Escape From Rented Island: The Lost Paradise of Jack Smith
2017, English. Directed by Jerry Tartaglia.
In his essay film, Jerry Tartaglia, longtime archivist and restorer of the film estate of queer New York underground, experimental film, and performance legend Jack Smith, deals less with Smith’s life than with his work, analyzing Smith’s aesthetic idiosyncrasies in 21 thematic chapters. It's a film essay about the artist’s work, rather than a documentary about his life. An unmediated vision of Jack Smith, an invitation to join him in his lost paradise.
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Jerry TartagliaDirector
- Jack SmithHimself (archive footage)
- Mario MontezHimself (archive footage)
- Beverly GrantHerself (archive footage)
- Tony ConradHimself (archive footage)
- Agosto MachadoHimself (archive footage)
- Francis FrancineHimself (archive footage)
- Irving RosenthalHimself (archive footage)
- Tally BrownHerself (archive footage)
- Mary WaronorHerself (archive footage)
- Tiny TimHimself (archive footage)
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- Released
- 26 January 2017
- Country
- United States of America
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Escape From Rented Island: The Lost Paradise of Jack Smith (2017) was directed by Jerry Tartaglia and stars Jack Smith, Mario Montez, Beverly Grant.