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Documentary about Charles Olson, exploring his life and the significance of Gloucester, Massachusetts.
Polis Is This: Charles Olson and the Persistence of Place
A road movie whose journey intersects with and extends the events of the International Counter-Culture Meeting that took place in 1975 in Montreal....
Une semaine dans la vie de camarades
More than 20 contemporary North American poets recite, sing, and perform their work. Early in the film, Charles Bukowski talks about the energy of...
Poetry in Motion
After World War II a group of young writers, outsiders and friends who were disillusioned by the pursuit of the American dream met in New York City....
Fried Shoes Cooked Diamonds
Part documentary, part concert film, part fever dream, this film captures the troubled spirit of America in 1975 and the joyous music that Dylan...
Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese
Maria Beatty's documentary exploring the insights and influences of the American Beat Poets. The film conveys their consciousness and sensibility...
Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets
To celebrate the 100th birthday of America's most audacious writer, William S. Burroughs, Chicago Humanities Festival brings together a motley crew...
William S. Burroughs Birthday Bash
Filmed in the autumn of 1975 prior to and during Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue tour – featuring appearances and performances by Ronee...
Renaldo and Clara
Structured as a labyrinth-like game and inspired by Jorge Luis Borges, Aleph is a travelogue of experience, a dreamer's journey through the lives,...
Aleph
Step outside yourself, look back at yourself, whom do you see? That’s the question Bob Holman asks in his poem “Beside Myself.” A...
Beside Myself