The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye

2011 film by Marie Losier

The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye
Film poster
Directed by	Marie Losier
Produced by	Steve Holmgren Marie Losier Martin Marquet
Starring	Genesis P-Orridge Lady Jaye Breyer P-Orridge
Cinematography	Marie Losier
Edited by	Marie Losier
Music by	Bryin Dall
Release date	February 15, 2011 (2011-02-15) (Berlinale)
Running time	72 minutes
Countries	United States United Kingdom
Language	English

The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye is a documentary film, directed by Marie Losier and released in 2011. The film is a portrait of influential transgender musician and performance artist Genesis P-Orridge and their partner Lady Jaye Breyer P-Orridge, focusing in particular on the Pandrogyny project of plastic surgery and body modification that they both undertook to become more similar to each other in appearance.

The film had its theatrical premiere in February 2011 at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Teddy Award for best LGBTQ-related documentary film.

References

Jeannette Catsoulis, "The Things They Did for Love (and Attention)". The New York Times, March 8, 2012.
Tasha Robinson, "The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye". The A.V. Club, March 8, 2012.
Leslie Felperin, "The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye". Variety, February 20, 2011.
Esther B. Robinson, "Love Song: Marie Losier on The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye". Filmmaker, November 10, 2012.

External links

The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye at IMDb

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