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Jack Smith | ... | Self (archive footage) |
Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
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Nayland Blake | ... | Self |
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Ira Cohen | ... | Self |
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Tony Conrad | ... | Composer |
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Richard Foreman | ... | Self |
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Ivan Galietti | ... | Self |
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Helen Gee | ... | Limelight Gallery founder |
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Robert Heide | ... | Self |
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Henry Hills | ... | Self |
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Gary Indiana | ... | Self |
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Ken Jacobs | ... | Self |
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Mike Kelley | ... | Artist |
George Kuchar | ... | Self | |
Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt | ... | Self | |
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Sylvere Lotringer | ... | Self |
A mesmerizing collage of images and audio from the life and work of Jack Smith, the underground filmmaker, photographer, performance artist, and anti-capitalist, who worked in New York from the '60s until his death in 1989. Highlights include the story behind the Supreme Court case over the banning of his 1963 classic Flaming Creatures. Written by official film description
Highly intelligent and well researched, this film by Mary Jordan and produced by Ken Peralta is the definitive film on Jack Smith. The editing of Jack's art and the art of the film is so well integrated that you not only see the many mediums of Smith but you get a psychological examination of one of the most unknown influences of the 20th century. The 93 minute movie rarely slows down as we see a young mind overflowing with angst and creativity, followed by his influencing of Warhol and later greats like Perry Ferrell and Richard James. I found this in the same special club of great movies like "Crumb" and "Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse." A definite must-see for those unaware of Jack Smith's world or well versed in his art.