A Body To Live In – Director’s Behind the Scenes Look and Exhibition Tour

USC Visions and Voices

USC students are invited to explore the film's themes with filmmaker Angelo Madsen. Includes a tour of ONE Archives' exhibition, NEED ME.

ONE Archives at the USC Libraries

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<h3>Description</h3>One day after we screen clips and unseen footage of <a href="https://www.abodytolivein.com/" title="https://www.abodytolivein.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">A Body To Live In</a>, USC students are invited to a closer-look with filmmaker <a href="https://www.angelomadsen.com/" title="https://www.angelomadsen.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Angelo Madsen</a> at ONE Archives at the USC Libraries. Curatorial Assistant Quetzal Arévalo will kick off the program with a tour of the exhibition NEED ME, or, (de)mystifying the myth of the modern primitive, a show that focuses on the queer history of modern body piercing, where works by Fakir Musafar will be made public for the very first time. Following the tour, Angelo Madsen will share additional unreleased footage from his feature-length documentary about Musafar and discuss the archival research process, the story of how the film came to be, the ethics of documentary editing, and touch on themes of the film, such as BDSM's relationship to mental health and trans relationality. Students are encouraged to bring questions about their own work, practice, and methods. The event is meant to be an intimate dialogue between artists, curators, and students interested in queer history and how to tell it.<a href="https://visionsandvoices.usc.edu/events/49898399813127" title="https://visionsandvoices.usc.edu/events/49898399813127" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Click here to read more.</a>

Presented by <a href="https://visionsandvoices.usc.edu/" title="https://visionsandvoices.usc.edu/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">USC Visions and Voices</a>. Organized by Quetzal Arévalo (ONE Archives at the USC Libraries), Luka Fisher (Curatorial Studies), and Alexis Bard Johnson (ONE Archives at the USC Libraries).

Related Event:In the Flesh - A Night on Fakir Musafar with Angelo Madsen and Ron Athey Thursday, February 26, 2026, at 7 p.m. Ray Stark Family Theatre For more info, click <a href="https://visionsandvoices.usc.edu/events/49898371510132" title="https://visionsandvoices.usc.edu/events/49898371510132" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">HERE</a>.

<blockquote>Photo (Angelo Madsen): Leah James</blockquote>

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