A Body to Live In

A look at Fakir Musafar and body modification. 

This is in no way exploitive and is a deep dive trip into the world of altering ones body that stays very much on intellectual and spiritual territory. This is the path some people take to enlightenment. It's a look into a world that is going to scare and disturb many people. 

And here lies the rub - this film is not for everyone and the devisive nature of the subject is going to make this title a difficult one to sell. Personally I think this film is brilliant. I think it is a perfect look at Fakir Musafar, some one who I have encountered in my explorations of "fringe" topics over the years. I love that the film is also an exploration of a different spiritual path to god/nirvana. This is another subject that interests me. For me this was a great film that for the most part I just went with.

On the other hand people are going to have issues with the piercings (not just ears and nipples but weights on fish hooks and more), graphic discussions of acts, of sex, and things most people don't discuss. Even once I knew the film was about Fakir Musafar and I knew where this was going I still was rattled by some things. I don't know how anyone else is going to react to the film. 

Objectively - on it's own terms as something outside of a larger picture- I think it's brilliant. As a film to just review and let it find it's audience on its own I love it. At the same time I'm not sure how many others will want to go to the places this goes and I don't know if this will find enough people who can go there wide eyed to make it anything but a fringe film.