Teaches of Peaches

If the weather is bad, the screening will take place indoors

Before the screening at 20:30 talk with Agnessa Schmudke and Peaches

Captured during Peaches’ electrifying tour of 2022, this documentary stitches together rare archival treasures and explosive live footage to trace the metamorphosis of Merrill Nisker—Canadian artist turned global provocateur—into the iconoclastic force known as Peaches. The film pulls back the curtain on her creative engine, from the tour’s raw conceptual origins to sweat-drenched rehearsals and adrenaline-charged performances, offering a backstage pass to her anarchic artistry. For over two decades, Peaches has carved a legacy as a feminist musician, producer, director, and performance artist, using music and theater to destabilize patriarchal norms, redefine gender binaries, and champion LGBTQIA+ liberation. Her razor-sharp wit and avant-garde vision dissect themes of sexuality, identity, and power, transforming stages into arenas of rebellion. Whether skewering stereotypes or sparking dialogue through her genre-bending work, Peaches has etched herself into the DNA of contemporary culture—not just as an artist, but as a movement. This documentary crystallizes her revolution, frame by fearless frame. (BH)