NOVA EXPRESS: Last Words of Hassan Sabbah by William S. Burroughs

An excerpt from draft 6 of NOVA EXPRESS a film by Andre Perkowski based on the writings of William S. Burroughs Readings by William S. Burroughs (plus End Titles, Post Script of The Regulator) music by Kristin Palker Andre Perkowski This was one of the earliest sections I started working on in 1999, at that point it was shards of 16mm prints I had found in the trash intercut with Bolexshot projections and superimpositions of Towers Open Fire and Guerrilla Conditions footage over the years it picked up many swollen appendages and additions, layers of Super8 footage, paintings, scrawls and SVHS tapes played on VHS decks leading to generous dollops of distortion and discoloration. Gee, I really should fix that bit where the music drops out for the DVD, hmm NOVA EXPRESS is currently three hours long and continues folding, shifting, and permutating. Thanks to: James Grauerholz Oliver Harris Jan Herman Keith Seward Carl Weissner Barry Miles Philip Proctor Graham Rae The story so far: