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Filmmaker mary jordan declares that smith, who died penniless after contracting aids in 1989, was ruthlessly pillaged and then discarded by the. Perhaps americas most important artist from the last fifty years, jack smith is simultaneously hailed as the godfather of performance art, a groundbreaking photographer and the william blake of film. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis 2006 on imdb. For that reason alone, mary jordans film jack smith and the destruction of atlantis, whose subject is an antiestablishment director, is worth seeing even though ms. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis 2006 news.
Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis 2006 rotten tomatoes underground filmmaker, photographer, actor, performance artist, lower east side fixture, homosexual, and anticapitalist jack. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis wikipedia. In jack smith and the destruction of atlantis, jordan has created a flowing, moving documentary that comes together in a way that would make jack proud, if that were at all possible. Watch jack smith and the destruction of atlantis movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at.
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Jordans film is a glorious visual achievement in its own right, as well as part of the rancorous ongoing dispute over smith s legacy. Highlights include the story behind the supreme court case over the banning of his 1963. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis et cetera. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis director mary jordan. The film received an honorable mention at the 2006 tribeca film festival and is currently playing at new yorks film forum. Hes an underground filmmaker, apparently a pivotal figure, massively influential and cited by people i know about, but hes so underground that i havent even heard of him. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis popmatters. But according to mary jordans documentary jack smith and the destruction of atlantis, infamy was the furthest thing from smith s mind.
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