Kenneth Anger was an American underground experimental filmmaker, actor, and writer. Working exclusively in short films, he produced almost 40 works beginning in 1937, nine of which have been grouped
Anger with a motorcycle on the set of Scorpio Rising
The ornate "Russian Embassy" house in San Francisco, where Anger lived in 1966 and 1967.
Anger in 2011 speaking at Indiana University.
Signature and handprints of Kenneth Anger in front of the Vista Theatre, Los Angeles
Fireworks is a 1947 homoerotic experimental short film by Kenneth Anger. Filmed in his parents' home in Beverly Hills, California, over a long weekend while they were away, the film stars Anger and ex
Kenneth Anger
…in Santa Monica, California. He began making short films when he was 14 years old, although his first film to gain any recognition was the homoerotic Fireworks (1947). The work's controversial nature led to his trial on obscenity charges, but he was acquitted. A friendship and working relationship subsequently…
Michelangelo's Pietà Saint Peter's Basilica Vatican City
Kenneth Anger Fireworks screenshot