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SPLASH
Thomas Allen Harris
1991, 7 min, color, sound
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Thomas Allen Harris
1991, 7 min, color, sound
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MEDIATED PRESENCE: THREE DECADES OF VIDEO FROM EAI
Program Notes
Oct 16, 1997
Program notes for screening in October 1997.
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