Big Joy: The Adventures of James Broughton

Big Joy: The Adventures of James Broughton (2013)

Sub-Genres - Biography, Performance Art, Video Art  |   Release Date - Mar 21, 2014 (USA - Limited)  |   Run Time - 60 min.  |   Countries - United States  |   MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Jason Buchanan

Poet and experimental filmmaker James Broughton serves as the subject of this documentary from Eric Slade and Stephen Silha, who explore Broughton's art, his influence over the Beat generation, and his flight to Europe at the height of McCarthyism.

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Beatnik, liberation, performance-art, poet