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Teaches of Peaches

IN PERSON: Sun, Oct 13 at 7pm; STREAMING: Oct 10—22
    Part of
  • New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival
  • and
  • BAM Film 2024
Directed by Philipp Fussenegger, Judy Landkammer (2024)
With Peaches, Chilly Gonzales, Leslie Feist, Shirley Manson, Charlie Le Mindu, Black Cracker

Iconoclastic alt-queer rocker Peaches is at the center of this propulsive and entertaining documentary. Mixing archival footage, interviews with new and long-time collaborators, and behind-the-scenes rehearsals from the 20th-anniversary concert tour for the pioneering album Teaches of Peaches, this film retains—and revels in—the avant-garde edge of this one-of-a-kind musician. Featuring electric concert footage alongside candid and funny testimonials, Teaches of Peaches shows the evolution of a vital artist.

Streaming for this title is only available in NY/NJ/CT.

UPCOMING Screenings

      RUNNING TIME

      102min

      VENUE

      Peter Jay Sharp Building
      BAM Rose Cinemas

      FORMAT

      DCP

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