Best Friend Forever has released the trailer for Mary Losier’s documentary about queer icon and musician Meryl Nisker, aka Peaches. The film will focus on the pop star’s rise to fame, relationship with sister Suri, creative process, and becoming an icon in the queer musician community. Peaches Goes Bananas is set to premiere at the Venice Days sidebar, which runs alongside the main film festival.
The film is based on Losier and Nisker’s years-long friendship. Nisker later revealed in a statement that his relationship with the documentary’s director was “special” from the moment they met. He said, “There was a special feeling between Losier and me from the moment we met – a comfort, a joy, a creative power, a wisdom.”
She also spoke about Losier’s unique “style” of filming and said that he captured many spontaneous and heartwarming moments in the film. She said, “There are sacred moments captured in the film that I will always cherish, especially since the passing of my sister and my father.”
Meanwhile, Losier considered Peaches an inspiration for embodying art and admired her “relaxed and natural” lifestyle. “For me, as I get older, it is inspiring to see her body beautiful and active, always experimenting and communicating with the audience,” the director said in an interview with Peaches published in the press notes for the film.
Losier’s best works to date are critically acclaimed documentaries, including The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye, which won the Teddy Award at the 2011 Berlinale. 2018’s Cassandro el Exotico! won the prestigious Cannes Prize in the ACID section.
Produced by Tamara Films’ Carole Chasaing, Michigan Films’ Sebastien Andress and Elise Lemaire, the film will be released in France by Norte Distribution and in Belgium by Galleries Distribution. Meanwhile, international sales will be handled by Best Friend Forever Company.
