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Founded by Michael Grigsby in 1957.1
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Independent filmmaking collective formed in 1957 by English filmmaker Michael Grigsby and friends1
Unit Five Seven was an independent filmmaking collective formed in 1957 by English filmmaker Michael Grigsby and a few friends (almost all technicians at Granada Television in Manchester). Together they produced a handful of short films between 1958 and the mid-1960s.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
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Unit Five Seven was an independent filmmaking collective formed in 1957 by English filmmaker Michael Grigsby and a few friends (almost all technicians at Granada Television in Manchester). Together they produced a handful of short films between 1958 and the mid-1960s.2
Founded by Michael Grigsby in 1957.1
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