Uncle Howard

2017 ""

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Uncle Howard

7 | 1h36m | R | en | Documentary

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.

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7 | 1h36m | R | en | Documentary

Synopsis

Cast

Howard Brookner , John Giorno , Jim Jarmusch

Director

André Döbert

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Cast

Howard Brookner

as Self (archive footage)

[2017] Uncle Howard [1989] Bloodhounds of Broadway

John Giorno

as Self

[2025] Nova '78 [2017] Uncle Howard [2015] A Day in the Life of Andy Warhol [2013] Paul Bowles: The Cage Door Is Always Open [2011] Just Say NO to Family Values [2010] Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child [2007] Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe [2001] Connections: Ray Johnson On-Line [1989] Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets

Jim Jarmusch

as Self

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