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.
Howard Brookner
as Self (archive footage)
Aaron Brookner
as Self
John Giorno
as Self
Jim Jarmusch
as Self
Tom DiCillo
as Self
James Grauerholz
as Self
Sara Driver
as Self
William S. Burroughs
as Self
Laurie Anderson
as Self (archive footage)
John Cage
as Self (archive footage)
Matt Dillon
as Self (archive footage)
Allen Ginsberg
as Self (archive footage)
