Escape From Rented Island: The Lost Paradise of Jack Smith (2017)

Escape From Rented Island: The Lost Paradise of Jack Smith (2017)

2017-01-26 United States of America 88 Min. PG-13
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Overview

In his essay film, Jerry Tartaglia, longtime archivist and restorer of the film estate of queer New York underground, experimental film, and performance legend Jack Smith, deals less with Smith’s life than with his work, analyzing Smith’s aesthetic idiosyncrasies in 21 thematic chapters. It's a film essay about the artist’s work, rather than a documentary about his life. An unmediated vision of Jack Smith, an invitation to join him in his lost paradise.

Cast

Jack Smith is Himself (archive footage)
Himself (archive footage)
Mario Montez is Himself (archive footage)
Himself (archive footage)
Beverly Grant is Herself (archive footage)
Herself (archive footage)
Tony Conrad is Himself (archive footage)
Himself (archive footage)
Agosto Machado is Himself (archive footage)
Himself (archive footage)
Francis Francine is Himself (archive footage)
Himself (archive footage)
Irving Rosenthal is Himself (archive footage)
Himself (archive footage)
Tally Brown is Herself (archive footage)
Herself (archive footage)
Mary Waronor is Herself (archive footage)
Herself (archive footage)
Tiny Tim is Himself (archive footage)
Himself (archive footage)