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The Film of Her

Based on the story of Howard Walls, A clerk at the Library of Congress who saved a collection of early paper reel films from the incinerator, director Bill Morrison embellishes the tale a bit in this inspired short work. Here, the vision of a woman in an early porno film has been engrained in the mind of a man working at the Library of Congress and his search for the film of her has an unexpected consequence, as he saves a collection of historically significant films from being destroyed.

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Top Cast

  • Bill Morrison

    Bill Morrison

    The Curator

  • Guy De Lancey

    Guy De Lancey

    The Narrator

  • Bob McGrath

    Bob McGrath

    The Clerk

  • Rachel Perkoff

    Rachel Perkoff

    Lily Gaze

  • Stephen Kellam

    Stephen Kellam

    The Custodian

Overview

Based on the story of Howard Walls, A clerk at the Library of Congress who saved a collection of early paper reel films from the incinerator, director Bill Morrison embellishes the tale a bit in this inspired short work. Here, the vision of a woman in an early porno film has been engrained in the mind of a man working at the Library of Congress and his search for the film of her has an unexpected consequence, as he saves a collection of historically significant films from being destroyed.

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