“I began filmmaking in high school, at the Chicago Academy for the Arts. My first documentary was about a dysfunctional obese middle-aged carpet cleaner named Bill, who lived with his Mom, and his love affair with Anna, a drug-addicted prostitute. I made that when I was 16.” FirstsArtMadeSchoolMiddleMomDrugHigh SchoolBillsAffairChicagoFilmmakingDocumentariesHis LoveCarpetAcademyLove AffairCleanersMiddle AgedAnnaObese Author:Yony Leyser
“After I got kicked out of CalArts, I moved to Lawrence Kansas where my sister lived. I began working on A William S. Burroughs documentary. I had no idea it would turn into such a big film.” IdeasBigsFilmTurnsMovedNo IdeaMy SisterDocumentariesKansasBurroughs Author:Yony Leyser
