The Making of an Underground Film

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The Making of an Underground Film

CBS bit on Piero Heliczer shooting his film 'Venus in Furs' (they mistakenly call it 'Dirt'). Released by Boo-Hooray as part of their exhibit on Heliczer and The Dead Language Press. Features the earliest known footage of The Velvet Underground. Shots of Angus MacLise on percussion, a bit of Heliczer on sax, interview segments with Jonas Mekas, Stan Brakhage (with a clip of a film he shot of Michael McClure) and Edie Segewick.

Release Date

1965-09-06

Year

1965

Duration

7m

Status

Released

Score

6.00

Cast

Piero Heliczer

Piero Heliczer

Lou Reed

Lou Reed

Walter Cronkite

Walter Cronkite