Escape From Rented Island: The Lost Paradise of Jack Smith Trailer

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

26 January 2017 Factual 88 mins

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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Cast

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)

International Releases Dates

United States 26 January 2017

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