Nova '78
DocumentaryHistory
20261h 18m
Director: Rodrigo Areias
East Village, New York, 1978. William Burroughs, Patti Smith, Frank Zappa, Allen Ginsberg, and other brilliant minds come together in an explosion of ideas, art, and rebellion.
Runtime
1h 18m
Language
English
Released
Jul 30, 2026
Runtime
1h 18m
Language
English
Released
Jul 30, 2026
Cast
William S. Burroughs
Self (archive footage)
Frank Zappa
Self (archive footage)
Laurie Anderson
Self (archive footage)
Anne Waldman
Self (archive footage)
Patti Smith
Self (archive footage)
Julia Heyward
Julia Heyward
Self (archive footage)
John Giorno
Self (archive footage)
Allen Ginsberg
Self (archive footage)
John Cage
Self (archive footage)
Merce Cunningham
Merce Cunningham
Self (archive footage)
Brion Gysin
Self (archive footage)
Philip Glass
Self (archive footage)
Timothy Leary
Self (archive footage)
Lenny Kaye
Lenny Kaye
Self (archive footage)
Lucien Carr
Lucien Carr
Self (archive footage)
James Grauerholtz
James Grauerholtz
Self (archive footage)
Les Levine
Les Levine
Self (archive footage)
Peter Orlovsky
Self (archive footage)
Robert Anton Wilson
Robert Anton Wilson
Self (archive footage)
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