Today on the show we have documentarian Aaron Brookner. His film Uncle Howard is an intertwining tale of past and present, the story of filmmaker Howard Brookner whose work captured the late ‘70s and early ‘80s cultural revolution in New York City. It is also about his nephew Aaron’s personal journey 25 years later to discover his uncle’s work and the legacy of a life cut short by AIDS. Howard Brookner directed the 1983 documentary Burroughs, as well as a feature film, Bloodhounds of Broadway, which starred Madonna and Matt Dillon. Jim Jarmusch was the sound recorder on Burroughs and is the executive producer of Uncle Howard. Twenty-three years after Howard's death, his nephew Aaron unearths his uncle’s archives from Burroughs' New York City bunker, a nearly mythical location, a museum trapped in time, rarely seen by outsiders. The first time I saw Uncle Howard I not only fell in love with its narrative but also it’s aesthetic: stunning archival footage and video diaries presenting a snapshot of a long gone New York City, along with a generation of artists.

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