Allen Ginsberg Movies

  • 1973
    Pickup's Tricks

    Pickup's Tricks

    Pickup's Tricks

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    Pickup's Tricks is a beat documentary of Hibiscus and the Cockettes, who were pioneers of San Francisco’s underground queer theater in the...

    Pickup's Tricks
  • 2017
    Harry Smith at the Breslin Hotel

    Harry Smith at the Breslin Hotel

    Harry Smith at the Breslin Hotel

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    The 94-year-old Robert Frank’s unique recordings of his fellow artists Harry Smith and Allen Ginsberg, which he had salvaged from his own...

    Harry Smith at the Breslin Hotel
  • 2015
    William S. Burroughs in the Dreamachine

    William S. Burroughs in the Dreamachine

    William S. Burroughs in the Dreamachine

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    Jon Aes-Nihil's experimental documentary about iconic Beat author William S. Burroughs' experiences using a stroboscopic device, known as the dream...

    William S. Burroughs in the Dreamachine
  • 1980
    The Beats: An Existential Comedy

    The Beats: An Existential Comedy

    The Beats: An Existential Comedy

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    A "film poem" that focuses on the Beat poetry scene of the late 1950s.

    The Beats: An Existential Comedy
  • 1995
    Van Gogh's Ear

    Van Gogh's Ear

    Van Gogh's Ear

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    A party hosted by Beat poet Allen Ginsberg inspired the director's award-winning graduation film Van Gogh's Ear, an experimental short featuring the...

    Van Gogh's Ear
  • 1994
    An Autumn Wind

    An Autumn Wind

    An Autumn Wind

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    Japanese landscapes of autumn colors, modern calligraphy, Shakuhachi flute music. Traditional Haiku is juxtaposed with the poetry of Allen Ginsberg,...

    An Autumn Wind