![]() ![]() And in making his idiosyncratic art, the entire process of assembling the filmic scenes, getting actors dressed and made up took on the compelling elements of a ritual, the journey enshrined in the process itself became thoroughly ritualized and ultimately transformative. He employed discarded film stock in making his movies, enlisted amateur, often first-time performers and transformed them into underground superstars. His immense courage, self-assurance and the strength of his uncompromising vision are truly remarkable. Jack Smith was a visionary American filmmaker, photographer and avant-garde performance artist who was born in 1932 and died of a HIV/Aids related illness in 1989.
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