Scenes from Allens Last Three Days on Earth as a Spirit (1997)

This is a video record of the Buddhist Wake ceremony at Allen Ginsbergs apartment You see Allen now asleep forever in his bed some of his close friends and the wrapping up and removal of Allens body from the apartment You hear Jonas description of his last conversation with Allen three days earlier You see the final farewell at the Buddhist temple 118 West 22nd Street New York City and some of his close friends Patti Smith Gregory Corso LeRoy JonesBaraka Hiro Yamagata Anne Waldman and many others