330:. Because George lost his voice for most of the tour the film was never released. This new cut is a portrait of the first Beatle to tour North America on his own. The film captures Harrison's prescient world music vision as he brought together the eastern music of Ravi Shankar with western rock and jazz. The movie, which has never been screened publicly, includes cameo appearances by
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for the CBC. The format combined visual story telling utilizing ground breaking visual effects with
Olympic level skating choreography. The production won many international awards and was shown in over 45 countries. This success led to his producing and directing the
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Over the years he has designed several country houses for himself and friends. His last design, a modern town house near Lake
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in 1969 and began producing and directing specials for Canada's national network. A musically oriented director, Acomba began in 1969 by directing a television special for the
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation,
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