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Gary Hustwit (Helvetica) Talks Les Blank’s A Poem is a Naked Person

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By Gary Hustwit | July 1, 2015
By Gary Hustwit | July 1, 2015

Gary Hustwit (Helvetica) Talks Les Blank’s A Poem is a Naked Person

The late documentarian's lost 1974 film about Leon Russell is a mess, but that’s exactly why filmmakers today should be looking to it for inspiration.

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