Name: S/HE IS STILL HER/E THE OFFICIAL GENESIS P-ORRIDGE DOCUMENTARY
Start: 2024-11-10T19:00:00-05:00
End: 2024-11-10T22:00:00-05:00
Location: Monty Hall

$S\/HE IS STILL HER\/E THE OFFICIAL GENESIS P-ORRIDGE DOCUMENTARY$

Very few artists lived their art, Genesis died three times for it.
About this Event

Pioneering electronic musician/avant garde artist/spiritual explorer/gender revolutionary/cult leader? Genesis P. Orridge has been featured in numerous films and videos, but never the full story…never this intimate... until now. In this authorized but extremely raw and personal documentary, award-winning director David Charles Rodrigues (Gay Chorus Deep South) documents the final year of P-Orridge’s existence as they grapple with mortality. Featuring William Burroughs, Brion Gyson, Timothy Leary, Alice Genesse (PTV), David J (Bauhaus/Love and Rockets), Nepalese monks, African Witch doctors and a special cameo by her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, plus never before seen archival treasures, performances from COUM Transmissions, Throbbing Gristle and Psychic TV. This film is Executive Produced by LAURA JANE GRACE — trans activist and AGAINST ME! singer.

Q&A to Follow with WFMU DJ Mona and Director David Charles Rodrigues

All proceeds help support WFMU

98 min. | USA | 2024

DIRECTOR DAVID CHARLES RODRIGUES

WRITERS DILLON PETRILLO, DAVID CHARLES RODRIGUES

PRODUCERS DAVID CHARLES RODRIGUES, BUD JOHNSTON

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS LAURA JANE GRACE, GENESSE P-ORRIDGE, CARESSE P-ORRIDGE, RYAN MARTIN, DILLON PETRILLO, DAVID KOH

CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCER CHLOE TEO

CO-PRODUCERS JAI LOVE, BRIT FREECE

EDITOR DILLON PETRILLO

CINEMATOGRAPHERS ADAM HOBBS, FREDDIE WHITMAN

MUSIC THROBBING GRISTLE, PSYCHIC TV

The Filmmakers

David Charles Rodrigues (Writer/Director/Producer)

David is an award-winning Brazilian filmmaker and Sundance Fellow based in Los Angeles. David started as a graphic novel writer in Brazil and now focuses on films that leverage the power of entertainment and art to deliver vitally human, life-changing messages to audiences around the world.

David’s feature doc GAY CHORUS DEEP SOUTH, executive produced by Sheila Nevins and distributed by MTV Documentary Films, won the Tribeca 2019 Audience Award for Best Documentary and was selected by Rotten Tomatoes as one of the Top 20 LGBTQ Films of all time. It is in the permanent collection of the Academy Museum. In 2022, he released the Netflix original series NEYMAR: THE PERFECT CHAOS. Selected as one of Esquire’s Top Ten documentaries of 2022, it was one of the most watched docuseries globally on Netflix, making it to the streamer’s Top Ten in over 50 countries with 70 million viewers in the first 28 days. The series is executive produced by LeBron James and Maverick Carter.

He is set to release the OMNIVORE series, featuring NOMA Chef René Redzepi, on Apple TV later in 2024.

Bud Johnston (Producer)

Bud Johnston is an award-winning producer of commercials and films whose career spans 20+ years working with some of the world’s biggest brands and production studios. Bud is the producer of GAY CHORUS DEEP SOUTH, purchased by Sheila Nevins (MTV Documentary Films) as their 2019 Awards contender. The film won over 35 awards in festivals worldwide, including The Tribeca 2019 Audience Award Winner for Best Documentary. Currently, Bud is co-producing his third feature documentary with A24/Sandbox films, which is slated for premiere in early 2025.

Dillon Petrillo (Writer/Editor)

Dillon Petrillo is a lifelong multimedia artist with over 20 years of editing experience. He has helped build brands, promote musical artists and tell compelling stories (a prerequisite for all of his projects). Dillon lives in Los Angeles, CA. S/HE Is STILL HER/E is his first documentary feature.