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.
- Data de estreia
- 16 de outubro de 2019
- País de origem
- Estados Unidos
Trailer
Elenco
- Ruth Weiss como Self
- Jerry Cimino como Self
- Hal Davis como Self
- Janet DeBar como Self
- Brenda Knight como Self
- Marilyn Kriegel como Self
- Daniel Nicoletta como Self
- Ida Nowakowska como Desert
- Doug O'Connor como Self
- Rent Romus como Self
Equipe
- Melody C. Miller · Diretor(a)
- Melody C. Miller · Produtor(a)
- Stephen A. Spies · Compositor(a)
- Melody C. Miller · Diretor(a) de fotografia
- Eric F. Martin · Editor(a)
- Melody C. Miller · Editor(a)