Grains
1973, English. Directed by JoAnn Elam.
Experimental film by Chicago filmmaker JoAnn Elam (1949-2009). Altered lyrics to the song "Chains" sit atop animated images of grains. Exact date of production unknown. "Chains" was composed by the Brill Building husband-and-wife songwriting team Gerry Goffin and Carole King and was a major hit for Little Eva's backing singers, The Cookies (#17 U.S. Pop, #7 R&B), and later covered & popularized by The Beatles.
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- 0h 2m
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- English
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- 1 January 1973
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Who directed Grains?
Grains (1973) was directed by JoAnn Elam.