Ruminations

A wander around the counterculture of the 1960s and 70s American west coast, in the company of raconteur, wit, and dedicated performer Rumi Missabu. Along the way Missabu performed with Tina Turner, worked with Andy Warhol, and got to know Allen Ginsberg rather intimately. Even in physical decline Missabu's desire to entertain an audience is paramount. Robert Jackson's feature debut is a generous, funny and joyful documentary about a larger-than-life subject. It serves two disparate purposes, showcasing the life's work of a consummate performance artist, but also digging underneath the mischie...