CN: Thematization of suicide
In many Warhol filmographies, the title "Dance Movie" (also known as "Rollerskate") appears, yet it remains unfound to this day. In GODDESS OF SPEED Frédéric Moffet reimagines the lost work that was supposed to showcase the talented dancer Fred Herko, gliding on a single roller skate in 1963. In doing so, he also narrates the story of Herko's death in 1964, homeless and high on drugs, as he leaped naked from an open window while dancing to Mozart. Herko's story encapsulates pure zest for life, intoxication, and dance, alongside self-destruction and death. GODDESS OF SPEED gives space to these two energies and timelines alongside each other, offering a poetic, introspective glimpse into the end of life and the ecstasy that precedes it.