Influential surrealist painter H. R. Giger (1940-2014) hypnotized audiences with his Oscar-winning visual creatures in Ridley Scott’s masterpiece ALIEN and altered the pop culture landscape forever with his striking, dark visual imagery. After a successful film festival run, the definitive documentary DARK STAR: H.R. GIGER’S WORLD plays theatrically across the U.S. and Canada starting on May 15th, released by Icarus Films and KimStim. (see list of cities below).

Surrealist artist H. R. Giger (1940-2014) terrified audiences with his Oscar-winning monsters in Ridley Scott’s ALIEN. Sci-fi, horror, music, album covers, tattoos and fetish art have been influenced by his dark, intricate paintings and sculptures depicting birth, death and sex.

Both a mesmerizing introduction to Giger’s oeuvre and a must-see for Giger devotees, Belinda Sallin’s definitive documentary DARK STAR: H. R. GIGER’S WORLD shares the intimate last years of the artist’s life and reveals how deeply he resided within his own artistic visions.

Behind the shuttered windows and ivy-covered walls of his residence in Zurich, Switzerland, DARK STAR brings viewers into Giger’s mysterious realm: from the first skull he was given by his father at the age of six, to macabre dinner parties with his close-knit team, to the grisly souvenirs from his time spent on the ALIEN set and reminiscences about model Li Tobler, Giger’s one-time muse, whose suicide reverberates throughout his work.

The film also addresses Giger’s complex relationship to the art world, where he defied traditional categories and embraced commercial projects for musicians including Debbie Harry, Korn, Emerson, Lake and Palmer and the Dead Kennedys. Fittingly enshrined in a museum dedicated to his work, Giger’s output includes sculpture, painting, drawing, film and architecture, integrating meticulous technique with a instantly-recognizable sensibility that has inspired generations of nightmares.

Opening theatrically in the U.S. and Canada in over 30 cities:

May 15-21 – New York, NY – Landmark Sunshine

May 15-21 – Los Angeles, CA – Landmark NuArt

May 15-21 – San Francisco, CA – Landmark Opera Plaza

May 15-21 – Berkeley, CA – Landmark Shattuck

May 15-21 – Providence, RI – Cable Car Cinema

May 22-28 – Long Beach, CA – The Frida Cinema

May 22-28 – San Diego, CA – Landmark Ken

May 22-28 – Dallas, TX – Texas Theatre

May 23-26 – Austin, TX – Alamo Drafthouse

May 23-28 – Houston, TX – Alamo Drafthouse

May 28 – June 4 – Washington, D.C. – Landmark E St

May 28 – June 4 – Vancouver, BC – The Cinematheque

May 29 – June 4 – Denver, CO – Landmark (TBD)

May 28 – June 4 – Columbus, OH – Gateway Film Center

May 29 – June 4 – Philadelphia, PA – Landmark Ritz

May 28 – May 31 – Fort Worth, TX – Fort Worth Museum of Contemporary Art

View additional theatrical dates here: 

http://icarusfilms.com/playdates.html#dk