
The Sound of Seeing
1963-01-01 · 13 min · ★ 6.0
Made on a wind-up Bolex camera, The Sound of Seeing announced the arrival of 21-year-old filmmaker Tony Williams. Based around a painter and a composer wandering the city (and beyond), the film meshes music and imagery to show the duo taking inspiration from their surroundings.
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- Tony Williams
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- Pacific Films
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- New Zealand
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- Released
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