Film

Scenes from Allen's Last Three Days on Earth as a Spirit

1997 · 1h 7m · Documentary

IMDb

6.4

This is a video record of the Buddhist Wake ceremony at Allen Ginsberg's apartment. You see Allen, now asleep forever, in his bed; some of his close friends; and the wrapping up and removal of Allen's body from the apartment. You hear Jonas' description of his last conversation with Allen, three days earlier. You see the final farewell at the Buddhist temple, 118 West 22nd Street, New York City, and some of his close friends: Patti Smith, Gregory Corso, LeRoy Jones-Baraka, Hiro Yamagata, Anne Waldman, and many others.

Gregory Corso

Self

Allen Ginsberg

Self

Jonas Mekas

Self

Patti Smith

Self

Amiri Baraka

Self

• Jonas MekasDirector · Editor

Release date

July 3, 1997

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 7m

Rated

PG-13

Genres

Documentary