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THIS IS THE STANDARD EDITION AND DOES NOT INCLUDE A SLIPCOVER If the B-52s collaborated with Negativland on an alt-Earth version of STAR TREK, it would feel a lot like SUROH: ALIEN HITCHHIKER—a mixed media hallucination from filmmaker Patrick McGuinn. The story follows Paul (Peter Gingerich), a skeptic who embarks on a spiritual, emotional, and sexual metamorphosis with an extraterrestrial named Suroh. Awash in LSD-tinged visuals and a pulsing acid-house soundtrack, this is a beautiful synthesis of experimental video art and queer exploration. • Preservation from the original S-VHS master • Commentary with director Patrick McGuinn, moderated by Bleeding Skull's Annie Choi • Archival interview with star Peter Gingerich • Bonus movie: DESERT SPIRITS (1994), restored from the original 16mm film elements • Short films restored from the original 16mm film elements: TERRANCE BAUM (1986), AGNES KEEDAN'S SECRET PLAN (1988), WHEN THE OWLING HAS COME (1989), SAY THANK YOU, PLEASE (1990), SPF 2000 (1997), SODA POP (2001), BABY BLUE (2002) • Booklet reproducing the 1996 press kit
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Suroh: Alien Hitchhiker (1996)
74 min
Paul, a non-believer in life on other planets, late one night discovers a crash-landed and wounded alien. He rescues the being and is initiated into a psycho-sexual metamorphosis.