Strange Culture (2007)
The film examines the case of artist and professor Steve Kurtz, a member of the Critical Art Ensemble (CAE). The work of Kurtz and other CAE members dealt with genetically modified food and other issues of science and public policy. After his wife, Hope, died of heart failure, paramedics arrived and became suspicious when they noticed petri dishes and other scientific equipment related to Kurtz's art in his home. They summoned the FBI, who detained Kurtz within hours on suspicion of bioterrorism.
- Released
- 2007-02-09
- Genres
- Documentary
- Runtime
- 75 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Lynn Hershman-Leeson
- TMDB rating
- 4.7/10 from 6 votes
Cast
- Tilda Swinton as Hope Kurtz
- Thomas Jay Ryan as Steve Kurtz
- Josh Kornbluth as Self
- Peter Coyote as Self
- Steve Kurtz as Self
- Shoresh Alaudini as Loren
- Cassie Powell as Lise
- Jakob Bokulich as FBI Agent
- Gregg Bordowitz as Self - Artist / CAE Defense Fund
- Larissa Clayton as Char
- Beatriz da Costa as Self
- Susan Leeson as Self (as Dr. Susan Leeson)