Rose Kings and Cruel Women: The picture maker Elfi Mikesch

Queer avant la lettre: In 1970, photographer Elfi Mikesch began her career as a director and cinematographer. Known for her dancing, fluid images that transport the audience into unprecedented states of disorientation and dreams, she has served as cinematographer on countless films by Rosa von Praunheim, Werner Schroeter, and Monika Treut.