From its opening minutes, “Don’t Blink — Robert Frank” establishes itself more as a collage than a simple documentary. It starts with quickly strung-together shots of the legendary Robert Frank, now 91 years old, and his apartment. The Mekons‘ “Memphis Egypt” blares in the background. Directed by longtime collaborator Laura Israel, the film is about a fascinating man — an outsider from Switzerland, now considered one of America’s most influential photographers.

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While photographer Robert Frank is perhaps most notoriously known as the director of “Cocksucker Blues,” the debauchery-filled documentary about The Rolling Stones‘ 1972 tour in support of Exile On Main St., that’s only a mere moment in the artist’s expansive career. The upcoming documentary “Don’t Blink — Robert Frank” shines a light on the man and his hugely influential body of work.

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