And when I die, I won't stay dead
And when I die, I won't stay dead is a documentary film about the life and work of African-American poet Bob Kaufman, directed by Billy Woodberry which was shown at International Film Festival Rotterdam in 2015,[1] opened MoMa's Doc Fortnight in 2016[2] and won the award for Best Investigative Documentary at Doclisboa International Film Festival in 2015.[3]
Synopsis
A journey into the life and work of beat poet and activist Bob Kaufman and his insistence that poetry is fundamental to humanity's moral survival.[4]
Screenings
- Doclisboa, 2015
- Vienna International Film Festival, 2015 [5]
- International Film Festival Rotterdam, 2016 [1]
- MoMa's Doc Fortnight, New York 2016 [2]
- San Francisco International Film Festival, 2016
- Harvard Film Archive, 2016 [6]
Reviews
Ernst Hardy wrote at the Crave Online that " Woodberry’s fully fleshed out depiction of the larger cultural, social and political canvases against which Kaufman lived and railed."[7] Neil Young from the Hollywood Reporter called the film a "Conscientious tribute to a wayward soul." [8]
References
- 1 2 "And When I Die I Won't Stay Dead". 2016-01-18. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
- 1 2 "MoMA | Doc Fortnight 2016: Actions of the Past, Shockwaves in the Present". www.moma.org. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
- ↑ "Doclisboa 2015 | Awards". doclisboa.org. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
- ↑ Woodberry, Billy (2016-01-11), And when I die, I won't stay dead, retrieved 2016-08-01
- ↑ "And when I Die, I Won't Stay Dead. Bob Kaufman, Poet | Viennale". www.viennale.at. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
- ↑ "And When I Die, I Won't Stay Dead by Billy Woodberry - Harvard Film Archive". hcl.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
- ↑ "Art Doc of the Week | And When I Die, I Won't Stay Dead - CraveOnline". 2016-01-08. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
- ↑ "'And When I Die, I Won't Stay Dead': Film Review". Retrieved 2016-08-01.