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.

Goodbye Horses: The Many Lives of Q Lazzarus is a gift to biographical independent cinema and the women's movement plus the cause for diversity and community. It's truly a global music film on top of being a story of one person or many- her family, friends, her colleagues, the director plays a part- oh- It's fresh in my mind but honestly it's such a wild experience which spans the 20th and 21st centuries and there is so much music and pathos packed into it. I would simply say that each part or scene tells a unique story and then all fit together and form a sensible narrative that makes a compelling portrait of someone we just discovered.

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.

This beautiful documentary directed by Eva Fuentes, honors Q Lazzarus' life and music in such a loving and moving way. It was fate for Q to meet Eva. They were destined soul sisters. Q's iconic song 'Goodbye horse' has been passed down generations, yet we did not know anything about Q. She deserved to be known and given her flowers. In a full circle moment Eva was able to do that. What are you waiting for? Go watch!!!