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Goddess Bunny Superstar

Filmed since 1991. A raw, powerful, up-lifting movie, set deep in the L.A. Underground art scene.

*"Sandie Crisp, a transgender actress and model, served as a muse to generations of artists, gay punks, and the West Hollywood avant-garde."  THE NEW YORK TIMES

Goddess Bunny Superstar is a heartwarming love story. Despite immense hardships, Sandie embodied optimism, and was always out making new friends. Her crude, yet charming, spirit allowed her to thrive against all odds.

Academy Award-nominated director Matthew Patrick filmed the Goddess Bunny for over 30 years, beginning in 1991.

Sandie left an indelible mark on the avant-garde art scene through performances, films, rock videos, photo shoots, and fashion.

"Contracting polio limited her mobility, and medical interventions worsened her condition. She navigated the world in a wheelchair yet remained a celebrated figure among drag performers.

Her aesthetic, which blended the Hollywood noir of David Lynch with the punk offensiveness of GG Allin and Lydia Lunch, knew few boundaries." THE NEW YORK TIMES

Giovanni Baima, aka Sandie Crisp, aka Goddess Bunny, was born disabled and intersex. You will never see a movie like this again. Honest. Intense. Looking at it is like looking in a distorted mirror.

  • Matthew Kuhara Patrick
    Director
    Graffiti, Hider in the House, Tainted Blood, Night Owl, The Red Chalk, Atrapados (Trapped), Triptych
  • Matthew Kuhara Patrick
    Producer
  • Sandie Elizabeth Crisp
    Key Cast
    "Goddess Bunny"
    Hollywood Vice Squad, Marilyn Manson Dope Show video, The Goddess Bunny, numerous indpendant films
  • Matthew Kuhara Patrick
    Camera and editing
  • Cyrus Shiva
    editing
  • Project Type:
    Other
  • Genres:
    Documentary, LGBTQ, disability, Sexual abuse, Love, Respect, Tolerance, Intersex
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 33 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    March 22, 2025
  • Production Budget:
    400,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States, United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Student Project:
    No
Distribution Information
  • Matthew Patrick
    Country: United States
Director Biography - Matthew Kuhara Patrick

Matthew Patrick is a cis, heterosexual man. His mother is Japanese and my father came from North Carolina.

Matthew is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, having served on its executive committee.

His film Graffiti earned an Academy Award Nomination for Best Dramatic Short and won gold at major festivals. His Triptych won a Student Academy Award at 23, and his first feature, Atrapados (Trapped), premiered at Telluride and represented the U.S. at San Sebastián.

His work has screened at MoMA and the Kennedy Center, as well as on TV and in theaters. He received a National Endowment for the Arts grant and was selected for the Sundance Directors Lab.

He directed psychological thrillers, Hider in the House, Tainted Blood, and Night Owl. Goddess Bunny Superstar is his first feature documentary.

His Hollywood career was cut short by severe illness, later traced to black mold poisoning. After recovery, he returned to filmmaking. His company, Fistful of Fools Films (F Off), Foff.tv developed feature projects, shot web series, and many short form pilots.

In 1992, he acquired 100 acres of property in Joshua Tree, where he founded ShadowRanch.net and recently began producing Digi Desert media events, with live music and digital projection onto a conclave of boulders.

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To contact: MatthewPatrick@me.com

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Director Statement

“She inspired you to believe in yourself, forget whatever simple problems you might have and be fearless, and there’s nothing more beautiful than that.” LA WEEKLY

I filmed Sandie for the last thirty years of her life and wanted to show it in an honest, real way. We shot whatever was going on, and the narrative of her life crafted itself. I never looked at any of the footage until after Sandie died.

When we first met, Sandie's heart, courage and humor drew me in. She always presented herself with complete glamour, despite having a body that people weren’t used to seeing — a body that many didn’t associate with beauty.

Looking at Sandie is like looking into a kind of mirror because you can’t help but compare yourself to her.

I was frustrated trying to raise millions of dollars to make another movie, when I met Sandie. She was a most unusual, spunky person, and became the star of my no-budget production.

The movie was shot in an improvisational way. The point was to not impose a story on Sandie's life. I was to shoot without an agenda, judgement, or a preconception.

This film is for the outsiders, the queer kids, the artists, the disabled community — anyone who’s felt unseen and unwanted.

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