Tony Conrad: DreaMinimalist

Tony Conrad: DreaMinimalist

2008 · 26 min · ★ 5.7

The latest in Marie Losier's ongoing series of film portraits of avant-garde directors (George and Mike Kuchar, Guy Maddin, Richard Foreman), DreaMinimalist offers an insightful and hilarious encounter with Conrad as he sings, dances and remembers his youth and his association with Jack Smith. - Harvard Film Archive

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