In documentaries like Welcome to the Club and The Winding Stream, director Beth Harrington celebrates the work of outsider artists, pinpointing their importance in culture. Beyond the Duplex Planet covers David Greenberger, more overlooked rather than an outsider. For years Greenberger attracted a cult following for his zine The Duplex Planet, built from his experiences at a Boston nursing home for the elderly. There Greenberger befriended eccentrics, recording interviews with them on various formats. Greenberger adapted their anecdotes for his zine, but also for performances in which he would act out their words to a jazz or rock backing. He parlayed this into appearances on NPR's All Things Considered, as well as collaborations with musicians from Los Lobos and NRBQ. At the time he started...
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