Controversial filmmaker Tom Six is saying goodbye to his fans in a very personal way.
The writer-director has announced the release of his final movie, “The End of Tom Six.” The “Human Centipede” creator is independently releasing the film on Aug. 15 on YouTube with a pay-what-you-want model. It will also be available on DVD.
Per a press release, Six believes his inability to release his film “The Onania Club,” which featured a trailer with women masturbating to footage of Sept. 11, was a key component of his declining health.
“For 14 years, he lived with multiple sclerosis in complete secrecy,” the statement reads. “After the ‘Human Centipede’ trilogy, he created a satirical new movie called ‘The Onania Club’ (2019). Despite glowing reviews and fans begging for its release, a film industry dominated by political correctness refused to touch it. The prolonged, extremely stressful battle accelerated his disease and totally ravaged his body up to the point that he is now nearing the end of his life.”
As a result, he started documenting his declining health for a film project.
“For six years he has lived in total isolation, confined to darkness in his Amsterdam home, with nothing left to lose and driven by an extreme obsession to create one final time,” the statement continues. “The hilarious fever-dream like-documentary feature (with actors) is about the absurdity of existence, the film industry, his demise and the restrictions of artistic freedom. ‘The tortured artist is not a myth.’”
Maartje Willems and Tom Six are producers on the film from Six Headquarters. In addition to Willems and Six, the cast includes Edwin Alofs, Demian Kurosa and Servaes Nelissen.