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Steven Arnold: Heavenly Bodies

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.

Top Cast

  • Steven Arnold

    Steven Arnold

    Self (archive footage)

  • Anjelica Huston

    Anjelica Huston

    Narrator (voice)

  • Ellen Burstyn

    Ellen Burstyn

    Self

  • Simon Doonan

    Simon Doonan

    Self

  • Holly Woodlawn

    Holly Woodlawn

    Self (archive footage)

  • Ruth Weiss

    Ruth Weiss

    Self

  • Joan Agajanian Quinn

    Joan Agajanian Quinn

    Self

  • Michael Wiese

    Michael Wiese

    Self

  • Juan Fernández

    Juan Fernández

    Self

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.

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