If the B-52s collaborated with Negativland on an alt-Earth version of STAR TREK, it would feel a lot like SUROH: ALIEN HITCHHIKERa mixed media hallucination from filmmaker Patrick McGuinn. The story follows Paul (Peter Gingerich), a skeptic who embarks on a spiritual, emotional, and sexual metamorphosis with an extraterrestrial named Suroh. Awash in LSD-tinged visuals and a pulsing acid-house soundtrack, this is a beautiful synthesis of experimental video art and queer exploration.
directed by: Patrick McGuinn
starring: various
1996 / 74 min / 1.33:1 / English DTS-HD MA 2.0
Additional info:
- Region Free Blu-ray
- Preservation from the original S-VHS master
- Commentary with director Patrick McGuinn, moderated by Bleeding Skull’s Annie Choi
- Archival interview with star Peter Gingerich
- Bonus movie: DESERT SPIRITS (1994), restored from the original 16mm film elements
- Short films restored from the original 16mm film elements:
- TERRANCE BAUM (1986)
- AGNES KEEDAN’S SECRET PLAN (1988)
- WHEN THE OWLING HAS COME (1989)
- SAY THANK YOU, PLEASE (1990)
- SPF 2000 (1997)
- SODA POP (2001)
- BABY BLUE (2002)
- Booklet reproducing the 1996 press kit
- English SDH subtitles
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