Fire in the East: A Portrait of Robert Frank (1986)
Presents an intimate view of four decades of the Swiss-born artist Robert Frank who has had an extraordinary influence on contemporary photography and filmmaking. This documentary which examines his life through his films and photographs, includes interviews with many of his collaborators and contemporaries. Written, directed and edited by Philip Brookman, Amy Brookman
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Allen Ginsberg
as Self
Irwin Allen Ginsberg (June 3, 1926 – April 5, 1997) was an American poet. He is considered to be one of the leading figures of both the Beat Generation during the 1950s and the counterculture that soo...
Rudy Wurlitzer
as Self
Rudy Wurlitzer (born January 3, 1937) is an American novelist and screenwriter, best known for his screenplays for films like Two-Lane Blacktop and Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, and his novels, inclu...
Elliott Erwitt
as Self
Elliott Erwitt was a French-born American advertising and documentary photographer known for his black and white candid photos of ironic and absurd situations within everyday settings..
Emile de Antonio
as Self
Emile Francisco de Antonio was an American director and producer of documentary films, usually detailing political, social, and counterculture events circa 1960s–1980s.
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Jonas Mekas
as Self
Jonas Mekas (12-24-1922 - 1-23-2019) was born in the farming village of Semeniškiai, Lithuania. In 1944, he and his brother Adolfas were taken by the Nazis to a forced labor camp in Elmshorn, Germany....
Director
Philip Brookman