A Body to Live In
In North American cinemas soon!
Year of release: 2025. Running Time: 98 min
Trailer:
A Body To Live In
Dir. Angelo Madsen
Synopsis:
A BODY TO LIVE IN offers an uncompromising look at the rise of BDSM performance art, body modification and the ‘modern primitives’ cultural movement through the agonies and ecstasies of transgressive artist Fakir Musafar and the communities that surrounded him. Blending rare archival footage with the voices of queer and artistic trailblazers, the film shows how pain, ritual, and transformation became tools of identity, survival, and self-expression. Weaving from early experiments and secret gatherings to the emergence of a global subculture shaped by the AIDS crisis and spiritual reinvention, Director Angelo Madsen (NORTH BY CURRENT) reveals not just the story of one artist, but a collective history of bodies in revolt - asking what it truly means to live freely in one’s own skin.
Future Playdates
Feb 27 / Los Angeles, CA @ American Cinematheque Los Feliz 3 -Q&A with director Angelo Madsen February 27th
Feb 27 - Mar 5 / Los Angeles, CA @ Lumiere Music Hall -Q&A with director Angelo Madsen February 28th
Mar 6 - 12 / New York City, NY @ Anthology Film Archives -Q&As with director Angelo Madsen March 6th & 7th
Mar 28 / San Francisco, CA @ The Roxie Theater -Q&A with director Angelo Madsen March 28th
Apr 22 / Chicago, IL @ Music Box Theatre -Q&A with director Angelo Madsen April 22nd
May 1 - 3 / Seattle, WA @ Northwest Film Forum -Q&As with director Angelo Madsen May 1st and 2nd