Influential surrealist
painter H. R. Giger (1940-2014) hypnotized audiences with his
Oscar-winning visual creatures in Ridley Scott's masterpiece ALIEN and
altered the pop culture landscape forever with his striking, dark visual
imagery. After a successful film festival run, the definitive
documentary DARK STAR: H.R. GIGER'S WORLD plays theatrically across the U.S. and Canada starting on May 15th, released by Icarus Films and KimStim. (see list of cities below).
Hollywood, sci-fi,
horror, pop music, album covers, punk and goth culture, tattoos and
fetish art have been influenced by his intricate, startling paintings
and sculptures depicting birth, life, 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 last years of the artist's life and reveals how deeply he resided within his own artistic visions.
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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