TCM Pays Tribute to Friend and Collaborator of GME, Filmmaker Nancy Buirski

SOURCE: TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES’ INSTAGRAM PAGE.

Earlier this week, on Tuesday, November 27th, 2023, Turner Classic Movies paid tribute to accomplished documentary filmmaker Nancy Buirski, who passed away earlier this year, on August 29th, 2023, at the age of 78.

Gartenberg Media Enterprises was thrilled to collaborate with Buirski on her final film, the documentary DESPERATE SOULS, DARK CITY, AND THE LEGEND OF ‘MIDNIGHT COWBOY’, which premiered at the Telluride and Venice Film Festivals last year, and opened theatrically in the United States this summer. For the documentary, GME provided scenes from Jonas Mekas’ film REPORT FROM MILLBROOK (1965-1966) and SCENES FROM THE LIFE OF ANDY WARHOL (1990, from THE SIXTIES QUARTET, 1990-1999).

TCM began their Buirski tribute at 8:00pm with a broadcast of DESPERATE SOULS, followed by her acclaimed documentaries THE LOVING STORY (2011), AFTERNOON OF A FAUN: TRANQUIL LE CLERCQ (2013), BY SIDNEY LUMET (2015),and A CRIME ON THE BAYOU (2020).

The official trailer for DESPERATE SOULS, DARK CITY, AND THE LEGEND OF ‘MIDNIGHT COWBOY’ can be viewed below: