PRODUCTION / FUNDING France / Belgium
Marie Losier’s Peaches Goes Bananas jets off to Venice
- The new documentary by the French filmmaker will be world-premiered in the Giornate degli Autori; production duties are handled by Tamara Films
After Berlin (The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye [+see also:
trailer
film profile] in the 2011 Forum) and Cannes (Cassandro the Exotico! [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile] on the ACID line-up in 2018), French documentarian Marie Losier will be heading to Venice – and, more specifically, the Giornate degli Autori, organised as an integral part of the 81st Venice Film Festival (28 August-7 September 2024) – to unveil her third feature, Peaches Goes Bananas [+see also:
film review
interview: Marie Losier
film profile].
The film paints the intimate portrait of Canadian singer and performer Peaches. "Since 2006, I’ve been filming Peaches, the crazy queen of electropunk, who’s a true feminist and queer icon. My images portray a pivotal moment in her career, teetering between pure dedication and a stubborn desire to reinvent herself," explains the director. "But behind the scenes lurks a reality that’s sometimes less glamorous, where Peaches cares for her sister, who is suffering from a serious degenerative illness. I never stop asking myself: where does she get this boundless, exuberant energy from? Her ability to smash diktats and taboos to smithereens? This film takes an intimate look behind the scenes at artist and musician Peaches' playful, intoxicating and explosive creative world."
Produced by Carole Chassaing for French outfit Tamara Films together with Alice Lemaire for Belgian firm Michigan Films, Peaches Goes Bananas secured support from the Grand Est region, the CNC (aide au développement renforcé, or strengthened development support), Sacem (support for audiovisual projects), the Wallonia-Brussels Federation Film and Audiovisual Centre and the Belgian federal government’s tax shelter. As a reminder, the project was presented in the Work in Progress strand of Les Arcs Film Festival in late 2023 and at the ParisDoc work-in-progress platform as part of Cinéma du Réel last spring. The French theatrical release will be handled by Norte Distribution.
In the past, Tamara Films has produced titles such as Astrakan [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile] by David Depesseville (Cineasti del presente at Locarno in 2022) and the previous film by Marie Losier, the aforementioned Cassandro the Exotico!
(Translated from French)
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