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2025
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⏱ 1 h 18 min
Nova '78
The Past Was Louder Than You Think
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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.
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Cast
Philip Glass
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Frank Zappa
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William S. Burroughs
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Timothy Leary
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Patti Smith
actor
Allen Ginsberg
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Laurie Anderson
actor
John Cage
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Anne Waldman
actor
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James Grauerholtz
actor
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Peter Orlovsky
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Merce Cunningham
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Julia Heyward
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Robert Anton Wilson
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John Giorno
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Brion Gysin
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Lucien Carr
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Les Levine
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Lenny Kaye
actor
