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Once Upon An El

Plot: "The poet Daisy Aldan (who brought Gerard Malanga into the world of experimental filmmaking) directed a beautifully evocative and impressionistic documentary, Once Upon an El, in 8mm color with a 7 1/2 ips tape soundtrack. The 15-minute film's cast included John Ashberry, James Broughton, Chester Kallman, Frank O'Hara, Olga Petroff, Kermit Sheets, and other luminaries of the Avant-Garde, the soundtrack was composed by Storm de Hirsch
Release Date: Saturday, January 1 1954
69 years ago
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Portrait of James BroughtonJames Broughton
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Portrait of Frank O'HaraFrank O'Hara
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Portrait of Kenward ElmslieKenward Elmslie
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Portrait of Jane FreilicherJane Freilicher
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Portrait of Grace HartiganGrace Hartigan
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Portrait of Leon HechtLeon Hecht
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Portrait of Robert HellmanRobert Hellman
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Portrait of Chester KallmanChester Kallman
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Fri, Jan 07 1921 –
Sat, Jan 18 1975
Portrait of John LatoucheJohn Latouche
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Portrait of Richard MillerRichard Miller
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Portrait of Olga PetroffOlga Petroff
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Portrait of Fabio RietiFabio Rieti
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Portrait of Toby SchneebaumToby Schneebaum
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Portrait of James SchuylerJames Schuyler
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Portrait of Kermit SheetsKermit Sheets
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Portrait of Florio VecchiFlorio Vecchi
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Portrait of John AshberyJohn Ashbery
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Portrait of Daisy AldanDaisy Aldan
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