The Black Oud (1992)
• September 25th, 1992 • 0h 43min
Drama
Overview
The Black Oud represents a subtle new direction in documentary. I have used the term 'bio-documentary' to describe this slight, though essential, difference between my film and the majority of personal or experimental documentaries made in the last decade.
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