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The MERC Directory

Date
1977
Publication of The MERC Directory: A Listing of Independently Produced Film and Video Work Available for Distribution by Young Filmakers/Video Arts
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"The MERC Directory." Video History Project, Experimental Television Center, 2011. https://www.videohistoryproject.org/merc-directory.

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