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.

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.