The Books of James Directors Cut

Inspired by a collection of personal notebooks this featurelength directors 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 everymanhero and unearths a time now forgotten