William S. Burroughs Movies

  • 2015
    Robert E. Fulton III Edit of Burroughs: The Movie

    Robert E. Fulton III Edit of Burroughs: The Movie

    Robert E. Fulton III Edit of Burroughs: The Movie

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    After two years of filming, director Howard Brookner brought inventor and photographer Robert E. Fulton III a trunkful of William S. Burroughs footage...

    Robert E. Fulton III Edit of Burroughs: The Movie
  • 1989
    Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets

    Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets

    Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets

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    Maria Beatty's documentary exploring the insights and influences of the American Beat Poets. The film conveys their consciousness and sensibility thro...

    Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets
  • 1994
    Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

    Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

    Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

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    A girl born with enormous thumbs in the repressive era of the 1950s learns to turn her quirks into assets.

    Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
  • 2017
    Uncle Howard

    Uncle Howard

    Uncle Howard

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    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...

    Uncle Howard
  • 2012
    The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye

    The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye

    The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye

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    An intimate, affecting portrait of the life and work of ground-breaking performance artist and music pioneer Genesis Breyer P-Orridge (Throbbing Grist...

    The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye
  • 1998
    The Book of Life

    The Book of Life

    The Book of Life

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    New Year's Eve takes on new meaning when the Devil, Jesus Christ, and Christ's assistant Magdalena discuss and debate the End of the World.

    The Book of Life
  • 1968
    Chicago

    Chicago

    Chicago

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    UCLA Student Film, Preserved by the UCLA Film and Television Archive. A striking documentary shot cinema verite style of the 1968 Democratic National...

    Chicago
  • 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 ma...

    William S. Burroughs in the Dreamachine