CinemaOSMovie · 2024 · 0h 24m

Sanctuary

Documentary

Sanctuary explores queer spirituality and utopian sexualities through the figure of Purusha Androgyne Larkin (1934–1988), a monk, pioneering gay filmmaker, and self-proclaimed cosmic-erotic mystic. Larkin’s 1981 book, 'The Divine Androgyne According to Purusha', challenged repression with a spiritual vision rooted in eroticism and presented a radical path to cosmic-erotic consciousness through ‘extreme’ forms of sexual pleasure. Sanctuary explores Larkin's attempt to form a utopian, pleasure-based spiritual community, and considers the complex legacies of his ideas in queer culture. Shot on 16mm, the film weaves together the voices of Larkin’s friends and followers, creating a portrait in absentia of a figure ahead of his time.

Directed bySam Ashby

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 24m
Language
EN
Released
September 27, 2024

Featuring

Cast & crew

9 credited
Starring

Ron Athey

Himself

Guy Baldwin

Ganymede Cupbearer

Revé Douglas

Jack Fritscher

Hunter Hargraves

Mark Hemry

Rob Hopcke

Guy Seiler

Creative team
Directed by
Sam Ashby

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