On Saturday, May 3, Lunch appears at Sun-Ray Cinema in Tampa. She’ll screen not only her own documentary, Depression, Anxiety and Rage, but also The Machinist — because both theater and guest have a healthy sadistic streak.
Depression, Anxiety and Rage is a 2024 documentary from the minds of Lunch and collaborator Jasmine Hirst, discussing and delving into the (potentially) healing and connective qualities of art and creativity. The film features interviews with Shirley Manson, writer Jerry Stahl, JD Thirlwell, Weasel Walter and many more.
As Lunch was invited to further curate the evening beyond her doc, she chose the harrowing Christian Bale cult-fave The Machinist from 2004.
To catch you up on Lunch — though Orlando audiences are uniquely familiar with this performer, due to the faithful efforts of one Jim Faherty of Figurehead to bring Lunch to town at least once a year — her singular art career has spanned decades, genres and media, from No Wave queen with Teenage Jesus and the Jerks to a long and creatively vibrant career as a literary performance art terror. Also, we’re just saying, every dystopian thing she ever predicted in her books and spoken-word performances has come true.
Sun Ray Cinema, freshly relocated from Jacksonville (because landlords!), is located in Tampa at 12332 University Mall Court in the University Mall. They’ve already hit the ground running with programming featuring Joe Bob Briggs and Jozef van Wissem.
Lydia Lunch comes to Sun Ray on Saturday, May 3, at 7 p.m. and tickets are still available through the venue for $15.
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This article appears in Apr 23-29, 2025.