Allen Ginsberg Movie Trailers
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Joan of Arc Trailer (1967)
10 January 1967
The story of Joan of Arc as applied to the present revolution in arts and more. The Gothic is applied to the War in Vietnam.
The Velvet Underground Trailer (2021)
15 October 2021
Experience the iconic rock band's legacy in the first major documentary to tell their story. Directed with the era’s avant-garde spirit by Todd Haynes, this kaleidoscopic oral history combines exclusive interviews with dazzling archival footage.
Power to the People: John & Yoko Live in NYC Trailer (2026)
10 April 2026
John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band with Elephant's Memory and Special Guests performed these now-legendary sold-out One To One concerts to a combined audience of 40,000 people, raising over $1.
Pull My Daisy Trailer (1959)
11 November 1959
Based on an incident in the life of Beat icon Neal Cassady and his wife, the painter Carolyn, the film tells the story of a railway brakeman whose wife invites a respected bishop over for dinner.
John Lilly and the Earth Coincidence Control Office Trailer (2025)
31 January 2025
The daring experimenter Dr. John C. Lilly dedicated his life to radical self-investigation and unlocking the mysteries of consciousness and communication.
Phil Ochs Memorial Celebration Trailer (1977)
09 July 1977
A tribute concert honoring the life of legendary folksinger Phil Ochs recorded at the Madison Square Garden's Felt Forum in 1976.
A Poet from the Lower East Side Trailer (1997)
01 January 1997
Filmmaker Gyula Gazdag's fascinating documentary follows Hungarian poet, playwright and activist István Eörsi on a trip to the streets of New York to visit his friend and contemporary, the iconic beat poet Allen Ginsberg.
Jonas in the Desert Trailer (1994)
01 January 1994
Not a documentary in the strictest sense of the word. Rather, it is a journey through the world of the artist Jonas Mekas - one of the exponents of independent U.
Scenes from Allen's Last Three Days on Earth as a Spirit Trailer (1997)
03 July 1997
This is a video record of the Buddhist Wake ceremony at Allen Ginsberg's apartment. You see Allen, now asleep forever, in his bed; some of his close friends; and the wrapping up and removal of Allen's body from the apartment.
Don't Blink - Robert Frank Trailer (2015)
19 November 2015
The life and work of Robert Frank—as a photographer and a filmmaker—are so intertwined that they're one in the same, and the vast amount of territory he's covered, from The Americans in 1958 up to the present, is intimately registered in his now-formidable body of artistic gestures.
Lake Placid '80 Trailer (1980)
01 January 1980
Paik produced this exuberant, high-speed collage as a commission for the National Fine Arts Committee of the 1980 Olympic Winter Games.
Birth of a Nation Trailer (1997)
06 August 1997
Jonas Mekas assembles 160 portraits, appearances, and fleeting sketches of underground and independent filmmakers captured between 1955 and 1996.
Underground New York Trailer (1968)
01 January 1968
A rare behind-the-scenes view of the exploding New York “underground” in the late sixities, a turbulent time and place that was to change American culture forever.
Poets at the Living Theater Trailer (2006)
01 November 2006
With Allen Ginsberg, Frank O'Hara, Ray Bremser, Le Roi Jones, Peter Orlovsky, this film takes place in the Living Theater, 1958.
Condo Painting Trailer (2000)
17 March 2000
John McNaughton's spotlight on George Condo and his art. The film, which follows the progress of Condo's large-scale oil painting Big Red over the course of one year, features an appearance by Allen Ginsberg, as well as footage of Condo collaborating with William S.
Harry Smith at the Breslin Hotel Trailer (2017)
01 December 2017
The 94-year-old Robert Frank’s unique recordings of his fellow artists Harry Smith and Allen Ginsberg, which he had salvaged from his own archive for Harry Smith at the Breslin Hotel.
This Song for Jack Trailer (1983)
01 October 1983
In 1982, Robert Frank was on hand at the Naropa Institute in Boulder, Colorado, to film the Jack Kerouac Conference, a 25th-anniversary commemoration of On the Road in which poignantly aging Beats and fellow-traveling authors, activists, and composers (Allen Ginsberg, William Burroughs, Gregory Corso, Michael McClure, Herbert Huncke, Anne Waldman, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Ken Kesey, Abbie Hoffman, David Amram) gathered on a rain-swept Chautauqua porch to recite poetry and raise a glass to their patron saint.
65 Revisited Trailer (2007)
28 November 2007
A collection of rare outtakes and performances from Pennebaker's 1965 documentary Don't Look Back.
Breathing Together: Revolution of the Electric Family Trailer (1971)
11 April 1971
The title of this Canadian documentary may have some relation to Canadian Marshall McLuhan's theories.
To John With Love Trailer (2006)
01 November 2006
This was filmed on October 9, 1972 in Syracuse, N.Y., on John Lennon's Birthday; during Lennon/Yoko Ono concert at Madison Square Garden, August 30, 1972; and December 8, 1980, Central Park, New York.
American Magus Trailer (2002)
01 January 2002
A documentary about the brilliant and versatile cult figure Harry Smith (1923-1991) – compiler of a famous three-part folk album, film-maker, painter, anthropologist, obsessive collector and thinker.
Renaldo and Clara Trailer (1978)
25 January 1978
Filmed in the autumn of 1975 prior to and during Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue tour – featuring appearances and performances by Ronee Blakley, T-Bone Burnett, Jack Elliott, Allen Ginsberg, Arlo Guthrie, Ronnie Hawkins, Roger McGuinn, Joni Mitchell, Mick Ronson, Arlen Roth, Phil Ochs, Sam Shepard, and Harry Dean Stanton – the film incorporates three distinct film genres: concert footage, documentary interviews, and dramatic fictional vignettes reflective of Dylan's song lyrics and life.
Road Scholar Trailer (1993)
16 July 1993
Andrei Cordescu, NPR journalist, Romanian immigrant, naturalized American citizen, and newly-licensed driver, sets out on a cross- country road trip.
Symphony Of The Invisible Trailer (2020)
17 November 2020
"Symphony of the Invisible" is a reflection on creation and how through art, poetry and images you can break the limits that have been imposed on language and life itself.
Fire in the East: A Portrait of Robert Frank Trailer (1986)
01 January 1986
Presents an intimate view of four decades of the Swiss-born artist Robert Frank who has had an extraordinary influence on contemporary photography and filmmaking.
Allan ‘n Allen’s Complaint Trailer (1982)
01 January 1982
The influence of Jewish fathers on their sons and the complexity of familial relationships are explored in a witty, poignant portrait of two artists.
William S. Burroughs in the Dreamachine Trailer (2015)
14 April 2015
Jon Aes-Nihil's experimental documentary about iconic Beat author William S. Burroughs' experiences using a stroboscopic device, known as the dream machine, which simulates the electric pulses of the human brain to elicit hallucinations and dream-like imagery while the user's eyes are closed.
Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out Trailer (1967)
16 July 1967
5 psychedelic short films, broadcast on the French/German tv channel "arte" on 2007-07-16 "Be-In" USA 1967, 7 min "Beatles Electronique" USA 1966-69, 3 min "San Francisco" Great Britain 1967/68, 15 min.
Ballad of the Skeletons Trailer (1997)
20 November 1997
A close-up of Allen Ginsberg reciting his “skeletons” poem is bluescreened and dissolved against archival film and video clips, and backed by musicians to create a sort of song that becomes an American anthem.
Chappaqua Trailer (1966)
30 August 1966
Semi-autobiographical story of Conrad Rooks, who travels to France to undergo a drug-withdrawal cure.
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within Trailer (2010)
05 November 2010
A riveting and emotional journey into the world of writer William S. Burroughs, a man considered as cold as an iceberg on a winter night.
Crazy Wisdom: The Life and Times of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche Trailer (2011)
25 November 2011
CRAZY WISDOM explores the arrival of Tibetan Buddhism in America through the story of Chögyam Trungpa, who landed in the U.
Lost, Lost, Lost Trailer (1976)
14 September 1976
Drawn from footage shot between 1949 and 1963, Jonas Mekas’s autobiographical diary film chronicles his early years in exile, capturing the struggle to build a new life in New York and his gradual discovery of a vibrant artistic community.
Galaxie Trailer (1966)
03 September 1966
In March and April of 1966, Markopoulos created this filmic portrait of writers and artists from his New York circle, including Parker Tyler, W.
Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles Trailer (1999)
01 April 1999
One of the most enigmatic artists of the 20th century, writer, composer and wanderer Paul Bowles (1910-1999) is profiled by a filmmaker who has been obsessed with his genius since age nineteen.
Nova '78 Trailer (2025)
08 August 2025
Resurrected through UK-led archival restoration NOVA 78' shows never-before-seen footage of the legendary Nova Convention where William Burroughs, Patti Smith, Zappa, Ginsberg and more collided in an explosion of ideas, art and rebellion.
Silence = Death Trailer (1990)
16 February 1990
AIDS victims and activists cope with hardship and society’s ignorance.
Voices & Visions: Walt Whitman Trailer (1988)
01 January 1988
Walt Whitman was the first major poet to create a truly American vision and style. His extraordinary example gave American verse much of its subsequent character and diction.
Izzy Young: Talking Folklore Center Trailer (1989)
31 December 1989
Izzy Young was the guru of American folk music. In this documentary covering his legendary Folklore Center in New York Izzy meets with friends and collaborators like Pete Seeger, Allen Ginsberg, The Fugs, Mayor Ed Koch to reminisce.
Guns of the Trees Trailer (1961)
28 February 1961
Barbara, a young woman consumed by despair, contemplates suicide, while a man she meets in a church and a married couple struggle to persuade her that life is still worth living.
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches Trailer (1968)
01 March 1968
Also known as Walden, Jonas Mekas’s first diary film is a six-reel chronicle of his life in 1960s New York, interweaving moments with family, friends, lovers, and artistic idols.
Great Poets: In Their Own Words Trailer (2014)
10 August 2014
A journey into the BBC archives unearthing glorious performances and candid interviews from some of Britain's greatest poets.
It Don't Pay to Be an Honest Citizen Trailer (1985)
01 February 1985
An ironic New York City thriller involving a mafioso and a restless, witty lawyer.
Ginsberg/Corso Tapes Trailer (1984)
01 January 1984
Longtime friends and frequent foils, Allen Ginsberg and Gregory Corso appeared onstage together countless times over the years, reading to audiences that sometimes numbered in the hundreds or thousands.
Thot-Fal'N Trailer (1978)
27 June 1978
This film describes a psychological state "kin to moonstruck, its images emblems (not quite symbols) of suspension-of-self within consciousness and then that feeling of falling away from conscious thought.
Hare Krishna Trailer (1967)
02 February 1967
Jonas Mekas captures an afternoon in New York as a Hare Krishna group fills the streets with chanting and song.
Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell Trailer (2008)
26 September 2008
Wild Combination is a visually absorbing portrait of the seminal avant-garde composer, singer-songwriter, cellist, and disco producer Arthur Russell.
Autumn Ritual Trailer (1986)
01 September 1986
Artists, Philosophers, Musicians, Politicians and more offer their thoughts on Pro Football, in this 1986 film produced by NFL Films.
Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets Trailer (1989)
01 January 1989
Maria Beatty's documentary exploring the insights and influences of the American Beat Poets. The film conveys their consciousness and sensibility through interviews with William Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, Diane Di Prima, among others.
Global Groove Trailer (1973)
01 January 1973
Global Groove was a collaborative piece by Nam June Paik and John Godfrey. Paik, amongst other artists who shared the same vision in the 1960s, saw the potential in the television beyond it being a one-sided medium to present programs and commercials.
A Walking Tour of the East Village 1985 Trailer (2018)
26 March 2018
A film by Alan Steinfeld depicting the experience of living in the East Village in the 1980s. Featured and exhibited at the New York Museum of Modern Art's Club 57 retrospective.
Beat Generation Trailer (2014)
08 February 2014
Tells the story of the wonderful and long-lasting friendship between Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg and William Burroughs that gave birth to the Beat Generation movement.
Van Gogh's Ear Trailer (1995)
01 January 1995
A party hosted by Beat poet Allen Ginsberg inspired the director's award-winning graduation film Van Gogh's Ear, an experimental short featuring the maestro talking about his creations, death and immortality.
The Stars Behind the Iron Curtain Trailer (2014)
25 November 2014
Documentary about western popular music concerts as bearer tendencies of democracy and freedom in the Czechoslovak area in period 1965 - 1990.
Fried Shoes Cooked Diamonds Trailer (1979)
01 October 1979
After World War II a group of young writers, outsiders and friends who were disillusioned by the pursuit of the American dream met in New York City.
A Supermarket in Californi Trailer (2024)
25 July 2024
Carved to the beat verses of Allen Ginsberg and his eponymous poem, A Supermarket in California paints the most surreal contours of an America watched, dreamed, filtered through the eyes of a poet who meets Walt Whitman in a supermarket and pines for a world that may not exist.
Ten for Two: The John Sinclair Freedom Rally Trailer (1971)
10 December 1971
Concert film documentary. The John Sinclair Freedom Rally was a protest and concert in response to the imprisonment of John Sinclair for possession of marijuana held on December 10, 1971.