OR119 (Peggy Ahwesh and Jacqueline Goss, music Zachary Layton). 2023 59 minutes
A theoretical musical about the scientist and social thinker Wilhelm Reich, shot in his home and laboratory in Rangeley, Maine. In this playfully performative piece, the writing and work of Freud's favorite student are put to melody and into conversation with contemporary feminist writers.
Working with a group of friends and students in a largely improvisatory way, we shot in and around Reich’s home and laboratory in Rangeley, Maine. With OR119, we wish to inspire a revitalization of his primary tenet: "Love, Work, and Knowledge are the wellsprings of our lives.”
program notes heredownloadable images here (first four)biographies here