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Lou Reed to premiere debut as film director

Former Velvet Underground frontman to unveil documentary about 99-year-old cousin at Swiss film festivalLou Reed has turned film director, shooting a documentary about his 99-year-old relative. Red Shirley, which also features original music by Reed, will premiere at the Visions du RÃ©el festival in Nyon, Switzerland.When we heard Reed was making a documentary (via TwentyFourBit), we assumed it would be about Andy Warhol or noise music. Instead, this 28-minute film focuses on Reed's cousin, Sh...

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18:06 on March 29 2010

Trailer For Lou Reed's Directorial Debut 'Red Shirley,' Premieres At Vision Du Reel

The Playlist — Eternally cool rock legend Lou Reed will be unspooling his directorial debut "Red Shirley" at the upcoming Visions De Reel film festival in Switzerland.The documentary fi... more info

Lou Reed

07:37 on March 30 2010

Lou Reed - Reed Debuts As A Filmmaker With Documentary About Cousin

ContactMusic — Rocker LOU REED has made his debut as a documentarian with a new film about his cousin.The Velvet Underground founder turned the camera on Shirley Novick as she... more info

Lou Reed The Velvet Underground

09:29 on March 31 2010

Lou Reed to premiere debut as film director

Guardian Music — Former Velvet Underground frontman to unveil documentary about 99-year-old cousin at Swiss film festivalLou Reed has turned film director, shooting a documentary about hi... more info

Lou Reed The Velvet Underground

04:43 on April 1 2010