Peaches Goes Bananas

For the last seventeen years, Marie Losier has filmed the singer Peaches, the queen of electropunk and a true feminist queer icon. Between jam-packed concerts, a close relationship with her sister Suri, and the staging of her first opera, Peaches always feels the urge to reinvent herself and explore boundaries. On- and off-stage, an intimate portrait of an inspiring, taboo-shattering artist with boundless energy, embracing every phase of life and turning her body into art. “In Peaches Goes Bananas, I painted the portrait of a woman and, more importantly, an artist with whom I identify on several levels. Past the fifties, I feel the body changing and yet the need to keep creating and experimenting as much as the younger generations is stronger than ever. In 2006, during the filming of the feature-length film The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye, I randomly met Peaches. This was the beginning of a 17-year-long shoot and friendship. Over the years, an intimate portrait emerges with Peaches on and off stage. The footage reveals the creative process of this artist; a transgressive queer icon, an uncompromising feminist, a woman in constant transformation. I am touched by her perseverance and her tireless energy to experiment and place her body at the center of her art with great beauty and freedom. Peaches constantly questions and redefines the boundaries of her identity. Her work is committed, rebellious, and playful with irreverent and insolent strength. The need to experiment, to reinvent oneself, the need to live fully, freely, and face the norms and hostilities, by loving, dancing, creating, remains at the center of my work.” (Marie Losier)