Cinematic magician, legendary provocateur, and author of Hollywood Babylon, Kenneth Anger was a unique figure in post-war American culture. His iconic short films are characterised by a mystical-symbolic visual language and phantasmagorical-sensual opulence that underscores the medium’s transgressive potential. Anger’s work fundamentally shaped the aesthetics of 1960s and 1970s subcultures, the visual lexicon of pop and music videos and queer iconography. These nine films form the basis of Anger’s reputation as one of the most influential pioneers of avant-garde film and video art. Fireworks, 1947, 14 min
Puce Moment, 1949, 6 min
Rabbit's Moon, 1950/1971, 16 min
Eaux d'Artifice, 1953, 13 min
Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome, 1954, 37 min
Scorpio Rising, 1964, 28 min
Kustom Kar Kommandos, 1965, 3 min
Invocation of My Demon Brother, 1969, 11 min
Lucifer Rising, 1981, 27 min
Kenneth Anger
as Dreamer / Hecate / The Magick / The Magus
Bobby Beausoleil
as Lucifer / Self
Bill Seltzer
as Second Sailor
Gordon Gray
as First Sailor
Yvonne Marquis
as Hollywood Star
André Soubeyran
as Pierrot
Claude Revenant
as Harlequin
Nadine Valence
as Columbine
Samson De Brier
as Lord Shiva / Osiris / Nero / The Great Beast
Marjorie Cameron
as The Scarlet Woman / Kali
Joan Whitney
as Aphrodite
Katy Kadell
as Isis
