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John Giorno
Biography
John Giorno was an American poet and performance artist. He founded the not-for-profit production company Giorno Poetry Systems and organized a number of early multimedia poetry experiments and events, including Dial-A-Poem. He became prominent as the subject of Andy Warhol's film Sleep.
Top Filmography

7.3
Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child
2010 // MOVIE

7.0
Burroughs: The Movie
1984 // MOVIE

3.6
Sleep
1964 // MOVIE

6.5
Uncle Howard
2017 // MOVIE

4.8
Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe
2007 // MOVIE

5.0
Paul Bowles: The Cage Door Is Always Open
2013 // MOVIE

5.7
Andy Warhol
1987 // MOVIE

8.0
Andy Warhol Screen Tests
1965 // MOVIE

8.0
The Final Academy Documents
1984 // MOVIE

10.0
Carrefour de la chaussée d'Antin
1973 // MOVIE

7.0
Poetry in Motion
1982 // MOVIE

8.0
Screen Test #3
1966 // MOVIE
6.0
John Washing
1963 // MOVIE

5.0
A Day in the Life of Andy Warhol
2015 // MOVIE

5.0
Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets
1989 // MOVIE