The Genius
5
1993-04-02
A ramshackle underground SF satire set and shot in the self-absorbed art world of lower Manhattan, written, produced, and directed by Joe Gibbons, who also plays one of the lead parts. Gibbons plays a mad scientist who's developed a technique for transferring personalities from one person's body to another; he becomes obsessed with an outlaw artist (played by performance artist Karen Finley) who destroys paintings in various galleries as a form of anarchist, anticapitalist protest.
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A ramshackle underground SF satire set and shot in the self-absorbed art world of lower Manhattan, written, produced, and directed by Joe Gibbons, who also plays one of the lead parts. Gibbons plays a mad scientist who's developed a technique for transferring personalities from one person's body to another; he becomes obsessed with an outlaw artist (played by performance artist Karen Finley) who destroys paintings in various galleries as a form of anarchist, anticapitalist protest.
Released
1993-04-02
Runtime
86
Director
Emily Breer
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Genres
Comedy
Crime
Science Fiction
Language
English
Production
Massachusetts Council on the Arts and Humanities
National Endowment for the Arts
AFI
Boston Film/Video Foundation
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Joe Gibbons
Joe Gibbons
Karen Finley
Karen Finley
Tony Oursler
Tony Oursler
Tony Conrad
Tony Conrad
Adolfas Mekas
Adolfas Mekas
Camden Toy
Camden Toy
Henry Hills
Henry HillsMark MacElhattan
Mark MacElhattanCorinne Mallet
Corinne MalletMike Ousterhout
Mike OusterhoutAlbert McCreery
Albert McCreeryJay Barry
Jay BarryKeith Sanborn
Keith SanbornJennifer Montgomery
Jennifer MontgomerySteve Gallagher
Steve GallagherRomy Charlesworth
Romy CharlesworthLewis Klahr
Lewis KlahrHeather McAdams
Heather McAdams