A Body to Live In

Director

Angelo Madsen

Year

2025

Country

USA

Duration

98 min

“A Body to Live In” is an uncompromising, no-holds-barred look at the agonies and ecstasies of controversial artist Fakir Musafar, the infamous icon of BDSM performance art, body modification and the ‘modern primitives’ cultural movement. Acclaimed filmmaker Angelo Madsen traces the life and work of the legendary photographer, performer, and gender-flex cultural icon. The film uncovers a riveting facet of queer, artistic, and cultural history.

Access to all the films is offered free of charge by the organisers.
All the films are subtitled in Romanian and English.
The films can be viewed offline only, during the Festival days.
Pirating the films is strictly forbidden.
Certain films will be followed by Q&A sessions.