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The Invisible Father

Mar 19, 2021 · 57m
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In the 1960s, beat poet and experimental filmmaker Piero Heliczer helped shape New American Cinema, and was enmeshed with iconic filmmaker Andy Warhol and The Velvet Underground at the very start of their careers. Through interviews with family and friends, found photos, and archival footage, Piero’s daughter, Thérèse Casper, explores the promise and perils of leading an authentic, creative life, and the impact that it can have on the people you leave behind in the process. Wondering if she can make peace with her absent father if she can find a connection to him through his art, she explores the artistic legacy and life of a man she never knew.

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CAST

Thérèse Heliczer
Self
Jonas Mekas
Self (archive footage)
John Cale
Self
Ira Cohen
Self (archival footage)
Directed by Thérèse Heliczer

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Released
Original language
EN
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Virgil Films and Entertainment
Country
US
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