Heartbeat (1978)

As a young film student immersed with the works of Godard and cinema verite Will Combs barged into the backyard of the remaining Beats in San Franciscos North Beach in the mid1970s Using surplus film stock and a springwind Bolex he began to capture the temperament of the Era kabuki style HEARTBEAT features rare and personal footage of Bob Kaufman Jack Micheline and Hube the Cube in their environment infusing poetry with a concise inquiry into the Beat Era