2025 / France / Documentary / 40′

Directed by Marie Losier

 

Synopsis

Marie Losier invites us into the mysterious and unclassifiable world of the Residents, emblematic figures of the American musical avant-garde for over 50 years. This cult collective, hidden behind their anonymity and iconic costumes, revolutionised the underground with their sonic experimentation and daring visual aesthetic. This playful, intimate portrait celebrates the extraordinary freedom of a band that never followed the rules.

Biography

Born in 1972, Marie Losier is a Franco-American filmmaker and visual artist whose films and videos are regularly screened in museums, galleries, biennales and festivals. She has realised numerous avant-garde, intimate, poetic and playful portraits of filmmakers, musicians and artists such as Alan Vega, the Kuchar brothers, Guy Maddin, Richard Foreman, Tony Conrad, Genesis P-Orridge, Peaches and Felix Kubin. Barking in the Dark, a portrait of the legendary American music collective The Residents, is her new film.

TECHNICAL SHEET

Script  Marie Losier

Cinematographer  Marie Losier, Victor Zebo

Sound  Clara Alloing, Jivko Darakchiev, Marie Losier

Mix  Simon Apostolou

Cast  The Residents, Homer Flynn, Marlène Saldana

Music  The Residents

Sets  Christel Conchon

Production  Barberousse Films / Mathilde Delaunay