John Giorno
Birthday: 1936-12-04
Place of Birth: New York, New York
Biography: John Giorno was an American poet and performance artist. He founded the not-for-profit production company Giorno Poetry Systems and organized a number of early multimedia poetry experiments and events, including Dial-A-Poem. He became prominent as the subject of Andy Warhol's film Sleep.
Movies
The Final Academy Documents
Documentation of the showcase titled 'The Final Academy', filmed on October 4, 1982 in The Haçienda,...
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Paul Bowles: The Cage Door Is Always Open
The American composer and author Paul Bowles was a man with a great deal of charisma and influence. ...
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IDn4
I am so endlessly alone. Whats my illusions, whats my odds, and illusions have to be killed, I don't...
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Burroughs: The Movie
An exploration of Burroughs’ life story, as told by Burroughs himself along with many of his contemp...
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Poetry in Motion
More than 20 contemporary North American poets recite, sing, and perform their work. Early in the fi...
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Screen Test #3
One of Andy Warhol's screen tests, focusing on an actor's face for 4-5 mins....
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Words of Advice: William S. Burroughs On the Road
A portrait of the American Beat Generation writer William S. Burroughs (1914-1997) based on never-be...
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Andy Warhol
The first major profile of the American Pop Art cult leader after his death in 1987 covers the whole...
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A Day in the Life of Andy Warhol
Stephen Smith sets out to discover the real Andy Warhol - in the hour-by-hour detail of his daily li...
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Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets
Maria Beatty's documentary exploring the insights and influences of the American Beat Poets. The fil...
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Andy Warhol Screen Tests
The films were made between 1964 and 1966 at Warhol's Factory studio in New York City. Subjects were...
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Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child
A thoughtful portrait of a renowned artist, this documentary shines the spotlight on New York City p...
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Uncle Howard
When Howard Brookner lost his life to AIDS in 1989, the 35-year-old director had completed two featu...
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Connections: Ray Johnson On-Line
A portrait of the American artist Ray Johnson (1927-1995), based on a personal interpretation of Joh...
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Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe
Crump directed the feature-length documentary film Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff + ...
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Just Say NO to Family Values
A poetry film with John Giorno directed by Antonello Faretta....
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