Howl

(2010)Directed by Jeffrey Friedman, Rob Epstein84 min · RDrama
The Obscenity Trial That Started a Revolution. The Poem That Rocked a Generation.

It's San Francisco in 1957, and an American masterpiece is put on trial. Howl, the film, recounts this dark moment using three interwoven threads: the tumultuous life events that led a young Allen Ginsberg to find his true voice as an artist, society's reaction (the obscenity trial), and mind-expanding animation that echoes the startling originality of the poem itself. All three coalesce in a genre-bending hybrid that brilliantly captures a pivotal moment-the birth of a counterculture.

James Francoas Allen Ginsberg
Todd Rotondias Jack Kerouac
Jon Prescottas Neal Cassady
Aaron Tveitas Peter Orlovsky
David Strathairnas Ralph McIntosh
Jon Hammas Jake Ehrlich
Andrew Rogersas Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Bob Balabanas Judge Clayton Horn
Mary-Louise Parkeras Gail Potter
Treat Williamsas Mark Schorer
Jeff Danielsas Professor David Kirk
Alessandro Nivolaas Luther Nichols
Sean Patrick Reillyas Six Gallery
Alex Emanuelas Six Gallery
Cecilia Fossas Beatnik Poet