Nova '78

The Past Was Louder Than You Think

Resurrected through UK-led archival restoration NOVA 78' shows never-before-seen footage of the legendary Nova Convention where William Burroughs, Patti Smith, Zappa, Ginsberg and more collided in an explosion of ideas, art and rebellion.

Documentary

Philip Glass

(Self (archive footage))

Frank Zappa

(Self (archive footage))

William S. Burroughs

(Self (archive footage))

Timothy Leary

(Self (archive footage))

Patti Smith

(Self (archive footage))

Allen Ginsberg

(Self (archive footage))

Laurie Anderson

(Self (archive footage))

John Cage

(Self (archive footage))

Anne Waldman

(Self (archive footage))

James Grauerholtz

(Self (archive footage))

Peter Orlovsky

(Self (archive footage))

Merce Cunningham

(Self (archive footage))

Julia Heyward

(Self (archive footage))

Robert Anton Wilson

(Self (archive footage))

John Giorno

(Self (archive footage))

Brion Gysin

(Self (archive footage))

Lucien Carr

(Self (archive footage))

Les Levine

(Self (archive footage))

Lenny Kaye

(Self (archive footage))