Be Sand, Not Oil

Amos Vogel was one of America's most innovative film historians and curators. An émigré from Austria who arrived in New York just before the Second World War, in 1947 he created Cinema 16, a pioneering film club aimed at audiences thirsty for work 'that cannot be seen elsewhere', and in 1963 was instrumental in establishing the New York Film Festival. 'Be Sand, Not Oil' includes uncollected writings, an unpublished interview, and new essays documenting his never-ending quest for what Werner Herzog, his friend of many decades, has described as 'adequate imagery'.