The Indie Filmmaking Genius of Gus Van Sant

James Franco, Kelly Lynch and Dustin Lance Black map out the roads traveled by Gus Van Sant, a filmmaker whose artistic daring and understanding of marginalized lives redefined what could be done and who could be seen in American film. This episode of The VICE Guide to Film first aired on VICE TV...

22 min - Film & Pop Culture - VICE

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