THE BALLAD OF GENESIS AND LADY JAYE
USA | 2011 | 72 min | col. | English
Marie Losier’s debut feature documentary, released in 2011, tells a love story. More precisely, the most peculiar love story of all, i.e., the encounter between Genesis P-Orridge – an icon of extreme transgression first and gender switch later – and Lady Jane Breyer, a dominatrix and fetish performer. The two outcasts are bound by a feeling of affection and mutual understanding, confirming that the meeting of soulmates is always sudden. Losier seizes the opportunity to portray the eventful biography of the Throbbing Gristle and Psychic TV founder, who has long been considered one of “the most evil people in Britain.” The film goes on to testify to the growing idyll, that drives them to undergo several plastic surgeries to make themselves look as similar as possible. Androgyny becomes a fusion of two human beings into one, just like the birth of a child. Until a twist of fate puts an end to the ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye. (E.S.)
Local Time
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Date: 08 Nov 2025
- Time: 12:30
Location
- Cinema Astra - Piazza Cesare Beccaria, 9 50121 Florence (FI)
Organizer
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Marie Losier
Marie Losier was born in France in 1972. She is a filmmaker and curator and has exhibited her films and videos in museums, galleries, biennials, and festivals. Losier studied literature at the University of Nanterre and fine arts at Hunter College, City University of New York. She has made numerous film portraits of avant-garde filmmakers, musicians, and composers, including The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye, Cassandro The Exotico!, Felix in Wonderland, and Peaches Goes Bananas. In 2025, she presented Barking in the Dark, about the cult San Francisco band The Residents, at the Rotterdam Film Festival.
