Ballad of the Skeletons

Ballad of the Skeletons

4 mins | Music | Nov. 20, 1997

A close-up of Allen Ginsberg reciting his “skeletons” poem is bluescreened and dissolved against archival film and video clips, and backed by musicians to create a sort of song that becomes an American anthem.

Ballad of the Skeletons

4 mins | Music | Nov. 20, 1997

Ballad of the Skeletons
A close-up of Allen Ginsberg reciting his “skeletons” poem is bluescreened and dissolved against archival film and video clips, and backed by musicians to create a sort of song that becomes an American anthem.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers Sundance
Original title Ballad of the Skeletons
Directors Gus Van Sant
Writers Allen Ginsberg, Gus Van Sant