Restored Allen Ginsberg Documentary Streams for First Time Oct. 24
Visionary, radical, spiritual seeker, renowned poet, founding member of a major literary movement, champion of human rights, Buddhist, political activist and teacher – Allen Ginsberg’s remarkable life shaped the very soul of American counterculture.
For 25 years, Academy Award®-nominated director Jerry Aronson accumulated more than 60 hours of film on Ginsberg, resulting in this comprehensive portrait of one of America’s greatest poets, author of Howl and other groundbreaking poems.
The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg premiered at the 1993 Sundance Film Festival and went on to enjoy success at theaters around the country. Now, the film has been digitally remastered in 16:9 HD (pillarboxed at 4:3, the film’s original aspect ratio) and will be available to stream for the first time. In all, the film reveals the last 70 years of American culture beginning with the Beat era in the post-war Forties and Fifties, continuing through the revolutionary Sixties and concluding with the uncertainty and possibility of current times.The Deluxe Two-Disc DVD includes the remastered feature film and over six hours of bonus materials including never-before-seen materials made public because of the warm friendship that developed between subject and director, as well as exclusive and revealing interviews with his friends, family and contemporaries such as Bono, Johnny Depp, Philip Glass, Ken Kesey, Timothy Leary, Paul McCartney, Yoko Ono, Patti Smith, Andy Warhol and many others.
For 25 years, Academy Award®-nominated director Jerry Aronson accumulated more than 60 hours of film on Ginsberg, resulting in this comprehensive portrait of one of America’s greatest poets, author of Howl and other groundbreaking poems.
The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg premiered at the 1993 Sundance Film Festival and went on to enjoy success at theaters around the country. Now, the film has been digitally remastered in 16:9 HD (pillarboxed at 4:3, the film’s original aspect ratio) and will be available to stream for the first time. In all, the film reveals the last 70 years of American culture beginning with the Beat era in the post-war Forties and Fifties, continuing through the revolutionary Sixties and concluding with the uncertainty and possibility of current times.The Deluxe Two-Disc DVD includes the remastered feature film and over six hours of bonus materials including never-before-seen materials made public because of the warm friendship that developed between subject and director, as well as exclusive and revealing interviews with his friends, family and contemporaries such as Bono, Johnny Depp, Philip Glass, Ken Kesey, Timothy Leary, Paul McCartney, Yoko Ono, Patti Smith, Andy Warhol and many others.
– Chicago Tribune
– Newsweek
“A rich slice of cultural history.”
– Boston Globe
“A remarkably clearheaded study of a complex individual…few have taken so many chances and exercised so large an influence.”
– The New York Times
THE LIFE AND TIMES OF ALLEN GINSBERG
Directed by Jerry Aronson
84 minutes | color | English | 1993*
(*updated in 1997 after Allen’s passing)
Featuring Allen Ginsberg, William Burroughs, Timothy Leary, Ken Kesey, Norman Mailer, Joan Baez, Abbie Hoffman and many more
Streaming and DVD Launch Date: 10/24/2023
Streaming platforms include Amazon, Apple TV, iTunes, OVID & Kanopy
Deluxe Two Disc DVD set containing the feature film and over six hours of bonus materials including Allen reading additional poems, the making of the film, Allen walking tour describing his photos through the Solomon Gallery, Tribute Memorial at St. John the Divine, Allen and Bob Dylan at Jack Kerouac’s grave, Gus Van Sant directing the music video for Ballad of the Skeletons, 30 exclusive interviews and more.
DVD SRP: $24.95 | DVD UPC: 7-20229-91830-5 | DVD Catalog #: FRF 918305D
(*updated in 1997 after Allen’s passing)
Featuring Allen Ginsberg, William Burroughs, Timothy Leary, Ken Kesey, Norman Mailer, Joan Baez, Abbie Hoffman and many more
Streaming and DVD Launch Date: 10/24/2023
Streaming platforms include Amazon, Apple TV, iTunes, OVID & Kanopy
Deluxe Two Disc DVD set containing the feature film and over six hours of bonus materials including Allen reading additional poems, the making of the film, Allen walking tour describing his photos through the Solomon Gallery, Tribute Memorial at St. John the Divine, Allen and Bob Dylan at Jack Kerouac’s grave, Gus Van Sant directing the music video for Ballad of the Skeletons, 30 exclusive interviews and more.
DVD SRP: $24.95 | DVD UPC: 7-20229-91830-5 | DVD Catalog #: FRF 918305D
