Friday, June 25, 2021

Beth B's Lydia Lunch doc The War Is Never Over opens June 30

Beth B's feature-length film about Lydia Lunch, The War Is Never Over opens at NY's IFC Center Wednesday. Watch the trailer.

Here's the scoop...
Turning trauma into precise and angry feminist rock, American singer, writer and actress Lydia Lunch helped birth the No Wave music scene in the late 1970s and early ’80s—and she’s still killing it today. Fellow No Wave pioneer Beth B constructs a lively portrait of this innovative performer, whose confrontational artistry resonates loudly in today’s feminist landscape. Critics, filmmakers, musicians and friends discuss the relevance of Lydia’s brilliantly vitriolic world. 

If you are in the New York area, tickets are now on sale for the first two days of the IFC Center screening of Beth B's film: Lydia Lunch: the War is Never Over. Beth and Lydia will be present at the 7:40 PM show on June 30. https://www.ifccenter.com/.../lydia-lunch-the-war-is.../

 More about Beth B.

In the 1980s, Beth B was one of the most prominent creative voices living and working in downtown New York. During this period, she made large-scale installations and Super-8 films. This film work which included G-man and Black Box made her a key player in the Cinema of Transgression film movement. Since the 1980s, she has released numerous documentaries and features for screen and television.

Her non-fiction feature, Exposed, about burlesque premiered in the Panorama section at the 2013 Berlin Film Festival. Beth's documentary, Call Her Applebroog, chronicles the life and work of her mother—renowned visual artist Ida Applebroog. Call Her Applebroog premiered at MOMA’s Doc Fortnight in February 2016.  Beth has also written and directed narrative features such as the great Salvation!: Have You Said Your Prayers Today?, and Two Small Bodies. 

Listen to Lydia Lunch's interview with Beth B and the documentary on her Lydian Spin Podcast right here. Watch the film trailer below. Find out more about Lydia Lunch: The War Is Never Over and upcoming screenings right here: https://www.lydialunchmovie.com.
 

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