Who's Afraid of Kathy Acker?

Who's Afraid of Kathy Acker?

2007•1h 16m•7.0/10

Documentary

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7.0/10(1)

Documentary tracing the extreme life of outlaw writer, performance artist and punk icon, Kathy Acker. Through animation, archival footage, interviews and dramatic reenactments, director Barbara Caspar explores Acker's colorful history, from her well-heeled upbringing to her role as the scribe of society's fringe.

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Fischer Film

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EN

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Released

Release Date

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Cast

Jessica Jade Andres

Jessica Jade Andres

Self

Hadley Hege

Self

Kathy Acker

Kathy Acker

Self

Brenna McGuire

Self

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