San Francisco was a pioneering impressionistic documentary film directed by Anthony Stern

Anthony Stern

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. The film, cut to a version of Interstellar Overdrive

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 as performed by Syd Barrett

Syd Barrett

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 and the Pink Floyd

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, pioneered the use of 16 mm single frame cinematography

Cinematography

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 in the late 1960’s went on to win awards for cinematography

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 at the Oberhausen, Melbourne and Sydney Film Festival

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The film was produced by the BFI (British Film Institute) and by Iris Sawyer, Jeremy Mitchell, and Alan Callan

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