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Film Portrait
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Wikipedia article
'Film Portrait' (1972) is a full-length autobiographical film directed by, and about, the life of Minnesotan film-maker and artist, Jerome Hill.[https://film-makerscoop.com/catalogue/jerome-hill-film-portrait The Film-Makers' Cooperative][https://books.google.com/books?id=uS7wAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA62&lpg=PA62&dq=%22Film+Portrait%22+1972&source=bl&ots=3zKgF4lEDd&sig=ACfU3U2HT_6jBs5nKLNOUL0XxTphccsZWw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjn3_vV1eLmAhWDdN8KHeRMAjYQ6AEwCHoECBgQAQ#v=onepage&q=%22Film%20Portrait%22%201972&f=false The Cinema of Me: The Self and Subjectivity in First Person Documentary edited by Alisa Lebow - Google Books (pg.62)]
Summary
Jerome Hill died shortly after the completion of 'Film Portrait', and so the work is often described as his memoir from his privileged childhood in the Midwest to his restless adult years.[https://www.moma.org/collection/works/107562 MoMA][https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6c0a2812 BFI][https://books.google.com/books?id=OrauNqz1lBoC&pg=PA255&lpg=PA255&dq=%22Film+Portrait%22+1972&source=bl&ots=CVtQ2rCRXq&sig=ACfU3U1t-26QxdtbnnNPwqA_-nqOlxf6CA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjn3_vV1eLmAhWDdN8KHeRMAjYQ6AEwCXoECBYQAQ#v=onepage&q=%22Film%20Portrait%22%201972&f=false Still Moving: The Film and Media Collections of The Museum of Modern Art by Steven Higgins and MoMA - Google Books (pg.255)]
Legacy
In 2003, 'Film Portrait' was added to the National Film Registry at the Library of Congress, recognizing the cultural, historical and aesthetic significance of the work, as well as ensuring the preservation of the original film footage.
See also
* List of American films of 1972
* Jerome Hill
* Metafilm
References
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