From Sophia Satchell Baeza’s article for BFI:

In 1999, the secret was out. The director of “Pink Narcissus” (1971), that woozy, pastel-tinged queer cinema classic, was outed as James Bidgood. A costume designer, filmmaker and early beefcake photographer, Bidgood shot “Pink Narcissus” in the 1960s from his poky Hells Kitchen apartment, summoning the feverish fantasies of a midtown hustler from intricate miniatures and homespun special effects.

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