Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets (1989)

Filmmaker Maria Beatty's fascinating documentary revisits the prolific creativity and ravenous hunger for social change that was emblematic of America's beat poets, whose key members reflect candidly on the turbulent era. Allen Ginsberg, Diane Di Prima and William S. Burroughs offer keen insights in interviews, while contemporary voices such as Marianne Faithfull, Richard Hell, Lydia Lunch and Henry Rollins weigh in with incisive observations.