Nov 20, 1997
4 min
Full-HD

Ballad of the Skeletons (1997)

A close-up of Allen Ginsberg reciting his “skeletons” poem is bluescreened and dissolved against archival film and video clips, and backed by musicians to create a sort of song that becomes an American anthem.

Category

Music

Country

United States of America

Companies

Sundance

Allen Ginsberg

Self

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