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