The Cactus of Klaus
Director: Tony Blahd, Lydia Fine
Producer: Jeremy Summer, Double Solitaire
Screenwriter: N/A
Cinematographer: Jonny Look
Cast: Klaus Rinke
Release Year: 2023
Language: English (United States)
Subtitle: English (United States)
Country: United States
Genre: Documentary
(THIS FILM WAS PART OF OUR 2024 FESTIVAL LINEUP AND IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE ON THE SLAMDANCE CHANNEL) The grounds of Klaus Rinke’s Los Angeles studio overflow with an otherworldly cactus garden. The cactus—a plant firmly rooted in the horticultural zeitgeist—is a lifelong obsession of the enigmatic artist whose career as a pioneering conceptual artist spans more than 6-decades. Striking footage of the cacti garden reveals a surreal hidden geometry and illuminates the uncanny ways in which cacti and humans express themselves and coexist.