At Barbes on Monday night, the Brooklyn Independent Cinema Series is showing a doc about Hunter S. Thompson. It’s the EAST COAST PREMIERE. Sounds really interesting. 7 p.m.

BROOKLYN INDEPENDENT CINEMA SERIES, Curated by Joe Pacheco.
Every first and third Monday this summer, BICS presents a double feature

* East Coast Premiere *
WHEN I DIE. 60 min • 2005 • US. Hunter S. Thompson stated in a 1978 interview that he wanted a 150 foot obelisk built in his backyard from which his ashes would be shot five hundred feet into the air over his beloved Owl Farm in Woody Creek, Colorado. When I Die documents the construction of the good doctor’s Gonzo Monument and the trials, tribulations & triumphs of his elaborate funeral production. directed by Wayne Ewing.
* New York Premiere *

BILLY CHILDISH IS DEAD. 70 min • 2005 • UK. Billy Childish is reputed to have recorded 100 LP’s, painted over 2,000 paintings and written 30 plus volumes of poetry during his 24-year career. Over three years in the making, Billy Childish Is Dead is the first ever in-depth documentary to explore the extraordinary life of the man behind the myth. directed by Graham Bendel.