The Sky Socialist

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Overview

Ken Jacobs’s most elusive and mysterious film is at once an allegory of movie-making, a demonstration of 8mm versatility, and a celebration of a now vanished neighborhood beneath the Brooklyn Bridge.

Cast: Flo Jacobs, Dave Leveson, Bob Cowan, Mel Garfinkel, Joyce Wieland, more

Director: Ken Jacobs

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The Sky Socialist

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Cast

Flo Jacobs

Dave Leveson

Bob Cowan

Mel Garfinkel

Joyce Wieland

Julie Motz

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