Turning (2012 film)

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Turning
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Charles Atlas
Produced byVibeke Vogel
Lucy Sexton
StarringAnohni (f.k.a. Antony Hegarty)
CinematographyGavin Elder
Edited byÅsa Mossberg
Music byAntony and the Johnsons
Distributed byBullitt Film, Turning Film LLC
Release dates
  • July 2012 (2012-07)(New Horizon) [1]
  • November 11, 2014 (2014-11-11)(DVD) [2]
Running time
78 minutes

Turning, full title Turning: A Film by Charles Atlas and Antony is a documentary musical art film made by video artist Charles Atlas in collaboration with British-American artist Anohni and her band Antony and The Johnsons.

Contents

Synopsis

The film focuses on 13 New York City-based women who appeared with Antony and the Johnsons in the band's European tour in the Autumn of 2006. During the concert, each subject rotated slowly on a turntable platform on stage, her features blown up and transfigured on a screen behind Anohni and her band, then known as Antony and the Johnsons. Atlas incorporated the 13 personalities in the film and music through candid shots and playful banter to define his picturesque subjects on screen. [3] The concert climaxed with projections of a video of late trans activist Marsha P. Johnson, the band's namesake.

The film pairs a band performance with a video backdrop of superimpositions and time-delay effects. The video uses "13 remarkable women" in the songwriter's words who stand on a revolving platform to the side of the band each with a static pose for the length of a song, staring down the camera in close-up as Charles Atlas superimposes shots from different angles and applies various camera effects. [4]

Performers

Musicians

Soundtrack

Turning
Turning-Antony-and-the-Johnsons.jpg
Soundtrack album by
Antony and the Johnsons
Released11 November 2014
Length76:46
Label Secretly Canadian
Antony and the Johnsons chronology
Cut the World
(2012)		Turning
(2014)		 My Back Was a Bridge for You to Cross
(2023)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 77/100 [5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Clash 6/10 [7]
The Irish Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Loud and Quiet 8/10 [9]
NME 7/10 [10]
Pitchfork Media 7.3/10 [11]
PopMatters 8/10 [12]
Record Collector Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [13]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [14]
Under the Radar Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [15]

The soundtrack was recorded at The Barbican Centre, London on 4–5 November 2006 with all music composed and arranged by Anohni and performed by Antony and the Johnsons. It was officially released on 11 November 2014 on Secretly Canadian record label.

All tracks are written by Antony and the Johnsons

Turning
No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."Everything Is New" Swanlights 4:49
2."My Lord My Love" Thank You for Your Love (EP)3:18
3."Cripple and the Starfish" Antony and the Johnsons 5:15
4."For Today I Am a Boy" I Am a Bird Now 3:32
5."Where Is My Power?"Epilepsy Is Dancing(single)5:31
6."Spiralling"I Am a Bird Now3:57
7."Find the Rhythm of Your Love"Swanlights(EP)6:02
8."I Fell in Love with a Dead Boy"I Fell in Love with a Dead Boy(EP)4:28
9."Bird Gerhl"I Am a Bird Now3:22
10."Kiss My Name" The Crying Light 4:09
11."Daylight and the Sun"The Crying Light5:43
12."One Dove"The Crying Light6:28
13."Hope There's Someone"I Am a Bird Now4:42
14."Twilight"Antony and the Johnsons5:57
15."You Are My Sister"I Am a Bird Now4:14
16."Whose Are These" Whose Are These / Tears Tears Tears (single)2:48
17."Tears Tears Tears"Whose Are These / Tears Tears Tears(single)2:31
Total length:76:46

+ Digital booklet

Charts

Chart (2014)
  • Peak
  • position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [16] 67
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [17] 100
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [18] 70
French Albums (SNEP) [19] 146

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