Steven Arnold: Heavenly Bodies (2019)
Overview
Anjelica Huston narrates this exploration of the spectacularly dreamlike world of Salvador Dali’s protégé, Steven Arnold, and his strikingly creative and influential body of work filled with occult rituals, Hollywood camp, and surrealist art nouveau whimsy. Taken from more than 70 hours of original and archival footage, including rare scenes of Holly Woodlawn, director Vishnu Dass digs deeply into the decadent countercultural and inspiring life of this unheralded multimedia artist of the queer community.
Cast
Steven Arnold
Self (archive footage)
Anjelica Huston
Narrator (voice)
Ellen Burstyn
Self
Simon Doonan
Self
Holly Woodlawn
Self (archive footage)
Michael Wiese
Self
Juan Fernández
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