Barney's Wall (2019)
1h 18m
Running Time
May 4, 2019Release Date

Plot.
What makes a rebel? This 78 minute documentary probes the psyche of bad-boy publisher and free speech warrior Barney Rosset, whose mid-century legal and cultural battles smashed sexual and political taboos in the United States — unleashing the counter-culture of the 1960s and introducing millions of young intellectuals to the most radical currents in literature, film, theater and politics. In his late eighties, coming to terms with his life, Barney Rosset began to obsessively sculpt an autobiographical 15′ x 22′ surreal wall mural, embedded with jewel-like vignettes crafted out of found objects, each a clue to the conflicts and obsessions that drove Barney’s lifetime rebellion against authority. A cast of artists, a neurologist, and a shaman connect the clues and piece together Barney’s life.
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Cast & Crew.

Barney Rosset
Self (archive footage)

Buster Keaton
Self (archive footage)

Samuel Beckett
Self (archive footage)

M.M. Serra
Self

Phoebe Legere
Self

James Fotopoulos
Self

David Amram
Self

Peter Foges
Self

Jan Jönson
Self

Malcolm X
Self (archive footage)

Katarzyna Plazinska
Editor

Sandy Gotham Meehan
Writer / Director / Producer

Astrid Myers Rosset
Co-Producer

Williams Cole
Director / Editor

David W. Leitner
Cinematography

David W. Leitner
Cinematographer
Media.

Details.
Release DateMay 4, 2019
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 18m
Content RatingNR
Genres
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