Catz's Immersive Documentary on Cosey Fanni Tutti Completes Filming
Caroline Catz has finished directing a feature documentary based on Cosey Fanni Tutti's memoir, with Andy Starke producing. The film uses Tutti's personal archive to create an immersive environment where she revisits her life and controversial art, including a 1976 exhibition that drew parliamentary criticism. First stills from the project have been released.
The documentary transforms Tutti’s personal archive—diaries, costumes, photographs, films, artworks, and correspondence—into a series of interconnected installations. Within this constructed environment, she revisits her own life and reflects on her boundary-pushing career, creating an immersive rather than conventional biographical format. The project recently wrapped production, with first stills now released.
Tutti’s 1976 “Prostitution” exhibition at London’s Institute of Contemporary Arts drew sharp condemnation in Parliament, where she was labeled a “wrecker of civilization.” That moment anchors the film’s exploration of her uncompromising artistic legacy. Directed by Caroline Catz and produced by Andy Starke, known for genre films like *Free Fire* and *Kill List*, the feature adapts Tutti’s bestselling memoir of the same name.
This documentary may broaden public awareness of feminist art history and the cultural battles of the 1970s. By presenting Tutti’s archive as an immersive experience, it could invite viewers to reconsider how controversial art is judged across generations. The film may also inspire renewed discussion about censorship and the personal costs of creative defiance, potentially influencing how contemporary audiences engage with provocative works and their creators.