clarke
Shirley Clarke

Self (archive footage)

Gregory Corso
Gregory Corso

Self (archive footage)

Miles Davis
Miles Davis

Self (archive footage)

Willard Van Dyke
Willard Van Dyke

Self (archive footage)

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