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Born 1974? • Bristol? • England
Notable Works “Exit Through the Gift Shop”

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Carol Reed
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John Grierson
British film producer
David Maysles
American documentary filmmaker
Harry Smith
Harry Smith
American filmmaker, painter, musicologist, ethnographer, collector, and mystic
Krzysztof Kieślowski
Polish director
From Here to Eternity
Fred Zinnemann
American director
Dr. Seuss postage stamp
Dr. Seuss
American author and illustrator
Barbara Kopple
Barbara Kopple
American director
Emir Kusturica
Bosnian-born Serbian director, screenwriter, actor, and producer
Alain Resnais
Alain Resnais
French film director
Oliver Stone
Oliver Stone
American director, producer, and screenwriter
Jean Cocteau, 1939.
Jean Cocteau
French poet and artist
Maurizio Cattelan: Mini-Me
Maurizio Cattelan
Italian artist
Werner Herzog
Werner Herzog
German director
Spike Jonze
Spike Jonze
American director and producer
Salvador Dalí
Salvador Dalí
Spanish artist
Nimoy, Leonard
Leonard Nimoy
American actor
Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Thai film director
Moore, Michael
Michael Moore
American filmmaker and author
Shyam Benegal
Shyam Benegal
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