In this entrancing documentary on performance artist, photographer and underground filmmaker Jack Smith, photographs and rare clips of Smith's performances and films punctuate interviews with artists, critics, friends and foes to create an engaging portrait of the artist. Widely known for his banned queer erotica film Flaming Creatures, Smith was an innovator and firebrand who influenced artists such as Andy Warhol and John Waters.
Cast
Jack Smith
Self (archive footage)
Nayland Blake
Self
Ira Cohen
Self
Tony Conrad
Self
Richard Foreman
Self
Ivan Galietti
Self
Helen Geets
Self
Robert Heide
Self
Henry Hills
Self
Gary Indiana
Self
Ken Jacobs
Self
George Kuchar
Self
Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt
Self
Sylvere Lotringer
Self
Agosto Machado
Self
Judith Malina
Self
John Matturri
Self
Taylor Mead
Self
Jonas Mekas
Self
Mario Montez
Self
Billy Name
Self
William Niederkorn
Self
Uzi Parnes
Self
Lawrence Rinder
Self
Ari M. Roussimoff
Self
Andrew Sarris
Self
Jerry Tartaglia
Self
Ronald Tavel
Self
Ela Troyano
Self
Andy Warhol
Self (archive footage)
John Waters
Self
Robert Wilson
Self
Holly Woodlawn
Self
Mary Woronov
Self
Nick Zedd
Self
John Zorn
Self
Crew
Mary Jordan
Director, Writer, Cinematography, Producer
Alex Márquez
Editor
Jon Fordham
Cinematography
Stephen Kessler
Executive Producer
Ross Morgan
Executive Producer
Kenneth Peralta
Executive Producer
Richard H. Prince
Executive Producer
Kenneth Wayne Bradley
Producer
Alessandra Zeka
Line Producer
J.M. Silverman
Camera Operator
Kelly Spivey
Sound Editor
Bill Seery
Sound Editor
Richie Nieto
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Andrew Sterling
Sound Recordist
Matt Morandi
Music
Thurston Moore
Music
Robert Aaron
Music
Joel Diamond
Music
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