Claim: Russel told Billboard that he did not like the film A Poem Is a Naked Person which is only screened with American documentary filmmaker Les Blank in attendance before being shown publicly in 2015.
Evidence: In 2011, Russell told Billboard that he didn't like the film and didn't intend to release it. For many years, A Poem Is a Naked Person was shown only at special screenings with Les Blank in attendance. The film received its public premiere (with Russell in the audience) in March 2015 at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas, then had theatrical and DVD releases.