The connection

Clarke's improvisational film centers on eight drug addicts who have gathered in a Greenwich Village loft to await their connection. To pay for their drugs, they have allowed a would-be documentary filmmaker to photograph them. The film-within-a-film records the junkies rapping, jiving, taunting the camera and offering an impromptu jam session.

Credits

Directed by
Shirley Clarke
Written by
Jack Gelber
Cast
Roscoe Lee Browne, Jackie McLean, Carl Lee, James Anderson, Garry Goodrow, Linda Veras, Warren Finnerty, William Redfield
Produced by
Shirley Clarke, Lewis M. Allen
Cinematography
Arthur J. Ornitz
Music
Freddie Redd
Edited by
Shirley Clarke
Complete catalog record
Clarke's improvisational film centers on eight drug addicts who have gathered in a Greenwich Village loft to await their connection. To pay for their drugs, they have allowed a would-be documentary filmmaker to photograph them. The film-within-a-film records the junkies rapping, jiving, taunting the camera and offering an impromptu jam session.

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Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, description, catalog record
  2. Wikidata · Q2993435 ↗ — country, genre, credits