Film Portraits by Christopher Felver: Ferlinghetti

Bay Area photographer Christopher Felver specializes in portraits of artists, poets, writers, musicians, filmmakers and actors, and he has captured many of the cutting-edge talents of our time. As an extension of his pictures, his films are documentary portraits of artists, and Felver will present two screenings in conjunction with special guests.

Chris Felver will join his subject and friend in presenting Felver's definitive documentary on San Francisco's great poet, artist, publisher and civil libertarian who was also a catalyst for numerous literary careers and for the Beat movement itself. Filmed over several years, Ferlinghetti is a lively and intimate portrait, including extensive interviews with the man himself, as well as other figures, such as Allen Ginsberg, Michael McClure, Dennis Hopper, Dave Eggers, Amiri Baraka, Gary Snyder and many others. The bestselling poet in modern literature, Ferlinghetti means even so much more to the tradition of American literature and thought. (US 2009) 82 min. plus discussion.