Name: Pride: A BODY TO LIVE IN
Start: 2026-06-30T19:00:00-05:00
Location: FilmScene (at The Chauncey)

Poly Platonic: Queer Communities
Presented through a generous partnership with Iowa City Pride
Note: this film contains explicit sexual content. 18 and older admitted
“While a heady experience, this should only be viewed by those of an iron constitution and an insatiable curiosity of adult age.”—Benjamin Franz, Film Threat
"Madsen has composed a sort of clear-eyed love letter to Musafar, to his compatriots, and to people who desire no societal limitations when it comes to the manipulation of their own bodies.”—Brandon Judell, Bay Area Reporter
The queer art of body modification took center stage in 1989 when Fakir Musafar's "Modern Primitives" movement hit alternative cultures around the globe via the punk subcultural magazine Re/Search. A photographer, performance artist, and ritualist, Musafar's work mobilized an entire generation of artists, thinkers, and seekers. A Body To Live In introduces this riveting "Gender Flex" icon to uncover the rich history of western body modification and its controversial intersections with sexuality and spiritual practices.