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To Valerie Solanas and Marilyn Monroe in Recognition of Their Desperation

Country: UK, Language: English, 18 mins

  • Director: Pauline Boudry; Renate Lorenz
  • Writer: Pauline Boudry; Renate Lorenz
  • Producer: Pauline Boudry; Renate Lorenz

The(ir) Blurb...

Six performers are pushing towards a paradigm shift in the future. They are following the score "To Valerie Solanas and Marilyn Monroe in Recognition of their Desperation," which the composer Pauline Oliveros wrote in 1970 after reading the text "Scum Manifesto" by Valerie Solanas (who is also known for shooting Andy Warhol).

Cast & Characters

Rachel Aggs as Herself;
Peaches as Herself;
Catriona Shaw as Herself;
Verity Susman as Herself;
Ginger Brooks Takahashi;
William Wheeler as Himself