Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets.
This engaging documentary explores the insights and influences of the American Beat Poets. The film conveys their consciousness and sensibility through candid interviews with William Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, Diane Di Prima, among others.. Designed as a tribute to them and to their spirit of artist...
| Format: | Video |
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| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English |
| Published: |
[San Francisco, California, USA] :
MVD Entertainment Group,
1989.
Kanopy Streaming, 2018. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video |
| Summary: | This engaging documentary explores the insights and influences of the American Beat Poets. The film conveys their consciousness and sensibility through candid interviews with William Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, Diane Di Prima, among others.. Designed as a tribute to them and to their spirit of artistic freedom, GANG OF SOULS also weaves in additional commentary from contemporary musicians, poets and writers such as Marianne Faithfull, Richard Hell, Lydia Lunch and Henry Rollins. The film seeks to truly capture the magic of the Beat generation and it's continuing legacy. It brilliantly expands upon how the poets reached new levels of creativity and inspired unprecedented social change. |
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| Item Description: | Title from title frames. Film In Process Record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (streaming video file) (58 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound |
| Playing Time: | 00:57:56 |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |