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SKU: KINO192BR Blank City - Blu-ray


Blank City - Blu-ray
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  • Code: KINO192BR
    Format: Blu-ray
    Blank City - Blu-ray

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Starring: Amos Poe (Himself), Debbie Harry (Herself), Eric Mitchell (Himself), Fab 5 Freddy (Himself), Jim Jarmusch (Himself), John Lurie (Himself), John Waters (Himself), Lydia Lunch (Herself), Maripol (Herself), Richard Kern (Himself), Steve Buscemi (Himself), Thurston Moore (Himself)

BLANK CITY is an "absorbing snapshot of a daring time" (LA Times) when a disparate crew of renegade filmmakers emerged from an economically bankrupt and dangerous moment in New York history. From the late 1970's through the mid 80's, when the East Village was still a wasteland of cheap rent and cheap drugs, these directors created bold works that would go on to profoundly influence the development of independent film as we know it today.

Made on DIY shoestring budgets with the pioneering musicians, visual artists, performers, and derelicts that ruled Downtown, the films surveyed in BLANK CITY are fitting documents of an exhilarating cultural landscape. Director Cline Danhier weaves together an oral history of the "No Wave Cinema" and "Cinema of Transgression" movements, through compelling interviews with the luminaries who began it all. Featured players include acclaimed directors Jim Jarmusch and John Waters, actor-writer-director Steve Buscemi, Blondie's Debbie Harry, hip-hop legend Fab 5 Freddy, and Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth.