Beth B's edgy, often wince-inducing, documentary showcases the work of several new-wave artists, all fascinated by the power of the naked body. The best of a colourful bunch are Britain's Mat Fraser aka Seal Boy (he was born with phocomelia) and his saucer-eyed partner (now wife), Julie Atlas Muz. This pair seem playfully in control of their life and craft. Their limbs, and brains, move in mysterious ways.
Some of the others subjects seem more vulnerable, most notably Rose Wood. The latter's show is undeniably high voltage – look out for 'Rabbi Rosenwood'. Yet our access to Wood's messy private life (we get a bedside seat for a breast op) seems a tad unearned. It would be interesting to know what, if anything, Beth B wasn't allowed to film. Striptease is a game. You wind up hoping that the wounded Wood managed to keep something under wraps.
