Other, Like Me (2020)

Other, Like Me (2020) poster

Hull, England, 1970. In a run-down commune in a tough port city, a group of social misfits - mostly working class, mostly self-educated - adopted new identities and began making simple street theater under the name COUM Transmissions. Their playful performances gradually gave way to work that dealt openly with sex, pornography, and violence. COUM lived on the edges of society, surviving on meager resources, finding fellowship with others marginalized by the mainstream. At the core of the group were two artists, Genesis P-Orridge and Cosey Fanni Tutti. As their work evolved, Cosey embarked on a career modeling for pornographic magazines, which she claimed for herself as a conceptual artwork, using it to forge a specific position in relationship to 1970s feminism. In performances, Genesis pushed himself to extremes, testing the limits of the human body.

Director: Marcus Werner Hed, Dan Fox
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 80 min
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Cast

Screenplay

Cinematography: Annika Aschberg, Marcus Werner Hed
Editing: Mariko Montpetit, Dan Fox
Production: BBC, Virtual Post, Willow Glen Films
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Original Language: en
More Films by Director: Marcus Werner Hed, Dan Fox
More Films in Genre: Documentary

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Other, Like Me about?
Hull, England, 1970. In a run-down commune in a tough port city, a group of social misfits - mostly working class, mostly self-educated - adopted new identities and began making simple street theater under the name COUM Transmissions. Their playful performances gradually gave way to work that dealt openly with sex, pornography, and violence. COUM lived on the edges of society, surviving on meager resources, finding fellowship with others marginalized by the mainstream. At the core of the group were two artists, Genesis P-Orridge and Cosey Fanni Tutti. As their work evolved, Cosey embarked on a career modeling for pornographic magazines, which she claimed for herself as a conceptual artwork, using it to forge a specific position in relationship to 1970s feminism. In performances, Genesis pushed himself to extremes, testing the limits of the human body.
Who directed Other, Like Me?
Other, Like Me was directed by Marcus Werner Hed, Dan Fox.
Who stars in Other, Like Me?
Other, Like Me stars Genesis P-Orridge, Peter Christopherson, Cosey Fanni Tutti, Les Maul, Spydee Gasmantell, John Lacey.
How long is Other, Like Me?
Other, Like Me has a runtime of 1h 20m (80 minutes).
What genre is Other, Like Me?
Other, Like Me is a Documentary film.
Where was Other, Like Me produced?
Other, Like Me was produced in United Kingdom.