No one will ever make movies like Doris Wishman made movies. One of the most prolific women filmmakers in the history of American cinema, writer-director-editor Wishman created collisions between surrealism and exploitation that feel like they materialized from an alternate universe. THE FILMS OF DORIS WISHMAN: THE DAYLIGHT YEARS surveys the early, sun-soaked nudist era of Wishman’s career. From NUDE ON THE MOON (Wishman’s dreamlike sci-fi triumph) to HIDEOUT IN THE SUN (a crackpot nudie-noir) AGFA + Something Weird are honored to present these effervescent DIY treasures in gorgeous new restorations.
Disc 1: NUDE ON THE MOON (1961) and BLAZE STARR GOES NUDIST (1962)
• Restorations from the original 35mm camera negatives
• NUDE ON THE MOON: Commentary with director Frank Henenlotter and filmmaker Anthony Snead
• BLAZE STARR GOES NUDIST: Commentary with Wishman biographer Michael Bowen
• Theatrical trailers
• “Daylight Years” photo gallery
• Booklet with writing from Something Weird’s Lisa Petrucci and a vintage Doris Wishman interview”
“Disc 2: HIDEOUT IN THE SUN (1960) and GENTLEMEN PREFER NATURE GIRLS (1963)
• HIDEOUT IN THE SUN: Preservation from Doris Wishman’s personal 16mm print
• HIDEOUT IN THE SUN: Commentary with Wishman biographer Michael Bowen
• GENTLEMEN PREFER NATURE GIRLS: Restoration from the original 35mm camera negative
• Unseen Doris Wishman interview from 1974
• Theatrical trailers”
“Disc 3: DIARY OF A NUDIST (1961) and THE PRINCE AND THE NATURE GIRL (1965)
• DIARY OF A NUDIST: Restoration from the original 35mmcamera negative
• DIARY OF A NUDIST: Commentary with queer film historian Elizabeth Purchell
• THE PRINCE AND THE NATURE GIRL: Preservation from the only existing 35mm film elements in German with English subtitles “”
