kenneth anger

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Camp counselors Jackie and Greg explore the nine short films that make up Kenneth Anger's "Magick Lantern Cycle". The films discussed include: Fireworks (1947); Puce Moment (1949); Rabbit's Moon (1950/71); Eaux d'Artifice (1953); Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome (1954); Scorpio Rising (1964); Kustom Kar Kommandos (1965); Invocation of My Demon Brother (1969); and Lucifer Rising (1981).

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Music: Andrew Cox

Kenneth Anger
1927 - 2023

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In this first part of a 2-part series, we discuss the early life of Kenneth Anger. Born in Santa Monica, California in 1927, Kenneth was a queer film-maker who idolized Aleister Crowley. He was at the cutting edge of counter-culture, capturing the zeitgeist of gay culture, occulture, and hippie culture. He made films that would inspire film makers from Stan Brakhage to John Waters, establishing his place as the king of mid-20th-century underground film.