Hans Christian Andersen gets a sex change, surfs porn sites, and hangs with freaky girls.
An attic, a giant sewing needle and an anti-gravity fairy tale of sibling rivalry. Three sisters fight over who gets the biggest phallus in this post-feminist animation-infused playground by media artist Michelle Handelman. If Hans Christian Anderson got a sex change, surfed the porn sites, and hung with the freaky girls, his stories would look like this.
Direction
Handelman's anti-gravity staging defies physics beautifully.
Production
Giant needle as set piece is unforgettable.
Director
Michelle Handelman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Handelman emerged from 1990s New York queer video art scene alongside Sadie Benning and Shu Lea Cheang.
The title's medical pun—suture as wound-closure and feminist 'stitching' of narrative gaps—rewards multiple viewings.
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