Icarus Films and KimStim
Present
Dark Star: H.R. Giger's World
A Film By Belinda Sallin
Meet surrealist artist H. R. Giger...Alien Oscar-winner and architect of nightmares
Opening theatrically in the U.S. and Canada in over 30 cities:
May 15-21 - New York, NY - Landmark Sunshine
May 15-21 - Los Angeles, CA - Landmark NuArt
May 15-21 - San Francisco, CA - Landmark Opera Plaza
May 15-21 - Berkeley, CA - Landmark Shattuck
May 15-21 - Providence, RI - Cable Car Cinema
May 22-28 - Long Beach, CA - The Frida Cinema
May 22-28 - San Diego, CA - Landmark Ken
May 22-28 - Dallas, TX - Texas Theatre
May 23-26 - Austin, TX - Alamo Drafthouse
May 23-28 - Houston, TX - Alamo Drafthouse
May 28 - June 4 - Washington, D.C. - Landmark E St
May 28 - June 4 - Vancouver, BC - The Cinematheque
May 29 - June 4 - Denver, CO - Landmark (TBD)
May 28 - June 4 - Columbus, OH - Gateway Film Center
May 29 - June 4 - Philadelphia, PA - Landmark Ritz
May 28 - May 31 - Fort Worth, TX - Fort Worth Museum of Contemporary Art
View additional theatrical dates here:
Running Time: 95 minutes
Surrealist
artist H. R. Giger (1940-2014) terrified audiences with his
Oscar-winning monsters in Ridley Scott's ALIEN. Sci-fi, horror, music,
album covers, tattoos and fetish art have been influenced by his dark,
intricate paintings and sculptures depicting birth, death and sex.
Both
a mesmerizing introduction to Giger's oeuvre and a must-see for Giger
devotees, Belinda Sallin's definitive documentary DARK STAR: H. R.
GIGER'S WORLD shares the intimate last years of the artist's life and
reveals how deeply he resided within his own artistic visions.
Behind
the shuttered windows and ivy-covered walls of his residence in Zurich,
Switzerland, DARK STAR brings viewers into Giger's mysterious realm:
from the first skull he was given by his father at the age of six, to
macabre dinner parties with his close-knit team, to the grisly souvenirs
from his time spent on the ALIEN set and reminiscences about model Li
Tobler, Giger's one-time muse, whose suicide reverberates throughout his
work.
The
film also addresses Giger's complex relationship to the art world,
where he defied traditional categories and embraced commercial projects
for musicians including Debbie Harry, Korn, Emerson, Lake and Palmer and
the Dead Kennedys. Fittingly enshrined in a museum dedicated to his
work, Giger's output includes sculpture, painting, drawing, film and
architecture, integrating meticulous technique with a
instantly-recognizable sensibility that has inspired generations of
nightmares.
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