I recently returned to the great podcast Occulture and a conversation with its editor Ryan Peverly. It was a great talk, and definitely one of my favourites so far. You can listen to it right here: Photo by Vanessa Sinclair
The Splendor Solis lecture is now online at Vimeo
The Occulture lecture series keeps on rolling… Recently I recorded the Splendor Solis: Lebensreform and Sexual Vitalism in Germany lecture on video (in very sunny Colombia!). And that recording is now online at Vimeo On Demand. Enjoy! “Join me for this lecture about the German Lebensreform-movement, and what it brought later generations of American hippies. From nudism, vegetarianism and romantic solar nature worship to the uninhibited free love of the 1960s… Via the brutally draconian countermeasures of the Third Reich. It’s a fascinating story to say the least – and one which still impacts us today – so don’t miss it! If you appreciate this video lecture and would like to support our present and future work, please consider signing up at patreon.com/vanessa23carl Thank you.” Occulture: Splendor Solis – Lebensreform and Sexual Vitalism in Germany from Carl Abrahamsson on Vimeo.
LUNACY released on DVD
Lunacy, the unofficial “follow-up” to my film Sub Umbra Alarum Luna, was released on DVD on July 11th by Swedish distributor Njutafilms. It’s a beautiful release that not only contains the film but also 12 bonus films/”cine poems” that Vanessa Sinclair and I have made over the past two years. “LUNACY is the moon-romantic follow-up to Carl Abrahamsson’s film SUB UMBRA ALARUM LUNA from 2016 (also available from Trapart). Where SUB UMBRA was a specific honouring of Derek Jarman’s IN THE SHADOW OF THE SUN (1975, with music by Throbbing Gristle 1980), LUNACY journeys deeper into the lunar energies specifically inspiring witchcraft. Vanessa Sinclair began by creating cut-ups of Abrahamsson’s writing about the moon, then made audio recordings of these, which Abrahamsson set to music, eventually becoming the soundtrack for the film LUNACY. The creative couple constructed a declaration of love for the moon as a timeless source of inspiration for...
Trapart Film’s YouTube channel expands
The best things in life are free? Perhaps or perhaps not, but there’s no denying that YouTube has a great potential and also actual outreach. That’s why Trapart Film expands on YouTube. I’d much rather have people watch my films for free than make very little money now and then on VOD. So now I’ll be uploading documentaries and art films alike for your viewing pleasure. Not the most recent films – they must at least be given a chance to recoup some of the costs. But films that have been around for a year or more you’ll be able to find on the YouTube channel. There’s a lot of stuff there already. And people certainly seem to appreciate the films: The Genesis Breyer P-Orridge documentary Change Itself has been watched 1500 times in only 48 hours… Enjoy! And please feel free to spread the word/link! Thanks! Trapart Film’s YouTube channel is right HERE! If you appreciate this and would like to support our present and future work...