El director Howard Brookner murió de SIDA en Nueva York en 1989, mientras realizaba la post-producción de su película. Su obra fue enterrada hasta que su sobrino desentierra la historia.

When Howard Brookner lost his life to AIDS in 1989, the 35-year-old director had completed two feature documentaries and was in post-production on his narrative debut, Bloodhounds of Broadway. Twenty-five years later, his nephew, Aaron, sets out on a quest to find the lost negative of Burroughs: The Movie, his uncle's critically-acclaimed portrait of legendary author William S. Burroughs. When Aaron uncovers Howard's extensive archive in Burroughs’ bunker, it not only revives the film for a new generation, but also opens a vibrant window on New York City’s creative culture from the 1970s and ‘80s, and inspires a wide-ranging exploration of his beloved uncle's legacy.

Burroughs: The Movie, il primo lungometraggio realizzato da Howard Brookner, è stato fondamentale per la rivoluzione culturale della New York dei primi anni Ottanta. Venticinque anni dopo, Brookner ha visto la sua carriera stroncata dall'Aids e suo nipote si ripropone di far scoprire i film mai visti dello zio per creare un'elegia cinematografica di colui che era il suo idolo d'infanzia.