Beautiful, interesting, incredible cinema.

See what’s playing
In the Beginning Was the Image: Conversations with Peter Whitehead
In the Beginning Was the Image: Conversations with Peter Whitehead

IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE IMAGE: CONVERSATIONS WITH PETER WHITEHEAD

Directed by Paul Cronin
United Kingdom, 2006
Documentary

Synopsis

Portrait of British filmmaker Peter Whitehead, who was elevated from newsreel cameraman to cultural icon as a result of Wholly Communion – his 1965 document of American beat poets Allen Ginsberg, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, and Gregory Corso’s landmark appearance at London’s Royal Albert Hall.

Synopsis

Portrait of British filmmaker Peter Whitehead, who was elevated from newsreel cameraman to cultural icon as a result of Wholly Communion – his 1965 document of American beat poets Allen Ginsberg, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, and Gregory Corso’s landmark appearance at London’s Royal Albert Hall.