Film
Nova '78
2025 · 1h 18m · Documentary · Music
The Past Was Louder Than You Think
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Overview
Resurrected through UK-led archival restoration NOVA 78' shows never-before-seen footage of the legendary Nova Convention where William Burroughs, Patti Smith, Zappa, Ginsberg and more collided in an explosion of ideas, art and rebellion.
Cast
Philip Glass
Self (archive footage)
Frank Zappa
Self (archive footage)
William S. Burroughs
Self (archive footage)
Timothy Leary
Self (archive footage)
Patti Smith
Self (archive footage)
Allen Ginsberg
Self (archive footage)
Laurie Anderson
Self (archive footage)
John Cage
Self (archive footage)
Anne Waldman
Self (archive footage)
James Grauerholtz
Self (archive footage)
Peter Orlovsky
Self (archive footage)
Merce Cunningham
Self (archive footage)
Julia Heyward
Self (archive footage)
Robert Anton Wilson
Self (archive footage)
John Giorno
Self (archive footage)
Brion Gysin
Self (archive footage)
Crew
- Rodrigo AreiasDirector · Producer
- Aaron BrooknerDirector · Producer · Editor · Writer
- Paula Alvarez VaccaroProducer
- Paulo FurtadoOriginal Music Composer
- Tomás BaltazarEditor
Details
- Release date
- August 8, 2025
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 18m
- Rated
- L
- Genres
- Documentary, Music
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