Ballad of the Skeletons

Year: 1997

Runtime: 4 mins

Language: English

Director: Gus Van Sant

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The film overlays a close‑up of Allen Ginsberg delivering his “Skeletons” poem onto a bluescreen that gradually melts into a collage of archival film and video footage. Musicians accompany the recitation, blending their score with the historic images to shape a hybrid song that unfolds as a contemporary American anthem.

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