''Turning'', full title ''Turning: A Film by Charles Atlas and Antony'', is a documentary musical art film made by video artist

Charles Atlas Charles Atlas (born Angelo Siciliano; October 30, 1892December 24, 1972) was an American bodybuilder best remembered as the developer of a bodybuilding method and its associated exercise program which spawned a landmark advertising campaign ...

in collaboration with British-American artist

Anohni Anohni Hegarty (formerly Antony Hegarty), styled as ANOHNI, is an American singer, songwriter, and visual artist. She has presented solo work and as the lead singer of the band Anohni and the Johnsons, formerly known as Antony and the Johnsons. ...

and her band

Antony and the Johnsons Anohni and the Johnsons (previously known as Antony and the Johnsons) is a music ensemble originally based in New York City that presents the work of English singer-songwriter Anohni and her collaborators. The band released its self-titled de ...

Synopsis

The film focuses on 13 New York City-based women who appeared with

in the band's European tour in the Autumn of 2006. During the concert, each subject rotated slowly on a turntable platform on stage, her features blown up and transfigured on a screen behind Anohni and her band, then known as Antony and the Johnsons. Atlas incorporated the 13 personalities in the film and music through candid shots and playful banter to define his picturesque subjects on screen. The concert climaxed with projections of a video of late trans activist Marsha P. Johnson, the band's namesake. The film pairs a band performance with a video backdrop of superimpositions and time-delay effects. The video uses "13 remarkable women" in the songwriter's words who stand on a revolving platform to the side of the band each with a static pose for the length of a song, staring down the camera in close-up as Charles Atlas superimposes shots from different angles and applies various camera effects.''Hollywood Reporter'': Film/video experimentalist Charles Atlas crafts a feature doc from his lauded collaboration with Antony Hegarty
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Performers

*Johanna Constantine *Catrina Delapena *Honey Dijon *Eliza Douglas *Connie Fleming *Joey Gabriel *Joie Iacono *Stacey Mark * Nomi *Kembra Pfahler *Morisane Sunny Shiroma *Julia Yasuda

Musicians

*Anohni - vocals, piano *Maxim Moston - violin *Jeff Langston - bass *

Rob Moose Rob Moose (born 1982) is an American multi-instrumentalist, arranger, producer, conductor, and orchestrator. He primarily plays the violin, viola, and guitar. Early life and education Moose was born in 1982. He was raised in Windsor, Connec ...

- guitar, violin *

Julia Kent Julia Kent is a Canadian cellist and composer from Vancouver, Canada, and based in New York City, United States. She has performed as a member of Rasputina and with Antony and the Johnsons. Musical career Kent creates music using looped cello ...

- cello *

Parker Kindred Parker Kindred is an American drummer who played in the band of Jeff Buckley, appearing on his unfinished second album, '' Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk'' in 1997, as well as playing live with Buckley and the rest of his band at Arlene's ...

- drums *Thomas Bartlett - piano * Christian Biegai - horns *Will Holshouser - accordion

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was recorded at

The Barbican Centre The Barbican Centre is a performing arts centre in the Barbican Estate of the City of London, England, and the largest of its kind in Europe. The centre hosts classical and contemporary music concerts, theatre performances, film screenings and ...

, London on 4–5 November 2006 with all music composed and arranged by Anohni and performed by Antony and the Johnsons. It was officially released on 11 November 2014 on Secretly Canadian record label. + Digital booklet

Charts

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, tt2219894 2012 documentary films Documentary films about pop music and musicians 2012 films