Azian Nurudin

Wicked Radiance

Azian Nurudin

Structured around traditional wayang kulit puppetry, Nurudin draws together references to Islamic culture and her explorations of S&M.

Nancy's Nightmare

Azian Nurudin

This lesbian S&M video is strangely theatrical in its relationship with the camera.

Grapefruit

Cecilia Dougherty

Jill Garellick, Azian Nurudin

With an all-female cast, featuring Suzie Bright as John Lennon, Cecilia Dougherty's Grapefruit plays with the romanticized history of the iconic Fab Four, gently mocking John and Yoko’s banal squabbles and obsessive rituals of self-display. Based obliquely on Yoko Ono’s book, the piece works on many levels to reposition this mythic tale of the Beatles by casting '80s women in mod drag—effectively mapping the lesbian sub-culture onto heterosexual mass culture. Discounting the importance of reproducing facts and historical accuracy, Dougherty gives an incisive reading of the creation of pop culture icons: it doesn’t matter who plays John Lennon because ultimately John Lennon is not a person anymore. As a star, he is a projection of our society’s collective needs and desires.

Bitter Strength: Sadistic Response Version

Azian Nurudin

An amazing experimental S/M pixel scene