The Source

Traces the Beats from Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac's meeting in 1944 at Columbia University to the deaths of Ginsberg and William S. Burroughs in 1997. Three actors provide dramatic interpretations of the work of these three writers, and the film chronicles their friendships, their arrival into American consciousness, their travels, frequent parodies, Kerouac's death, and Ginsberg's politicization. Their movement connects with bebop, John Cage's music, abstract expressionism, and living theater. In recent interviews, Ginsberg, Burroughs, Kesey, Ferlinghetti, Mailer, Jerry Garcia, Tom Hayden, Gary Snyder, Ed Sanders, and others measure the Beats' meaning and impact.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Documentary,

History

Duration:

88 minutes

Year:

1999

Director:

Chuck Workman

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Company:

Calliope Films,

Thirteen

Cast:

Jack Kerouac

William S. Burroughs

Allen Ginsberg

Self (archive footage)

Self (archive footage)

Crew:

Associate Producer

Associate Producer

Sound

Sound

Writers' Production