Project Detail

Uncle Howard

Synopsis

When Howard Brookner lost his life to AIDS in 1989, the 35-year-old director had completed two feature documentaries and was in post-production on his narrative debut, 'Bloodhounds of Broadway'. Twenty-five years later, his nephew, Aaron, sets out on a quest to find the lost negative of 'Burroughs: The Movie', his uncle's critically-acclaimed portrait of legendary author William S. Burroughs. When Aaron uncovers Howard's extensive archive in Burroughs’ bunker, it not only revives the film for a new generation, but also opens a vibrant window on New York City’s creative culture from the 1970s and ‘80s, and inspires a wide-ranging exploration of his beloved uncle's legacy.
Sundance Film Festival 2016 - World premiere

Details

Year: 2016
Type of project: Features
Running time: 96 mins
Director: Aaron Brookner
Producer: Paula Vaccaro
Co-Producer: Sara Driver, Alex Garcia
Executive Producer: Jim Jarmusch
Editor: Masahiro Hirakubo
Screenwriter: Aaron Brookner
Director of Photography: Gregg de Domenico, André Döbert
Sound: Diana Sagrista, Alberto Muñoz; Sound Editor: Vanesa Lorena Tate
Composer: Jozef van Wissem, Mogwai, Neu!, Dirty Three, The Pretenders
Principal cast: With contributions from Jim Jarmusch, Sara Driver, Brad Gooch, James Grauerholz, Hisami Kuroiwa, Tom DiCillo, Darryl Pinckney, Robert Wilson, Stewart Meyer; (Archive footage: Howard Brookner, William Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, Andy Warhol, Frank Zappa, Laurie Anderson)

Genre

LGBTQIA+

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

UK, US coproduction

Pinball London

110 Hawksley Road
London
N16 0TD

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Sales Company

ICM Partners

Peter Trinh
10250 Constellation Blvd, 9th Floor
Los Angeles
CA 90067
USA

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