A BODY TO LIVE IN offers an uncompromising look at BDSM performance and body modification artist Fakir Musafar and the communities that surrounded him

A BODY TO LIVE IN offers an uncompromising look at the rise of BDSM performance art, body modification and the 'modern primitives' cultural movement through the agonies and ecstasies of transgressive artist Fakir Musafar and the communities that surrounded him. Blending rare archival footage with the voices of queer and artistic trailblazers, the film shows how pain, ritual, and transformation became tools of identity, survival, and self-expression. Weaving from early experiments and secret gatherings to the emergence of a global subculture shaped by the AIDS crisis and spiritual reinvention, Director Angelo Madsen (NORTH BY CURRENT) reveals not just the story of one artist, but a collective history of bodies in revolt - asking what it truly means to live freely in one's own skin.

Media

Bonus Materials

• Extended interviews with Ganymede, Ron Athey, & Annie Sprinkle
• Extended deleted interview with Idexa Stern
• XX/X Musafar: A Photo Gallery
• Theatrical Trailer
• Other Trailers
• English Language 2.0 DTS-HD Master Audio
• English SDH, Spanish, & French Subtitles
• Region-Free

 

Cast & Crew

Actors:

•       Fakir Musafar
•       Annie Sprinkle
•       Cleo Dubois
•       Ron Athey
•       Midori
•       Jim Ward
•       Paul King
•       Ganymede Cupbearer
•       Yossie Silverman
•       V. Vale

Director: Angelo Madsen

Additional Details

Label: Altered Innocence

Genre: Documentary

Language: English

Run Time: 98 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 05/26/26

UPC: 688187004945