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Sanctuary

2024 · 24m · Documentary

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Overview

Sanctuary explores queer spirituality and utopian sexualities through the figure of Purusha Androgyne Larkin (1934–1988), a monk, pioneering gay filmmaker, and self-proclaimed cosmic-erotic mystic. Larkin’s 1981 book, 'The Divine Androgyne According to Purusha', challenged repression with a spiritual vision rooted in eroticism and presented a radical path to cosmic-erotic consciousness through ‘extreme’ forms of sexual pleasure. Sanctuary explores Larkin's attempt to form a utopian, pleasure-based spiritual community, and considers the complex legacies of his ideas in queer culture. Shot on 16mm, the film weaves together the voices of Larkin’s friends and followers, creating a portrait in absentia of a figure ahead of his time.

Cast

Ron Athey

Himself

Guy Baldwin

Ganymede Cupbearer

Revé Douglas

Jack Fritscher

Hunter Hargraves

Mark Hemry

Rob Hopcke

Guy Seiler

Crew

Media

Details

Release date
September 27, 2024
Status
Released
Original language
English
Runtime
24m
Genres
Documentary

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