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After his ground breaking work as a photojournalist in the 1960’s, Danny Lyon turned to films, making a series of non-fiction films in the 1970’s and 1980’s. With the recent recognition of the 2016 de Young/Whitney retrospective, funds were provided to preserve these remarkable 16mm films. High resolution digital scans were made from the original A&B negative rolls under the close supervision of the artist. The DVD covers themselves, first made for VHS tapes, have been recognized for their power and realism, and are on display at the San Francisco Museum of Art show which opened November 3^rd, 2016.

Interested in screening films by Danny Lyon? For booking inquiries please contact: Rebecca Lyon rlyon(a)chicagofilmsociety(dot)org

16mm prints of certain films are available for rental, please contact Anthology Film Archives for more information

The majority of Danny Lyon's films can also be streamed on Vimeo and YouTube.
View Bleak Beauty Films on Vimeo
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