Exploding out of San Francisco’s vibrant late-60s counter-culture, Luminous Procuress
is a psychedelic odyssey of unabashed hedonism. The only feature film by artist, mystic
and polymath Steven Arnold, the film celebrates gender-fluidity and pan-sexuality
in a voyeuristic phantasmagorical journey towards spiritual ecstasy.
Often compared to the works of Fellini, Jack Smith and Kenneth Anger, and featuring
the outrageous talents of the avant garde drag troupe The Cockettes, as well as artist
ruth weiss, Luminous Procuress was an underground sensation upon release but disappeared
from circulation for many years. Now fully restored in all its sensuous glory, Luminous
Procuress’ subversive delights are ready to be discovered anew.
Second Run DVD. “Luminous Procuress.” Accessed February 5, 2025. https://www.secondrundvd.com/release_luminous.html.
