
Explore the journey of the Beats, starting with Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac’s 1944 meeting at Columbia University and ending with Ginsberg and William S. Burroughs’ deaths in 1997. This dynamic film features three actors bringing the essence of these legendary writers to life, as it chronicles their friendships, cultural emergence, travels, and the impact of Kerouac’s passing and Ginsberg’s activism. The Beats intersect with bebop, John Cage’s avant-garde music, abstract expressionism, and experimental theater. Through recent interviews with fellow luminaries like Kesey, Ferlinghetti, and Garcia, we delve into the profound significance and lasting influence of the Beat movement.