Modify (film)
Movie | |
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German title | Modify |
Original title | Modify |
Country of production | United States |
original language | English |
Publishing year | 2005 |
length | 85 minutes |
Age rating | FSK 18 |
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Director |
Jason Gary Greg Jacobson |
production |
Jason Gary Greg Jacobson |
camera | Jason Gary |
cut | Noah Sher |
occupation | |
Modify is a documentary (USA 2005 ) that deals with the most varied of body art and body modification .
content
This film deals with socially accepted (e.g. cosmetic surgery ) and other forms of change. It is not easy to say where the line between modification and mutilation is . The topics are piercings and the widening of them, tattoos , scarifications , implants , body suspension , travesty , sex reassignment operations , plastic surgery and bodybuilding .
The film shows over 30 people who have permanently changed the surface of their bodies, sometimes in very unusual ways. The performing artists, doctors, cutters and tattooists talk about their experiences with the implementation of the respective modification, so that a lot can be learned about the ideas, backgrounds, traditions and ceremonies.
Artist (selection)
- The Lizardman , born on July 17, 1972 as Erik Sprague , has transformed into a lizard man. This includes sharpened teeth, a split tongue and a full-body tattoo with a lizard scale pattern, which was made in a total of 650 hours.
- Stalking Cat , born August 27, 1958 as Dennis Avner , invested over $ 100,000 in transforming himself into tiger man. These include full-body and facial tattoos, grinding the teeth in the direction of the predator's teeth , contact lenses with a vertical slit and the option of wearing whiskers .
- Jim Ward is a pioneer in modern day piercing . In 1975 he openedhis first piercing studio, The Gauntlet, in Los Angeles . In 1978 he opened a large commercial chain in San Francisco and New York.
- Zamora alias Tim Cridland is a fire eater , sword eater and broken glass eater .
Outlook, awards
The film was not shown in European cinemas or festivals, there were only two special screenings at the Dortmund Tattoo Convention 2005, where the film was shown once at the convention itself and once at the CineStar cinema in Dortmund.
The DVD was released on April 1, 2006 in a US version (NTSC, without extras) and a European version (PAL, English + German subtitles, trailer as an extra on the DVD).
This DVD is distributed in Europe by a piercer / jewelry manufacturer known in the scene.
The DVD is released from the age of 18 and the US and Euro versions contain exactly the same uncut version of the documentation. The film has been registered for several film festivals and has so far been shown at 6 festivals:
- Tribeca Film Festival , New York 2005
- Festival du Nouveau Cinema , Montreal 2005
- Melbourne International Film Festival 2005
- Hamptons International Film Festival , New Jersey 2005
- Malibu International Film Festival , LA 2006
- Boston Underground Film Festival , 2006 (Best Documentary)
Web links
- Modify the Internet Movie Database (English)