If the B-52s collaborated with Negativland on an alt-Earth version of STAR TREK, it would feel a lot like SUROH: ALIEN HITCHHIKER—a mixed media hallucination from filmmaker Patrick McGuinn. The story follows Paul (Peter Gingerich), a skeptic who embarks on a spiritual, emotional, and sexual metamorphosis with an extraterrestrial named Suroh. Awash in LSD-tinged visuals and a pulsing acid-house soundtrack, this is a beautiful synthesis of experimental video art and queer exploration.
Directed by Patrick McGuinn
74 mins / 1996 / Color
Special features:
– Region Free Blu-ray
– Preservation from the original S-VHS master
– Commentary with director Patrick McGuinn, moderated by Bleeding Skull’s Annie Choi
– Archival interview with star Peter Gingerich
– Bonus movie: DESERT SPIRITS (1994), restored from the original 16mm film elements
– Short films restored from the original 16mm film elements: TERRANCE BAUM (1986), AGNES KEEDAN’S SECRET PLAN (1988), WHEN THE OWLING HAS COME (1989), SAY THANK YOU, PLEASE (1990), SPF 2000 (1997), SODA POP (2001), BABY BLUE (2002)
– Booklet reproducing the 1996 press kit
– English SDH subtitles
