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Co-presented with the Melbourne Writers Festival
Denounced by presidents and bankrupted by his passions, the irrepressible Grove Press publisher Barney Rosset was an infamous crusader for free expression who challenged America.
From Burroughs to Beckett and Mailer to Malcolm X, Rosset (now in his 80s) fought obscenity bans to print the confronting works of the time (or otherwise, as when dabbling in distribution with risqué 1967 Swedish film
I am Curious Yellow!).
This entertaining documentary is both a cultural and personal history awash with the music of Dylan, Patti Smith and The Doors and is a fascinating thrill ride through America's post-war literary landscape.
Australian premiere!
Read an essay by Barney Rosset
here
