Wayne Koestenbaum

A diminished gallery girl finds a way to silence her toxic boss.

Filmmaker Luchino Visconti was also an important opera director. SENSO begins in Venice’s Teatro La Fenice opera house, and the spirit of opera infuses the picture. In this 2011 documentary, film scholar Peter Brunette, historian Stefano Albertini, and author Wayne Koestenbaum highlight the themes.

“Over the last five years, Wayne’s made more than 200 short films, but STIGMA PUDDING is the first which combines original painting with digital video. Now that he’s at last put felt-tip to film-stock, he’s created something more opulent and vivid, remarkable for ‘the increasing vibrance of the color’ and ‘the peculiarity and individuation of the marks.’” –Nick Gamso