"A Body without a Head," by poet, playwright and filmmaker George R. Carr, is a work of art-and a work of love. Carr's 18-minute video had its world premiere on October 5 at NewFilmmakers Fall Fest 2009, at the Anthology Film Archives in the East Village. I caught a showing on October 26, as part of the Soho House Screening Series, sponsored by SXM, in the old Meatpacking District.

Elements of "A Body without a Head" are George R. Carr's poetry, much of it abstract, most of it about love, and Tom Zuback's vivid black-and-white still photographs of a company of striking-looking individuals, usually in couples, sometimes in multiple images, in dance-like poses, thanks to choreographer Melissa Riker; in garb suggesting antiquity, thanks to costumers Kevin Carrigan, current Creative Director of ck Calvin Klein-and Calvin Klein himself; complemented by graceful, sensual drawings by Zack Carr III, the filmmaker's late brother-who had been Creative Director of Calvin Klein and designer of the Zack Carr Collection-and haunting music by Mark Nolan.

Movement in the film derives from the animation of Zack Carr III's works and from the camera moving across the images and from photo to photo, for which George R. Carr, working with lighting designer Drew Vanderburg, production designer Andrew Loren Resto (whom some may know from Cherry Grove), and editor and soundman Henry Steady merit credit.

Lanie Zipoy was executive producer. Brandon Ruckdashel, as Torpez, the gladiator, and Mark M. Thomas, Stephen Seidel, Catherine Kjome, Courtney Allen, Brian Karim, Matt Drago, Olivia Julien, Sarah Doudna, Terrence McCrossan, James Edward Becton, John Philip (Andrew's partner), Barbara Mundy, and Parker Colt are the actors.

Watch for future screenings of "A Body without a Head." Go to see it and you're in for a quite unique experience.