Sugarcoated Arsenic
A celebration and lamentation, featuring the Herculean voice of Vivian Gordon summoned from archival tape and powerfully embodied by actress Erin Stewart. We’re brought close to radical black protest and reminded of a community that found the music in their heads and the warmth to listen to it together. See also Fe26 in the compilation programme Drive with Care.
Also in this combined programme
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The Buried Alive Videos
A magical omnibus of posturing and illusion from a dysfunctional band of Soviet émigrés. Their hatred is democratic, their hatred is universal.
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To Valerie Solanas and Marilyn Monroe in Recognition of Their Desperation
‘Can sounds, rhythms and light produce queer relations? Can they become revolutionary?’ (PB & RL)
Film details
- Country of production
- USA
- Year
- 2014
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2014
- Length
- 20"
- Medium/Format
- File
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