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Directed by Shirley Clarke

Four Journeys into Mystic Time: Trans

7m 37s

Directed by Shirley Clarke • 1978 • United States

A pair of performers wearing bodysuits dance and balance together in this short film by director Shirley Clarke, part of her FOUR JOURNEYS INTO MYSTIC TIME project.

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