Peyote Queen

A further exploration into the color of ritual, the color of thought; a journey through the underworld of sensory derangement.

"A very beautiful work! The abstractions drawn directly on film are like the paintings of Miró moving at full speed to the rhythm of an African beat." - D. Noguez, La Nouvelle Revue Française

"Among my favorites ... beauty and excitement." - Jonas Mekas, The Village Voice

Author: 

Storm de Hirsch

Year: 

1965

Series name: 

2

Country: 

United States
Technical data

Original format: 

16mm

Speed: 

24FPS

Aspect ratio: 

1.37:1

Colour: 

Colour

Sound: 

Sound

Length: 

9 minutes

Distribution/sales: 

Copies for rent:

  • Film-Maker's Co-op
  • Canyon Cinema
  • LUX

Peyote Queen has been published on DVD as part of the anthology Treasures IV: American Avant-Garde Film, 1947-1986.

Image Gallery: 

Peyote Queen (Storm de Hirsch, 1965)
Peyote Queen (Storm de Hirsch, 1965)

Author(s)

  • Storm de Hirsch
    Storm de Hirsch

    Storm de Hirsch (1912–2000) was an American poet and filmmaker. She was a key figure in the New York avant-garde film scene of the 1960s, and one of the founding members of the Film-Makers' Cooperative. Although often overlooked by historians, in recent years she has been recognized as a pioneer of underground cinema.

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