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Late Director Jonathan Demme Had Close Ties To Woodstock Film Festival

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Ian Pickus

Published April 26, 2017 at 12:39 PM EDT

Jonathan Demme

The Oscar-winning film director Jonathan Demme has died at age 73. Known for films like The Silence of the Lambs, Philadelphia, Rachel Getting Married and several music documentaries and videos, Demme was honored at the Woodstock Film Festival in 2012. Meira Blaustein is executive director of the festival.

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