Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard

From myth to legend Rowland Howard appeared on the early Melbourne punk scene like a phantom out of Kafkaesque Prague or Bram Stoker’s Dracula. A beautifully gaunt and gothic aristocrat, the unique distinctive fury of his guitar style shot him directly into the imagination of a generation. He was impeccable, the austerity of his artistry embodied in his finely wrought form, his obscure tastes and his intelligently wry wit. He radiated a searing personal integrity that never seemed to tarnish. Despite the trials and tribulations of his career, in an age of makeover and reinvention, Rowland Howard never ‘sold out’. With recent and moving interviews, archival interviews and other fascinating and original footage, AUTOLUMINESCENT traces the life of Rowland S Howard. Capturing moments with the man himself and intimate missives from those who knew him behind closed doors; words and images etch light into what has always been the mysterious dark.

7.5

110 min

Cast

Rowland S. Howard

as Self

Genevieve McGuckin

as Self

Nick Cave

as Self

J.P. Shilo

as Self

Lydia Lunch

as Self

Adalita Srsen

as Self

Jonnine Standish

as Self

Bobby Gillespie

as Self

Harry Howard

as Self

Henry Rollins

as Self

Wim Wenders

as Self

Thurston Moore

as Self

Kevin Shields

as Self

Douglas Hart

as Self

Jim Sclavunos

as Self

Thomas Wylder

as Self

Nick Zinner

as Self

Mick Harvey

as Self

Bruce Milne

as Self

Director

Richard Lowenstein

Lynn-Maree Milburn