Allen Ginsberg Movie Trailers

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.

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.

Pickup's Tricks Trailer (1973)

01 January 1973

Pickup's Tricks is a beat documentary of Hibiscus and the Cockettes, who were pioneers of San Francisco’s underground queer theater in the early '70s.

Twenty to Life: The Life & Times of John Sinclair Trailer (2004)

19 June 2004

John Sinclair first emerged out of his small-town Michigan background to forge a legendary course through the 1960s as a cultural activist, manager of the MC5, and Chairman of the White Panther Party.

Growing Up in America Trailer (1989)

16 April 1989

Filmmaker Morley Markson shows Abbie Hoffman, Jerry Rubin, Allen Ginsberg, Timothy Leary, and other '60s rebels, then and now in a follow up to his 1971 film "Breathing Together: Revolution of the Electric Family.

Allen Ginsberg Sings Blues Trailer (2006)

01 November 2006

This was taped in March 1990 at my 491 Broadway place. It is with Allen Ginsberg, Gozo Yashimasu, Leo Adams, others.

Sing! Fight! Sing! Fight! From LeRoi to Amiri Trailer (2024)

16 February 2024

The story of how Everett Leroy Jones became Amiri Baraka, from his childhood to the mid '60s, is told through interviews recorded in the late '90s.

The Beats: An Existential Comedy Trailer (1980)

26 May 1980

A "film poem" that focuses on the Beat poetry scene of the late 1950s.

An Autumn Wind Trailer (1994)

23 January 1994

Japanese landscapes of autumn colors, modern calligraphy, Shakuhachi flute music. Traditional Haiku is juxtaposed with the poetry of Allen Ginsberg, combining Western humor into an Eastern setting.

Gay March on Washington Trailer (1979)

12 December 1979

UCLA Student Film, Preserved by the UCLA Film and Television Archive. Documentary from Community Video Center San Diego about the Gay Rights March on Washington D.

Moving Pictures Trailer (1994)

01 January 1994

"Today memory creeps along the wall at Seven Bleecker. In the back of my eyes, longings and obsessions, Outside someone is yelling Robert! I love New York….