The underground fairy godfather of queer cinema finally gets his close-up, darling.
Velvet Vision is a raw and intimate portrait of James Bidgood, the visionary artist behind the cult classic Pink Narcissus, who’s groundbreaking 1960s homoerotic imagery helped redefine queer aesthetics.
Cinematography
Archival footage so vivid you can smell the basement darkroom chemicals.
Production
Recreated sets from Pink Narcissus—Bidgood's cramped apartment as cathedral.
Acting
John Waters playing himself: the perfect irreverent Greek chorus.
Director
Bart Everly
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Pink Narcissus was anonymously released and misattributed for years; Bidgood's reclamation of authorship in the 2000s became a rallying cry for recognizing queer artists erased by homophobia.
Bidgood shot Pink Narcissus entirely in his tiny Hell's Kitchen apartment over seven years, using tinfoil, Christmas lights, and hand-painted backdrops—no budget, just feverish vision.
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