Sneak Preview & Meet the Director: Marie Losier Presents The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye
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Wed, February 15,7:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
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Florence Gould Hall at the French Institute Alliance Francaise, 55 E 59th St, NY, NY (map) |
| Admission |
Ticketed Event |
| Description |
Marie Losier, 2011. Color. 74 min.
With Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, Lady Jaye Breyer P-Orridge,
Big Boy (Breyer P-Orrdige)
Film in English
Experimental filmmaker and FIAF Film Curator Marie Losier’s mesmerizing portrait chronicles the life and work of pioneering musician and performance artist Genesis Breyer P-Orridge and his/her love and collaborator, Lady Jaye.
Seven years in the making, it explores the daring sexual transformations the pair underwent for their Pandrogyne project and breaks new ground in its portrayal of gender transformation and identity.
Join us for a sneak preview of this captivating love story followed by a Q&A with director Marie Losier.
Winner of the Teddy Award for Best Documentary and the Caligari Award at the 2011 Berlin International Film Festival
"Losier’s film captures the poignant paradoxes, the ecstasies and burdens, of the transformation of life into art."
—The New Yorker, Richard Brody
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