Detractors and champions took their sides. Eventually, it came to the attention of Congress and the Supreme Court, as a part of a censorship battle then being fought in America. The police were called, and they seized the film. These images were a part of Flaming Creatures, an experimental film by Jack Smith, which premiered that night. Īt midnight on April 29, 1963, the movie screen at New York’s Bleecker Street Cinema lit up with visions of men and women in makeup and dresses draped white fabric and a tall vase filled with feathery blooms and disjointed shots of lips, eyes, tangled limbs, and genitalia. For CONTRAST the film will be presented with an original live score by musicians Thor Harris, Peggy Ghorbani, and Sarah Gautier who perform together under the moniker THOR & FRIENDS.
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