Don’t Blink – Robert Frank

Invited

Robert Frank is gloriously notorious. He is the groundbreaking photographer of The Americans; the iconoclastic director of Pull My Daisy and Cocksucker Blues; a difficult (almost impossible) interview subject; a rejecter of wealth and celebrity; a man whose “sympathies were with people who struggled,” who has a “mistrust of people who made the rules.” He was also a father to a daughter, Andrea, and a son, Pablo, who both died young. His work is emotional and impulsive. Filmmaker Richard Linklater describes Frank, who emigrated to the United States from Switzerland in the 1940s, beautifully as “a restless, searching artist pushing the boundaries of the documentary, experimental, and more traditional narrative forms.” Fans will be giddy with the unprecedented access to Frank—and his irrepressible irascibility, energy, and humor—this film offers. Those uninitiated into the cult of Robert Frank should be prepared for a wild and wonderful ride.  CRE

Director

Laura Israel

Producers

Melinda Shopsin, Laura Israel

Editor

Alex Bingham

Cinematographers

Lisa Rinzler, Ed Lachman

Release Year

2015

Festival Year

2016

Country

United States

Run Time

82 minutes