Overview

Inspired by a collection of personal notebooks, this feature-length director’s cut of the short film by the same name is an experimental documentary on art, AIDS and activism. Following James Wentzy from South Dakota to New York City, the film traces his days from struggling and surviving as an artist to later becoming an AIDS video activist. In showcasing a unique individual through his involvement with the fight against AIDS and his tireless frontline reportage of the crisis, The Books of James is an intimate portrait of a neglected everyman/hero and unearths a time now forgotten.

Top Cast

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James Wentzy

Self / Narrator (voice)

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W.P. Wentzy

Self

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David Gasperik

Self

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Darrel Ellis

Self

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James Dee

Self

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Jonathon Chin

Self

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Michael Mitchell

Self

Larry Kramer

Self

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Aldyn McKean

Self

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Anna Blume

Self

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Katrina Haslip

Self

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Andrea Schlesinger

Self