Celebrating the celluloid expression of the Beat spirit - arguably the most sustained legacy in US counterculture - NAKED LENS is a comprehensive study of the most significant interfaces between the Beat writers, Beat culture and cinema. NAKED LENS features key Beat players and their collaborators including William Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, Charles Bukowski, Brion Gysin, Anthony Balch, Ron Rice, John Cassavetes, Andy Warhol, Bob Dylan, Klaus Maeck and Gus van Sant.