17 Mar 1979
Asparagus
A symbolic reflection on issues of female sexuality, art and identity constructs.
Keep Cool
An animation (long before there were such things) for Oscar Brown Jr’s track “But I Was Cool”, from his 1961 debut album Sin & Soul. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.
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Oscar Brown Jr.
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