Uncle Howard (Uncle Howard) (2017)

Uncle Howard (2017)

Uncle Howard

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.

Jozef van Wissem

Music

Gregg de Domenico

Cinematography

André Döbert

Cinematography

Masahiro Hirakubo

Editor

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Top cast

Howard Brookner

Self (archive footage)

Aaron Brookner

Self

John Giorno

Self

Jim Jarmusch

Self

Tom DiCillo

Self

James Grauerholz

Self

Sara Driver

Self

William S. Burroughs

Self

Laurie Anderson

Self (archive footage)

John Cage

Self (archive footage)

Matt Dillon

Self (archive footage)

Allen Ginsberg

Self (archive footage)

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Production countries:

United Kingdom, United States of America

Production crew

Jozef van Wissem

Music

Gregg de Domenico

Cinematography

André Döbert

Cinematography

Masahiro Hirakubo

Editor

Aaron Brookner

Director

Jim Jarmusch

Executive Producer

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Certificate:

R (Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian 21 or older. The parent/guardian is required to stay with the child under 17 through the entire movie, even if the parent gives the child/teenager permission to see the film alone. These films may contain strong profanity, graphic sexuality, nudity, strong violence, horror, gore, and strong drug use. A movie rated R for profanity often has more severe or frequent language than the PG-13 rating would permit. An R-rated movie may have more blood, gore, drug use, nudity, or graphic sexuality than a PG-13 movie would admit.)