Uncle Howard
An intertwining tale of past and present this Award Winning Sundance documentary rediscovers NYC filmmaker Howard Brookner and his body of work, unveiled by his nephew, after being buried in William S…
Uncle Howard
An intertwining tale of past and present this Award Winning Sundance documentary rediscovers NYC filmmaker Howard Brookner and his body of work, unveiled by his nephew, after being buried in William S. Burroughs bunker for over 30 years. Director Howard Brookner died of AIDS in NYC in 1989 while in post-production on his breakthrough Hollywood movie. His body of work has been buried for 30 years in William Burroughs' bunker until his nephew Aaron unearths his uncle's story and the memory of everything he was. —Pinball London Ltd Uncle Howard is an intertwining tale of past and present, the story of filmmaker Howard Brookner whose work captured the late 70s and early 80s Downtown NYC cultural revolution - and his nephew's personal journey 25 years later to discover his uncle's films and the legacy of a life cut short by the plague of AIDS. Director Howard Brookner died of AIDS in NYC in 1989 while in post-production on his breakthrough Hollywood movie starring Madonna and Matt Dillon. Uncle Howard follows his nephew's personal journey to discover his uncle's film legacy which captured the late 70s and early 80s Downtown NYC cultural revolution and had been buried for 30 years in William Burroughs' bunker. —Pinball London Uncle Howard is an intertwining tale of past and present. New York filmmaker Howard Brookner died of AIDS in 1989, while making his breakthrough Hollywood movie. His body of work, which captured the late 70s and early 80s cultural revolution, was buried in William S. Burroughs' bunker for 30 years. Now in a personal journey, his nephew Aaron unearths Howard's filmmaking legacy and the memory of everything he was.
Uncle Howard
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An intertwining tale of past and present this Award Winning Sundance documentary rediscovers NYC filmmaker Howard Brookner and his body of work, unveiled by his nephew, after being buried in William S. Burroughs bunker for over 30 years. Director Howard Brookner died of AIDS in NYC in 1989 while in post-production on his breakthrough Hollywood movie.
His body of work has been buried for 30 years in William Burroughs' bunker until his nephew Aaron unearths his uncle's story and the memory of everything he was. —Pinball London Ltd Uncle Howard is an intertwining tale of past and present, the story of filmmaker Howard Brookner whose work captured the late 70s and early 80s Downtown NYC cultural revolution - and his nephew's personal journey 25 years later to discover his uncle's films and the legacy of a life cut short by the plague of AIDS. Director Howard Brookner died of AIDS in NYC in 1989 while in post-production on his breakthrough Hollywood movie starring Madonna and Matt Dillon.
Uncle Howard follows his nephew's personal journey to discover his uncle's film legacy which captured the late 70s and early 80s Downtown NYC cultural revolution and had been buried for 30 years in William Burroughs' bunker. —Pinball London Uncle Howard is an intertwining tale of past and present. New York filmmaker Howard Brookner died of AIDS in 1989, while making his breakthrough Hollywood movie.
His body of work, which captured the late 70s and early 80s cultural revolution, was buried in William S. Burroughs' bunker for 30 years. Now in a personal journey, his nephew Aaron unearths Howard's filmmaking legacy and the memory of everything he was..