Escape From Rented Island: The Lost Paradise of Jack Smith
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.
Escape From Rented Island: The Lost Paradise of Jack Smith (2017) is a 1h 28min documentary feature film by Jerry Tartaglia. In his essay film, Jerry Tartaglia, longtime archivist and restorer of the film estate of queer New York underground,...
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Festival History
- Berlin International Film Festival 2018 generic
- Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema 2018 generic
- Queer Lisboa 2018 generic
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | United States | January 26, 2017 |
Full credits
| Director | Jerry Tartaglia |
| Cast | Jack Smith (Himself (archive footage)), Mario Montez (Himself (archive footage)), Beverly Grant (Herself (archive footage)), Tony Conrad (Himself (archive footage)), Agosto Machado (Himself (archive footage)), Francis Francine (Himself (archive footage)), Irving Rosenthal (Himself (archive footage)), Tally Brown (Herself (archive footage)), Mary Waronor (Herself (archive footage)), Tiny Tim (Himself (archive footage)) |
| Producer | Jerry Tartaglia |
| Editing | Jerry Tartaglia |
Identifiers & sources
| IMDb | tt8246778 |
| TMDB | 500997 |
Additional data: TMDB.
