Toilet Film

The Toilet Film (also known as the Toilet So Happy Film) is a short film by Nick Knight and Ruth Hogben. It was released on October 4, 2011 by SHOWstudio.com on YouTube and presented as an interlude associated with The Monster Ball. The black‑and‑white film depicts a toilet bowl under shifting lighting while “So Happy I Could Die” plays as the soundtrack. Although it may have been created with the tour in mind, the film, or any portion of it, was ultimately not used in the show.

Synopsis

SHOWstudio described the piece as an ode to Marcel Duchamp’s controversial readymade sculpture Fountain (1917). The same toilet bowl also appeared in the debut photoshoot of Jo Calderone by Nick Knight on June 25, 2010. It was later signed by Gaga and displayed at SHOWstudio’s Inside/Out exhibition in 2010.

Credits

Concept and Direction – Nick Knight and Ruth Hogben (SHOWstudio)
Creative Direction – Matthew Williams and the Haus of Gaga
Styling – Nicola Formichetti and the Haus of Gaga
Hair – Sam McKnight
Make-up – Val Garland
Nails – Marian Newman
Edit – Ruth Hogben
Production – Sarah Podesta (Gainsbury & Whiting)


Interludes and backdrops
Musical interludes	"Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary" "My Egyptian Lover" "Phantom"
As Opening act	"Haus (intro)" "Pop Ate My Heart" "Haircutting"
The Fame Ball	"The Heart" "The Brain" "The Face" — Crevettes Films
The Monster Ball	"Jumping" (1+2) "Puke" (1+2) "Raven" (1.0) "Tank Girl" (1.0) "Twister"(2.0) "Antler" (1+2) "Monster" (1+2) "Apocalyptic" (2.0) "Tattoo" (1.0) "Poker Face" (1.0) "Toilet" "Fan" (1+2) "Judas" (2.0) "Bloody Space" (1+2)
Joanne World Tour	"Car" "Rhino" "Backstage" "Trapped" "Drippy Face"
The Chromatica Ball	"Intro" "Operation" "Flowers" "Psychedelic" "Tamara" "Sonnet"
The Mayhem Ball	"Manifesto of Mayhem (intro)" "La Maison du Chaos (intro)" "Off With Her Head/Ballroom" "Wake Her Up/Dance or Die" "Monsters Never Die"

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