Uncle Howard
Synopsis
When Howard Brookner lost his life to AIDS in 1989, the 35-year-old director had completed two feature documentaries and was in post-production on his narrative debut, 'Bloodhounds of Broadway'. Twenty-five years later, his nephew, Aaron, sets out on a quest to find the lost negative of 'Burroughs: The Movie', his uncle's critically-acclaimed portrait of legendary author William S. Burroughs. When Aaron uncovers Howard's extensive archive in Burroughs’ bunker, it not only revives the film for a new generation, but also opens a vibrant window on New York City’s creative culture from the 1970s and ‘80s, and inspires a wide-ranging exploration of his beloved uncle's legacy.
Sundance Film Festival 2016 - World premiere
Details
- Year
- 2016
- Type of film
- Features
- Running Time
- 96 mins
- Director
- Aaron Brookner
- Producer
- Paula Vaccaro
- Co-Producer
- Sara Driver, Alex Garcia
- Executive Producer
- Jim Jarmusch
- Editor
- Masahiro Hirakubo
- Screenwriter
- Aaron Brookner
- Director of Photography
- Gregg de Domenico, André Döbert
- Sound
- Diana Sagrista, Alberto Muñoz; Sound Editor: Vanesa Lorena Tate
- Music
- Jozef van Wissem, Mogwai, Neu!, Dirty Three, The Pretenders
- Principal Cast
- With contributions from Jim Jarmusch, Sara Driver, Brad Gooch, James Grauerholz, Hisami Kuroiwa, Tom DiCillo, Darryl Pinckney, Robert Wilson, Stewart Meyer; (Archive footage: Howard Brookner, William Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, Andy Warhol, Frank Zappa, Laurie Anderson)
Genre
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 22nd April 2016
