12 minutes, one man, zero pretension — art house cinema stripped naked.
Direction
Poole's unblinking eye finds humanity in stillness.
Cinematography
Natural light sculpts a body like a Caravaggio.
Director
Wakefield Poole
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Poole was a Broadway dancer turned porn pioneer; this experimental pivot to 'legitimate' film was largely ignored by both art and adult worlds.
Roger was reportedly a non-actor friend, shot in Poole's actual apartment over one afternoon.
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