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Uncle Howard

Wujek Howard

United Kingdom / USA | 2016, 100 min.

Polish premiere

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Festival edition: 2016

Section: Discoveries

Dialogue language: English

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Howard Brookner was buried in 1989, on his 35th birthday. He was gay, a broke artist, rising Hollywood star, heroin user, bohemian, seedy nightlife lover, director of cult documentaries, an honest and devoted friend. To director Aaron Brookner, he was a loving and inspirational uncle who died of AIDS when Aaron was only seven. In 2012 Aaron set out on a quest to find the lost negative of "Burroughs: The Movie", his uncle's first documentary. The film marked the first steps in the career of Jim Jarmusch. Aaron manages to gain access to a treasure trove: the archive of legendary writer William S. Burroughs, which takes him into the world of New York culture of the 1970s and 1980s. Now he can pay homage to his uncle.
The film features footage of Madonna, Jim Jarmusch, Andy Warhol, William S. Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, Frank Zappa.

Reżyser: Aaron Brookner

American film director and scriptwriter. Born in 1981 in New York, he studied film at Vassar College. His first feature film, "The Silver Goat", was created in 2011 exclusively for the iPad and downloaded in 24 countries. In 2011 he embarked on the remastering of Howard Brookner's archive, starting with "Burroughs: The Movie" from 1983. "Uncle Howard", his first feature-length documentary, premiered at the Sundance festival in 2016.

Director's filmography

2016 Uncle Howard (dok.)
2011 The Silver Goat
2004 The Black Cowboys (kr.m.)

Cast & Crew

Screenwriter: Aaron Brookner

Producer: Jim Jarmush

Editor: Masahiro Hirakubo, Rafael D’Andrea

DOP: Gregg de Domenico, André Döbert

Music: Jozef van Wissem

Cast: Aaron Brookner, John Giorno, William S Burroughs, Howard Brookner, Elaine Brookner, Patti Smith, Frank Zappa, Andy Warhol, Allen Ginsberg, Jim Jarmusch, Tom DiCillo

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Upside Distribution (Sales Agent)

Pauline Saint-Hilaire

p.sh@upsidetelevision.com

Pinball London (Production Company)

smash@pinballonline.co.uk

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