Suroh: Alien Hitchhiker

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This listing is for the standard edition Blu-ray. The limited edition slipcover was limited to 1,000 units and is sold out. The two versions are identical, aside from the slipcover.

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If the B-52s collaborated with Negativland on an alt-Earth version of STAR TREK, it would feel a lot like SUROH: ALIEN HITCHHIKER—a mixed media hallucination from filmmaker Patrick McGuinn. The story follows Paul (Peter Gingerich), a skeptic who embarks on a spiritual, emotional, and sexual metamorphosis with an extraterrestrial named Suroh. Awash in LSD-tinged visuals and a pulsing acid-house soundtrack, this is a beautiful synthesis of experimental video art and queer exploration.

directed by: Patrick McGuinn
starring: various
1996 / 74 min / 1.33:1 / English DTS-HD MA 2.0

Additional info:

• Region Free Blu-ray
• Preservation from the original S-VHS master
• Commentary with director Patrick McGuinn, moderated by Bleeding Skull's Annie Choi
• Archival interview with star Peter Gingerich
• Bonus movie: DESERT SPIRITS (1994), restored from the original 16mm film elements
• Short films restored from the original 16mm film elements:
  • TERRANCE BAUM (1986)
  • AGNES KEEDAN'S SECRET PLAN (1988)
  • WHEN THE OWLING HAS COME (1989)
  • SAY THANK YOU, PLEASE (1990)
  • SPF 2000 (1997)
  • SODA POP (2001)
  • BABY BLUE (2002)
• Booklet reproducing the 1996 press kit
• English SDH subtitles