Escape From Rented Island: The Lost Paradise of Jack Smith

Escape From Rented Island: The Lost Paradise of Jack Smith (2017)


  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 2017-01-26
  • Runtime: 1h 28min
  • Language: English
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Jerry Tartaglia

Summary

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)
  • Mary Waronor

    as Herself (archive footage)
  • Tiny Tim

    as Himself (archive footage)
Directing Jerry Tartaglia Director
Production Jerry Tartaglia Producer
Editing Jerry Tartaglia Editor

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