

MovieDocumentary
Escape From Rented Island: The Lost Paradise of Jack Smith
2017·1 h 28·United States of America
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Why Cozly recommends it
A documentary story that tends to land well.
Synopsis
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.
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Cast

Jack Smith
Himself (archive footage)

Mario Montez
Himself (archive footage)

Beverly Grant
Herself (archive footage)
TC
Tony Conrad
Himself (archive footage)
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