Peyote Queen poster

Peyote Queen

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Peyote Queen opens with black-and-white perforations that pulsate to the beat of drumming and escalate to light-bathed split screens and kaleidoscopic effects. Switching to lively organ accompaniment, the film pours out a stream of simple scratchings that rollick across the screen. Fish, breasts, flowers, boats, water, lips, hearts, stars—the hieroglyphs explode with color and celebrate the female creative force. The surge slows with the return of ritual drumming, this time with chanting, and a self-reflective coda. -- National Film Preservation Foundation

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Part of The Color of Ritual, the Color of Thought · 3 films
  • woman director

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United States of America

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  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereAstor Place Playhouse17 Sept 1965
    • Theatrical (limited)Underground Cinema 12, Presidio Theatre4 Dec 1965
    • PremiereAnn Arbor Film Festival6 Mar 1968
    • PhysicalDVD3 Mar 2009
  • SwitzerlandCH

    • PremiereLausanne Underground Film & Music Festival (French Speaking Region)22 Oct 2016

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Peyote Queen was released on 4 December 1965.

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