David Holzman's Diary
Oct 09 1967
•1h 14m
•Comedy, Drama
A young filmmaker decides to make a movie about his day-to-day activities in an attempt to understand himself and get his life back in order. A precursor to reality television and vlogs.
Cast
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L.M. Kit Carson
David Holzman
Eileen Dietz
Penny Wohl
Lorenzo Mans
Pepe
Louise Levine
Sandra
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