Strange Culture
Strange Culture2007
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Strange Culture
1h 15m·Documentary
Directed by Lynn Hershman-Leeson·2007
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4.7/10 avgAverage user ratingThe 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.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Tilda SwintonHope Kurtz | Hope Kurtz |
 Thomas Jay RyanSteve Kurtz | Steve Kurtz |
 Josh KornbluthSelf | Self |
 Peter CoyoteSelf | Self |
| SSteve KurtzSelf | Self |
| SShoresh AlaudiniLoren | Loren |
| CCassie PowellLise | Lise |
| JJakob BokulichFBI Agent | FBI Agent |
| GGregg BordowitzSelf - Artist / CAE Defense Fund | Self - Artist / CAE Defense Fund |
| LLarissa ClaytonChar | Char |
| BBeatriz da CostaSelf | Self |
| SSusan LeesonSelf (as Dr. Susan Leeson) | Self (as Dr. Susan Leeson) |
| JJennifer NolandArt Student | Art Student |
 Keith OlbermannSelf | Self |
| MMarcie ProhofskyFBI Agent | FBI Agent |
 Wallace ShawnSelf | Self |
| LLucia SommerSelf | Self |
 Sigrid SutterReporter | Reporter |
| NNato ThompsonSelf | Self |
| PPaul VanouseSelf | Self |
| RRichard WenzelFBI Agent | FBI Agent |
| JJeff BredtFederal Prosecutor (uncredited) | Federal Prosecutor (uncredited) |