Directed by Oscar-winner Sarah Kernochan (MARJOE), this portrait of a dynamic New York City-based street performer is intriguing but somewhat unsatisfying. To call Thoth a musician sells him short: Smeared with shimmer-gel and dressed in a gold leather loincloth and sandals, the lean 46-year-old shakes his dreadlocks and rattles the beads around his ankles as he simultaneously plays the violin, sings and dances. His material is operatic, and he performs multiple roles, his voice ranging from a clear falsetto to a ragged growl; Thoth calls his presentations "pray-formances," and brings to them an intensity that begs to be called religious. Onlookers' reactions range f...
Released:
2001
Rated:
NR
Length:
43 mins