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Nova '78

Rodrigo Areias

2025 • 1h 18m

Resurrected through UK-led archival restoration NOVA 78' shows never-before-seen footage of the legendary Nova Convention where William Burroughs, Patti Smith, Zappa, Ginsberg and more collided in an ...

Nova '78

Cast

Philip Glass

Philip GlassSelf (archive footage)

Frank Zappa

Frank ZappaSelf (archive footage)

William S. Burroughs

William S. BurroughsSelf (archive footage)

Timothy Leary

Timothy LearySelf (archive footage)

Patti Smith

Patti SmithSelf (archive footage)

Allen Ginsberg

Allen GinsbergSelf (archive footage)

Laurie Anderson

Laurie AndersonSelf (archive footage)

John Cage

John CageSelf (archive footage)

Anne Waldman

Anne WaldmanSelf (archive footage)

James GrauerholtzSelf (archive footage)

Peter OrlovskySelf (archive footage)

Merce CunninghamSelf (archive footage)

Julia HeywardSelf (archive footage)

Robert Anton WilsonSelf (archive footage)

John Giorno

John GiornoSelf (archive footage)

Crew

Rodrigo Areias

Rodrigo AreiasDirector

Bernardo Bourbon

Bernardo BourbonSound Editor

Paulo Furtado

Paulo FurtadoOriginal Music Composer

Howard Brookner

Howard BrooknerCinematography

Tom DiCillo

Tom DiCilloCinematography

Jim Jarmusch

Jim JarmuschSound

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