Fire Island 79
Bangor FilmsIn 1957 Chase was just 16 years old when he moved to New York City. He worked sporadically as an actor, set designer, photographer, hustler, etc. before discovering his true passion: film making.. His films were widely acclaimed in experimental/underground/art film circles but deemed pornographic and obscene by mainstream critics, the police and the courts. Chase proudly described himself not as an artist but as a pornographer.
Chase committed suicide on December 31st, 1979. All of his films were destroyed by his ultra-conservative family. Recently 3 rolls of unprocessed super8 home movies were found of his last summer on Fire Island. Also recovered was the tape from Chase's answering machine.
Information
- Director: Patrick McGuinn
- Director: Todd Verow
- Length: 7 mins.
- Rating: NR
- Released: Apr 24 2020
- Production Year: 2013
- TLA SKU: 2870213