Trailer: Wynn Chamberlain's BRAND X (1970) is a counter-culture oddity

Wynn Chamberlain, who passed away a week and a half ago in New Delhi at 87, was known as a painter and photographer who was friends with notable artists like Allen Ginsburg, John Cage and Andy Warhol, but he did make the occasional foray into film. His sole feature, 1970's BRAND X, was thought of as a lost film until its re-release in 2011.  While the film still hasn't landed any larger distribution, one hopes that a wider audience will eventually be able to see the film starring Taylor Mead that the New York Times called both "devilishly, piercingly funny" and "smug, cruel and tasteless."  I've read several synopses and I still can't guess what the heck it's supposed to be about. Check out Temple of Schlock's write-up here.  (Trailer NSFW)



Trailer for Wynn Chamberlain's "Brand X" (1970) from Artforum on Vimeo.