🎬 Documentary

The Books of James

2002 17m Dir. Ho Tam

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Through a stack of personal journals, this video reconstructs a biography of the South Dakota-born, New York City-enlightened artist James Wentzy. Tracing his days starting out as a struggling artist and later involved as an AIDS activist, the video provides an intimate portrait of a neglected hero.

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Year
2002
Runtime
17m
Genre
Documentary
Director
Ho Tam
Language
EN

Cast

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James Wentzy
Self / Narrator (voice
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