Episode 21: Eva Aridjis Fuentes (Goodbye Horses: The Many Lives of Q Lazzarus)

<p>In May, I went to a screening of a documentary called GOODBYE HORSES: THE MANY LIVES OF Q LAZZARUS about the singer of the cult song &quot;Goodbye Horses&quot; which is most prominently featured in Jonathan Demme&#39;s film THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS. The film is a portrait of the musician behind the song, Diane Luckey, her tumultuous life, and the frustrating reality of a music industry that didn&#39;t know what to do with an unconventional Black singer. This conversation is with the director of that film, Eva Aridjis Fuentes, and we spoke about how the film came to be, the obstacle-filled filming process, and the documentary as Diane Luckey&#39;s legacy.</p><p>Show Notes:</p><p><a href="http://www.evaaridjis.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Eva Eridjis Fuentes’ website </a><a href="https://qlazzarus.squarespace.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Q Lazzarus website</a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/evaaridjisfuentes/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Eva’s instagram</a></p><p>Q Lazzarus LP <a href="https://www.sacredbonesrecords.com/products/sbr-356-goodbye-horses-the-many-lives-of-q-lazzarus?_pos=1&_psq=q+lazz&_ss=e&_v=1.0" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Goodbye Horses: The Many Lives of Q Lazzarus (Music from the Motion Picture)</a></p><p><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091983/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_something%2520wild" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Something Wild (1986)</a></p><p><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095593/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_married%2520to%2520the%2520mob" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Married to the Mob (1988)</a></p><p><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102926/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_7_nm_1_in_0_q_silence%2520of%2520the%2520lambs" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">The Silence of the Lambs (1991)</a></p><p><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107818/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_philadelphia" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Philadelphia (1993)</a></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q_Lazzarus" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Q Lazzarus</a></p><p>Eva&#39;s film <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q_Lazzarus" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Children of the Street (2004)</a></p><p><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1022580/?ref_=nm_flmg_job_1_cdt_t_5" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Eva’s film La santa muerte (2007)</a></p><p><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3214502/?ref_=nm_flmg_job_1_cdt_t_2" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Eva’s film Chuy, El Hombre lobo (2014)</a></p><p><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2125608/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_searching%2520for%2520sugar" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Searching for Sugar Man (2012)</a></p><p><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073076/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_grey%2520gardens" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Grey Gardens (1975)</a></p><p><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1155592/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_man%2520on%2520wire" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Man on Wire (2008)</a> <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9735318/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_get%2520back" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">The Beatles: Get Back (2021)</a></p><p><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12888462/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_my%2520octopus%2520" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">My Octopus Teacher (2020)</a></p><p><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076097/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_1_nm_1_in_0_q_the%2520talking%2520gorilla" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Koko: A Talking Gorilla (1978)</a></p><p><a href="https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/38148/1/what-happened-to-q-lazzarus-who-sang-goodbye-horses" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Dazed article about Q </a></p