Tights Worship: Inside the Practices of The Rita
Synopsis
The film traces Sam McKinlay’s early days as a punk skateboarder through his academic development as a conceptual artist into a highly esteemed noise practitioner whose work bridges the gap between the gallery world and the sleaze of exploitation film imagery. It documents the physical processes of his work and the distillation of visuals into sound, most notably addressing the appeal of abstraction—from the cheap effects of old monster movie makeup to the ‘masks’ created by the heavy cosmetic makeup of 1920s flapper culture and actresses like Pamela Stanford in Jess Franco’s Lorna the Exorcist (The Rita has albums or EPs named after several eurotrash actresses, including The Nylons of Laura Antonelli (2009) and Monica Swinn/Pamela Stanford (2016)).
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- Director
- Mike McKinlay
- Original Title
- Tights Worship: Inside the Practices of The Rita
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 27m
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Mike McKinlay
Mike McKinlay
Mike McKinlay
Kier-La Janisse
Department Leadership Roster
Kier-La Janisse
Producer
Mike McKinlay
Director
Mike McKinlay
Editor
Mike McKinlay
Director of Photography
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What is Tights Worship: Inside the Practices of The Rita about?
The film traces Sam McKinlay’s early days as a punk skateboarder through his academic development as a conceptual artist into a highly esteemed noise practitioner whose work bridges the gap between the gallery world and the sleaze of exploitation film imagery. It documents the physical processes of his work and the distillation of visuals into sound, most notably addressing the appeal of abstraction—from the cheap effects of old monster movie makeup to the ‘masks’ created by the heavy cosmetic makeup of 1920s flapper culture and actresses like Pamela Stanford in Jess Franco’s Lorna the Exorcist (The Rita has albums or EPs named after several eurotrash actresses, including The Nylons of Laura Antonelli (2009) and Monica Swinn/Pamela Stanford (2016)).
Who directed Tights Worship: Inside the Practices of The Rita?
Tights Worship: Inside the Practices of The Rita was directed by Mike McKinlay.
Who stars in Tights Worship: Inside the Practices of The Rita?
The principal cast of Tights Worship: Inside the Practices of The Rita includes Sam McKinlay.
When was Tights Worship: Inside the Practices of The Rita released and how long is it?
Tights Worship: Inside the Practices of The Rita was released in 2019 with a total runtime of 27m.