28th THESSALONIKI INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL
5 MARCH → 15 MARCH 2026
RETROSPECTIVES: TRIBUTE TO BRUCE WEBER

USA 2001 98 35mm B&W
Just like its namesake, Chop Suey is a delicious mix of ingredients, both amusing and flavorsome. Bruce Weber introduces gorgeous teenage wrestling star, Peter Johnson, to his personal universe. Whether recreating the music and life of cabaret star Frances Faye, appreciating the wily wit of Diana Vreeland, or considering his own world-class collection of still photographs, Weber imparts a deeply felt humanity. He is a man for whom love, loyalty, friendship, humor and beauty is all important. Chop Suey brilliantly encompasses Webers myriad passions and fantasies, his almost Peter Pan like relationship to those objects of desire the rest of us experience in glossy magazines or towering billboards.