Wholly Communion (1965)

Directed by

Peter Whitehead

Genre

documentary film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

33 min

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 10 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A black-and-white documentary captures a gathering of Beat poets at London's Royal Albert Hall in 1965. The film records their live readings and the audience's reaction.

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What happens

Wholly Communion is a short documentary film made in 1965 by British filmmaker Peter Whitehead. It was filmed at the Royal Albert Hall, London, and documents a poetry event held on 11 June 1965 called the International Poetry Incarnation. It features poetry readings by Beat poets from the UK and U.S. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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