In his essay film, Jerry Tartaglia, longtime archivist and restorer of the film estate of queer New York underground, experimental film, and performance legend Jack Smith, deals less with Smith’s life than with his work, analyzing Smith’s aesthetic idiosyncrasies in 21 thematic chapters. It's a film essay about the artist’s work, rather than a documentary about his life. An unmediated vision of Jack Smith, an invitation to join him in his lost paradise.
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Jack Smith as Himself (archive footage)
Mario Montez as Himself (archive footage)
Beverly Grant as Herself (archive footage)
Tony Conrad as Himself (archive footage)
Agosto Machado as Himself (archive footage)
Francis Francine as Himself (archive footage)
Irving Rosenthal as Himself (archive footage)
Tally Brown as Herself (archive footage)
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Jerry Tartaglia · Director, Editor
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