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From Berlin and Vienna in the 1930s; from New York to Chicago, New Orleans, Los Angeles and San Francisco in the ‘50s, ‘60s, and ‘70s, ruth weiss has written, performed, painted and filmed the fact that for her “one more step west is the sea…” The life of this legendary Beat poet and innovator comes to rich life in the feature-length documentary portrait, ONE MORE STEP WEST IS THE SEA: RUTH WEISS.