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Barbara Rubin and the Exploding NY Underground
Barbara Rubin and the Exploding NY Underground
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BARBARA RUBIN AND THE EXPLODING NY UNDERGROUND

Directed by Chuck Smith
United States, 2018
Documentary

Synopsis

Lifelong friend Jonas Mekas saved all of Barabara’s letters, creating a rich archive that filmmaker Chuck Smith carefully sculpts into this fascinating portrait of a nearly forgotten artist. An avante-garde maverick, a rebel in a man’s world, Barbara Rubin regains her rightful place in film history.

Synopsis

Lifelong friend Jonas Mekas saved all of Barabara’s letters, creating a rich archive that filmmaker Chuck Smith carefully sculpts into this fascinating portrait of a nearly forgotten artist. An avante-garde maverick, a rebel in a man’s world, Barbara Rubin regains her rightful place in film history.