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Lost Book Found

Lost Book Found • 36m

Directed by Jem Cohen • 1996 • United States

Inspired by Walter Benjamin and director Jem Cohen’s time working as a pushcart vendor in downtown Manhattan, LOST BOOK FOUND compiles five years worth of Super 8 and 16 mm footage into a multilayered New York city symphony.

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