Goodbye Horses: Las muchas vidas de Q Lazzarus

I went to see this film with my husband and we were both devastated but also utterly entranced. We feel nothing but admiration and awe for this incredible feat of resurrection of a forgotten artist who deserves enormous recognition. Q Lazzarus was an extraordinary woman and Aridjis-Fuentes tells her story with great elegance and respect. Apart from being a compelling portrait of an artist and of a woman with a personality and presence larger than anything you could ever imagine, it is a complex and layered portrait, not always favorable, of American society. May Q's story and transcendent voice become a part of our lives, may she forever be an inspiration.

I watched the movie and I found it amazing. It is excitingly constructed and in no way sensationalist.

I was very moved by how Q's life with all the ups and Downs is shown in the movie.

It is a shame, that all the other music she made through all these years never came out.

In a certain way, it can be compared to Searching for sugar man.

The reason we love films is that, sometimes, they provide us with a reminder that there is magic, still, in the world.

Such is the case with Goodbye Horses: The Many Lives of Q Lazzarus - A remarkable - even miraculous - piece of documentary work by director Eva Aridjis-Fuentes who just happened to be the only person who could have made this film at the particular time it came to be.

This is a stunning, accessible, portrait of an artist as well as a commentary on our society. Heartbreaking, haunting, and, ultimately, uplifting, it's everything you could want from any film and the fact that it's true to life makes it even more important. Watch it at your emotional peril because it is devastating in the end. Bravo!

This film is outstanding, mainly because the subject, Q Lazzararus (Diane Luckey) is magnificent. She is a force of nature. There seems to be a serious disconnect in the music industry which doesn't recognize a superior talent like this, and it extends to the indie film industry as well. Those programmers at Sundance and Slamdance and SXSW are all falling over themselves trying to secure the rights to secure the productions of rock royalty and are ignoring the work of a significant underground artist like Q. She is miles above any of the winners at the Grammy Awards this past year, and needs to be awarded a Grammy immediately. Her work is completely misunderstood, since she is a black woman fronting a heavy metal band, and the music industry has no precedent for how to market such a phenomenon.

As far as the documentary is concerned, it is the unbelievable result of the filmmaker, who is a fan of Q herself, getting into a cab driven by none other than Q herself. How is this possible? It sounds like something that would be considered absolutely implausible if it was a script, yet it was real life. If this is not evidence of the abstract phenomenon known as FATE, then please explain how something so amazing could happen.

The documentary is one of the best I have ever seen, and this is written by a documentary teacher, who studies them and presents them to students in major arts colleges, so there is reason to believe that the filmmaker deserves some recognition here. How is it possible that this is not getting worldwide recognition? Oh yeah, because the subject is a black woman who is fronting a heavy metal band. I guess that says it all. Do yourself a favor and see this. Absolutely riveting.

This really is one of the best documentaries I've seen in a long time. Superbly handled with care and grace by the director (Eva Aridjis-Fuentes), it depicts the life - and what a life at that - of an amazingly talented - and impossible to pigeon-hole - woman, 'Q Lazzarus', who was subject to a crazy combination of cosmic fate mixed with misfortune. I found myself shaking my head at the absurdity of it all. The director allows Q to tell, and show, her story, explaining struggles with the music industry. Essentially a symptom of wider societal obstacles that black women faced (and still face) resulting in a kind of stolen destiny. There are heart warming moments amongst the bleakness. Simple human things like seeing the happy faces as she reconnects with her old drummer, or when the church sisters see her for the first time in years. Her loving husband too. I don't want to accidentally add any spoilers so I'll stop here. The director has absolutely gifted us with this film, giving the artist her chance to shine at last. I'm now going to go listen to her music, it's the least I can do.