Homer Flynn
Acting
Biography
Homer Flynn III is an American multimedia artist, musician, graphic designer and businessman who is known for his role as founding member, co-owner and current "Captain Doc" of The Cryptic Corporation, the management and public relations firm which has represented the band, The Residents since 1976. As a member of The Cryptic Corporation, Flynn has been credited as a co-producer on over 30 albums by The Residents and other spin-off acts, from Fingerprince (1977) to Shadowland (2015). A friend and collaborator of The Residents from their earliest days in Shreveport, Louisiana, Flynn is also the group's primary graphic designer and art director, having been responsible for most of their album and promotional art, which is usually credited to his graphic design company "Porno-Graphics". Since the early 1980s, Flynn has regularly acted as a spokesperson for The Residents and The Cryptic Corporation, becoming more prominent in this role following the retirement of co-founder and long time President Hardy Fox in 2017. Flynn has lived and worked in San Francisco, California since 1969. He is married to artist Leigh Barbier, who he lives with in the Haight-Ashbury District. He has two daughters, artist Jana Flynn (from his previous marriage to Diane Flynn) and actress Isabelle Barbier, and two grandchildren.
Known For
Theory of Obscurity tells the story of the renegade sound and video collective known as The Residents…a story that spans 40 years and is clouded in mystery. Many details surrounding the group are secret, including the identities of its members. They always perform wearing masks and costumes, which is part of their magic. At its heart, this story is about perseverance and chasing your dream. The Residents never caved to convention. They never compromised. They’ve followed their muse for decades and thousands of fans have hung on for the ride. Along the way they’ve also inspired many people to be weird, take chances and find their own voice.
Theory of Obscurity: A Film About the Residents
An independent documentary about the world's most mysterious band, The Residents. The film covers stories, concerts, interviews, and rare clips that trace the trajectory of the American group over more than half a century. Awarded by the band itself, this production is the first and only one in Portuguese that dared to delve deep into the cryptic archives of the world's most anonymous group.
The Residents - A Documentary
"Awakening from the 20th Century" contends with the collision between the actual and the virtual in the city of San Francisco. "Is life becoming virtual?" Lord asks. "Are we witnessing the end of the City? Will the computer replace the automobile?" These questions are taken up by six prominent writers, musicians, and multi-media workers, who describe their own shifting relationships to technology and public space within the city. Awakening from the 20th Century is structured around imagery from several San Francisco sites: the broadcast transmission tower Sutro Tower; "Critical Mass," an activist bicycle event; and locations from the Dashiel Hammet Walking Tour, which are interspersed with scenes from The Maltese Falcon.
Awakening from the 20th Century
In the year 2023, following the death of Randy Rose, the lead singer of The Residents, his son Randy Junior discovers that his father's ashes have been stolen and listed for sale on eBay by a mysterious culprit. While investigating, Junior discovers the footage for the group's unfinished feature film Vileness Fats in a foot locker in his mother's basement.
Triple Trouble
A decades-long friendship drives an architect and a bio-medical scientist to make the weirdest music you’ve ever heard in your life.