Tony Conrad: Completely in the Present (2016)
Feature documentary on the pioneering life and work of iconoclastic filmmaker/musician/composer/artist Tony Conrad.
Top billed cast
Tony ConradHimself
Tony OurslerHimself
MobyHimself- David GrubbsHimself
Jim O'RourkeHimself
John CaleHimself (archival footage)
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Fall 2 (1970)
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Nightfall (1971)
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The Other One: The Long, Strange Trip of Bob Weir (2014)
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