The Ballad Of Genesis And Lady Jaye, A Film By Marie Losier
“A kaleidoscopic portrait not only of a punk-era iconoclast, but of the transformative powers – both literal and figurative – of love.”
– Steve Dollar, The Wall Street Journal
Opens on MARCH 8TH, 2012 in NEW YORK
**OFFICIAL SELECTION: 2011 Berlin International Film Festival**
**OFFICIAL SELECTION: 2011 SXSW Film Festival**
**OFFICIAL SELECTION: 2011 Tribeca Film Festival**
**OFFICIAL SELECTION: 2011 San Francisco International Film Festival**
Synopsis:
Genesis P-Orridge has been one of the most innovative and influential figures in music and fine art for the last 30 years. Celebrated by critics and art historians as a progenitor of “industrial music”, his innovations have transformed the character of rock and electronic music while his prodigious efforts to expand the boundaries of live performance have radically altered the way people experience sound in a concert setting.
Defying artistic boundaries, Genesis has re-defined his art as a challenge to the limits of biology. In 2000, Genesis began a series of surgeries in order to more closely resemble his love, Lady Jaye (nιe Jacqueline Breyer), who remained his other half and artistic partner for nearly 15 years. It was the ultimate act of devotion, and Genesis’s most risky, ambitious, and subversive performance to date: he became a she in a triumphant act of artistic self-expression.
This is a love story, and a portrait of two lives that illustrate the transformative powers of both love and art. In warm and intimate images captured handheld, Marie Losier crafts a labyrinthine mise-en-scene of interviews, home movies, and performance footage.
Directed By: Marie Losier
Distributor: Adopt Films
TRT: 72 minutes
Genre: Documentary
The film opens on March 8th.
