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

Escape From Rented Island: The Lost Paradise of Jack Smith

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1 hr 28 min

2017-01-26

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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

Jack Smith

Himself (archive footage)

Mario Montez

Mario Montez

Himself (archive footage)

Beverly Grant

Beverly Grant

Herself (archive footage)

Tony Conrad

Tony Conrad

Himself (archive footage)

Agosto Machado

Agosto Machado

Himself (archive footage)

Francis Francine

Francis Francine

Himself (archive footage)

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