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Completed - ENGLISH - Biography, Second film, LGBT - 95 minutes

Year of production : 2015

Director(s) : Aaron BROOKNER
Writer(s) : Aaron BROOKNER
Cast : Madonna CICCONE, Jim JARMUSCH, William BURROUGHS, Brad GOOCH, Howard BROOKNER

Producer(s) : Paula VACCARO (Pinball London), Jim JARMUSCH (Exo Skeleton)

Synopsis

When Howard Brookner lost his life to AIDS in 1989, the 35-year-old director had completed two feature documentaries and was in post-production on his narrative debut, Bloodhounds of Broadway. Twenty-five years later, his nephew, Aaron, sets out on a quest to find the lost negative of Burroughs: The Movie, his uncle's critically-acclaimed portrait of legendary author William S. Burroughs. When Aaron uncovers Howard's extensive archive in Burroughs’ bunker, it not only revives the film for a new generation, but also opens a vibrant window on New York City’s creative culture from the 1970s and ‘80s, and inspires a wide-ranging exploration of his beloved uncle's legacy.

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Country(ies) : USA, UNITED KINGDOM

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Festivals and Awards

DocCorner 2016
Sundance Film Festival 2016 U.S. Documentaries
Jerusalem FF 2016
Durban 2016
Berlinale - EFM 2016 (Panorama)


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