Essay 2nd trimester: Kenneth Anger and the occult

Kenneth Anger and the occult



Kenneth Anger (born in 1927) is an American underground experimental filmmaker. Throughout his career he has produced around 40 works. In his films, Anger mixes, surrealism, camp homoeroticism together with the occult. Writings about his work mostly focus on his fascination of the ‘Golden Age of Hollywood’ (camp), the depiction of gay male sexuality, and can be seen as an early form of music video. With this essay I would like to dive deeper into his world and the content of his films by analyzing it’s occult side. By doing so I hope to get a better understanding of his work in general and kick of my personal research into avant-garde filmmaking and its practices.