The World Is a Window: Making The Colour of Pomegranates

The World Is a Window: Making The Colour of Pomegranates

2011 · 76 min · Documentary

A documentary by writer and filmmaker Daniel Bird about the making of Sergei Parajanov's 'The Colour of Pomegranates'.

Directed by Daniel Bird · Written by Daniel Bird

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