Exclusive: Kino Lorber has acquired North American rights to cult filmmaker Beth B’s documentary Lydia Lunch The War Is Never Over.
The film is a deep dive into the life and work of the musician and performer Lunch, who was known on the late 1970s New York City downtown scene for her band Teenage Jesus And The Jerks, a central pillar of the No Wave music movement. Since then, she has forged paths in the underground film scene as a director, actor, lecturer and women’s empowerment coach, feminist writer and spoken word performer. The film includes archival footage, vintage photographs and interviews with Lunch and longtime collaborators.
The feature is directed, produced, and edited by prolific artist and filmmaker Beth B and co-produced by Kathleen Fox, and will be theatrically released in summer 2021 followed by a home ent rollout.
Kino Lorber will also be releasing a career-spanning retrospective...
The film is a deep dive into the life and work of the musician and performer Lunch, who was known on the late 1970s New York City downtown scene for her band Teenage Jesus And The Jerks, a central pillar of the No Wave music movement. Since then, she has forged paths in the underground film scene as a director, actor, lecturer and women’s empowerment coach, feminist writer and spoken word performer. The film includes archival footage, vintage photographs and interviews with Lunch and longtime collaborators.
The feature is directed, produced, and edited by prolific artist and filmmaker Beth B and co-produced by Kathleen Fox, and will be theatrically released in summer 2021 followed by a home ent rollout.
Kino Lorber will also be releasing a career-spanning retrospective...
- 4/1/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
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