Still from Lost Book Found — Lost Book Found (1996) — Jem Cohen

Jem Cohen

Lost Book Found

Name: Lost Book Found
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1996
Duration: 37 min

United States / English / 1996 / 37m

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Synopsis

Inspired by Walter Benjamin and director Jem Cohen’s time working as a pushcart vendor in downtown Manhattan, LOST BOOK FOUND compiles five years worth of Super 8 and 16 mm footage into a multilayered New York city symphony.

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