Ruth Weiss: the Beat Goddess (2019)
70 min
In a life that has spanned 92 creative years, ruth weiss is one of the most influential writers of the Beat Generation. Born to a Jewish family during the rise of Nazism, as a 10-year-old refugee, she escaped to the United States. ruth became a Jazz troubadour exemplifying the zeitgeist of Chicago, New Orleans, and San Francisco. The film further highlights ruth weiss' electrifying and intimate poetry with breathtaking images of exquisite modern dance, art, animation, and music to embody her oeuvre. This film documents not only weiss' gift to humanity but archives significant historical moments in our world's social and literary movements. As a contemporary of Lawrence Ferlinghetti and Jack Kerouac, she innovated poetry to jazz.
- Release date
- October 16, 2019
- Country of origin
- United States
Trailer
Cast
- Ruth Weiss as Self
- Jerry Cimino as Self
- Hal Davis as Self
- Janet DeBar as Self
- Brenda Knight as Self
- Marilyn Kriegel as Self
- Daniel Nicoletta as Self
- Ida Nowakowska as Desert
- Doug O'Connor as Self
- Rent Romus as Self
Crew
- Melody C. Miller · Director
- Melody C. Miller · Producer
- Stephen A. Spies · Composer
- Melody C. Miller · Cinematographer
- Eric F. Martin · Editor
- Melody C. Miller · Editor