Just Hold Still (1989)
Genre : Documentary
Runtime : 32M
Director : Jem Cohen
Synopsis
In his New York City landscape, Cohen finds inspiration in disturbance. Looking to life for rhythm and to architecture for state of mind, he locates simple mysteries. Just Hold Still is comprised of an interconnected series of short works and collaborations that explore the gray area between documentary, narrative, and experimental genres.
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