William S. Burroughs Movies
- 2000

Condo Painting
Condo Painting02000HD
John McNaughton's spotlight on George Condo and his art. The film, which follows the progress of Condo's large-scale oil painting Big Red over the...
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- 2012

The Beat Hotel
The Beat Hotel4.52012HD
The Beat Hotel, a new film by Alan Govenar, goes deep into the legacy of the American Beats in Paris during the heady years between 1957 and 1963,...
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- 2014

William S. Burroughs Birthday Bash
William S. Burroughs Birthday Bash02014HD
To celebrate the 100th birthday of America's most audacious writer, William S. Burroughs, Chicago Humanities Festival brings together a motley crew...
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- 1991

Wax, or The Discovery of Television Among the Bees
Wax, or The Discovery of Television Among the Bees6.4691991HD
Computer programmer/beekeeper Jacob gets a "television" implanted in his brain by a race of telekinetic bees, which causes him to experience severe...
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- 2013

Coda I
Coda I02013HD
Peter Gidal’s starting point for his 16mm film was a soundtrack that consists of three lines from a 1,000 word story written by Gidal in 1971,...
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- 1963

William Buys a Parrot
William Buys a Parrot6.11963HD
A bizarre silent short film showing author William S. Burroughs negotiating to buy a parrot.
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- 2013

Coda II
Coda II02013HD
Gidal describes the film’s ‘so-called imagery’ as ‘a complex of barely visible cuts in space and time, the opposite of...
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- 1994

Relics: Einstein's Brain
Relics: Einstein's Brain6.71994HD
Documentary about Kenji Sugimoto, professor in Math and Science history at Kinki university in Japan. He has spent the last 30 years publishing works...
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- 1972

Bill and Tony
Bill and Tony5.91972HD
Experimental film by William S. Burroughs and Antony Balch
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- 1983

Pirate Tape
Pirate Tape6.91983HD
Derek Jarman's film portrait of American writer William S. Burroughs was shot in September 1982 during his first visit to England to attend the...
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- 2015

Don't Blink - Robert Frank
Don't Blink - Robert Frank72015HD
The life and work of Robert Frank—as a photographer and a filmmaker—are so intertwined that they're one in the same, and the vast amount...
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- 1985

It Don't Pay to Be an Honest Citizen
It Don't Pay to Be an Honest Citizen7.51985HD
An ironic New York City thriller involving a mafioso and a restless, witty lawyer.
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- 2013

Coda I + Coda II
Coda I + Coda II02013HD
Peter Gidal’s starting point for his 16mm film was a soundtrack that consists of three lines from a 1,000 word story written by Gidal in 1971,...
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- 2009

Ma bande magnétique arrière
Ma bande magnétique arrière02009HD
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- 1981

Shamans of the Blind Country
Shamans of the Blind Country71981HD
A documentary epic on magical healing in the Himalayas.
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- 1991

William S. Burroughs: Commissioner of Sewers
William S. Burroughs: Commissioner of Sewers6.81991HD
An hour-long interview with author William S. Burroughs in which he expounds on American culture, art and morals.
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- 2015

William S. Burroughs: The Possessed
William S. Burroughs: The Possessed02015HD
Thelema Now! host Frater Puck discusses William S. Burroughs, possession, synchronicities and chaos magick
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- 1970

Ice Cream
Ice Cream6.31970HD
A short film about a mysterious ceremony, based on an essay by William S. Burroughs.
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- 2015

William S. Burroughs in the Dreamachine
William S. Burroughs in the Dreamachine02015HD
Jon Aes-Nihil's experimental documentary about iconic Beat author William S. Burroughs' experiences using a stroboscopic device, known as the dream...
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