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Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One is a 1968 experimental documentary film written, directed, and conceived by African-American film director and documentarian William Greaves. The film, which is shot and presented in the style of a cinéma vérité documentary, attempts to capture and examine pure reality unhindered by the presence of the cameras all around. It is perhaps most memorable for the layers of metatextual storytelling inherent in the concept of the story: that of a documentary inside a documentary inside a documentary.
Original Release
10/28/1968
US Release
10/28/1968
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Patricia Ree Gilbert | Herself / Self - Actress Testing for Alice / Actress Testing for Alice |
| Don Fellows | Himself / Self - Actor Testing for Freddy / Actor Testing for Freddy |
| Jonathan Gordon | Self - Soundman / Himself / Soundman |
| Bob Rosen | Self - Production Manager |
| Susan Anspach | Self - Actress Testing for Alice |
| Audrey Heningham | Black Lady clapping her Hands |
| Stevan Larner | Self - Cameraman |
| Terence Macartney-Filgate | Self - Cameraman |
| Maria Zeheri | Self - Camera Assistant |
| William Greaves | Self - Director / Himself / Director |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Patricia Ree Gilbert | Herself / Self - Actress Testing for Alice / Actress Testing for Alice |
| Don Fellows | Himself / Self - Actor Testing for Freddy / Actor Testing for Freddy |
| Jonathan Gordon | Self - Soundman / Himself / Soundman |
| Bob Rosen | Self - Production Manager |
| Susan Anspach | Self - Actress Testing for Alice |
| Audrey Heningham | Black Lady clapping her Hands |
| Stevan Larner | Self - Cameraman |
| Terence Macartney-Filgate | Self - Cameraman |
| Maria Zeheri | Self - Camera Assistant |
| William Greaves | Self - Director / Himself / Director |
| Robert L. Rosen | Himself / Production Manager (as Bob Rosen) |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| William Greaves | Producer |
| Manuel Melamed | Producer |
| Manny Meland | Producer |
