Escape From Rented Island: The Lost Paradise of Jack Smith
In his essay film, Jerry Tartaglia, longtime archivist and restorer of the film estate of queer New York underground, experimental film, and performance legend Jack Smith, deals less with Smithâs life than with his work, analyzing Smithâs aesthetic idiosyncrasies in 21 thematic chapters. It's a film essay about the artistâs work, rather than a documentary about his life. An unmediated vision of Jack Smith, an invitation to join him in his lost paradise.