This experimental historical narrative set in a mythologized version of revolutionary
Russia reimagines the story of the 1921 uprising of the Kronstadt sailors and features
the largest cast of trans actors in film history. A masterful homage to Sergei Eisenstein’s
BATTLESHIP POTEMKIN, MAGGOTS AND MEN also deploys stylistic innovations reminiscent
of Guy Maddin and Kenneth Anger. Agitprop theater group Blue Blouse guides the viewer
through the story, which is narrated by fictionalized letters written by Stepan Petrichenko,
the leader of the Provisional Revolutionary Committee.
The Criterion Channel. “Maggots and Men.” Accessed January 31, 2024. https://www.criterionchannel.com/maggots-and-men.
A utopian re-visioning of the Kronstadt Uprising of 1921, featuring film history’s
first cast of over 100 transgender actors, paints a portrait of formerly pro-Soviet
sailors at the Kronstadt naval garrison who rebelled against the perceived failures
of the new Bolshevik state.
MUBI. “Maggots and Men (2009) | MUBI.” Accessed January 31, 2024. https://mubi.com/en/ca/films/maggots-and-men.
