Lucky People Center International

A collage of sounds and images, edited to the rhythm of techno and house music, through which parades a highly diverse, multicultural group of people. Among them, a Tibetan monk, an American rapper, a porn queen, a fakir, a voodoo priestess, a militant environmentalist, and a primatologist. In their search for a viable alternative to the frenzy of contemporary life, they each use a different ritual, involving either song or dance, which has helped them discover the meaning of life. For example, the voodoo priestess explains that the intense forces that are released during a trance are so powerful, that she can feel neither pain nor fear, while porno queen Annie Sprinkle states that sex is the most natural drug and preaches a hedonistic philosophy in which sexual energy is no longer suppressed, but used. Both directors are members of Lucky People Center, a collective which was founded in 1984, by people with an interest in progressive dance music. In fact, “man must dance” is the conclusion of this life-affirming film, in which rhythm is the measure of all things.

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Editing: Erik Pauser, Johan Soderberg

Sound: Johan Soderberg, Thomas Langballe

Music: Lucky People Center

Format: DigiBeta Color

Production Country: Sweden

Production Year: 1998

Duration: 78

Certificate of Merit – San Francisco IFF 1999, USA

Erik Pauser

Filmography

Selected
1998 Lucky People Center International
2001 Tong Tana II – The Devastation
2009 The Face of the Enemy

Johan Soderberg