ANOHNI

Birth : 1971-10-24, Chichester, Sussex, England, UK

History

Anohni, styled as ANOHNI, is an English-born singer, songwriter, and visual artist. She was formerly the lead singer of the band Antony and the Johnsons.

Movies

Disintegration Loops
Self
As the 20th anniversary of 9/11 looms near, William Basinski contemplates the enduring legacy of 'The Disintegration Loops' (his elegy to the 2001 Attacks), while quarantined in the midst of COVID-19.
The Carnival is Over
Actress (voice)
Artist Shirin Neshat explains the film: "I was interested in how female singers are universally treated as objects of desire. At first, Cate looks gorgeous, but when she sings it's a [masculine] voice. The audience heckles her, and she becomes confrontational. When the music comes back on, she does a seductive dance but her face is evil. For her final act of subversion, she takes off her hair and makeup and walks away. That part was Cate's idea. Fuck the beauty."
The Carnival is Over
Vocals
Artist Shirin Neshat explains the film: "I was interested in how female singers are universally treated as objects of desire. At first, Cate looks gorgeous, but when she sings it's a [masculine] voice. The audience heckles her, and she becomes confrontational. When the music comes back on, she does a seductive dance but her face is evil. For her final act of subversion, she takes off her hair and makeup and walks away. That part was Cate's idea. Fuck the beauty."
Call Me Marianna
Original Music Composer
Her ex-wife won’t meet her. Her daughter rejects her. Her mother still calls her “son.” As Marianna transitions from male to female, she is abandoned by her loved ones, alone in a world unwilling to accept her true self. This multi-award-winning documentary is an intensely sympathetic and powerful account of one individual’s struggle to gain acceptance—even in the midst of profound physical hardship.
Sing Me the Songs That Say I Love You: A Concert for Kate McGarrigle
Herself
A Documentary feature film directed by Lian Lunson celebrating the late Kate McGarrigle.
Bob Wilson's Life & Death of Marina Abramovic
Herself
This hourlong semi-documentary records the musical stage collaboration between director Robert Wilson and veteran performance artist Marina Abramovic. Also included is a wealth of background material about Abramovic's life and earlier works.
Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man
Self
Poet, singer / songwriter and ladies man Leonard Cohen is interviewed in his home about his life and times. The interview is interspersed with archive photos and exuberant praise and live perfomances from an eclectic mix of musicians, including: Jarvis Cocker, Rufus & Martha Wainwright, Teddy Thompson, Anohni, The Handsome Family and U2's Bono and The Edge.
Wild Side
Le chanteur du café
A transgender woman returns – with her two male lovers – to her family home in the countryside to look after her dying mother.
Wigstock: The Movie
Self
The three-decade-old annual Manhattan gathering of drag queens and their fans is portrayed in this colorful documentary. The film concentrates on the spectacle of the event, providing abundant examples of the elaborate costumes, flamboyant wigs, and campy musical performances that characterize the event.