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Directed by Shirley Clarke

Skyscraper

21m

Directed by Shirley Clarke and Willard Van Dyke • 1960 • United States

Nominated for an Academy Award, this live-action short film by director Shirley Clarke playfully chronicles the construction of the Tishman Building at 666 Fifth Avenue in New York City. Clarke referred to this work as a musical comedy.

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