Blank City

No Wave filmmakers claimed their work was born out of an angry, nihilistic "no," but their legacy - and this vital documentary - suggests that they also opened up a whole other way of saying "yes." ” Vulture

TPH Presents: PUNK ON FILM.

Blondie (Debbie Harry). Jim Jarmusch.
The definitive documentary on New York’s No Wave film and music scene in the late 70’s and 80’s.

In the late 1970s a group of aspiring New York filmmakers, inspired by the burgeoning underground music scene, takes to the streets to shoot guerrilla-style movies and in the process fosters the influential and highly regarded No Wave movement. This film examines the events that led to No Wave’s creation, in which the city itself, which was in decay at the time, plays a significant role. Featuring interviews with , John Waters, Thurston Moore, Debbie Harry and Lydia Lunch.

Rating
M
Duration
99 MINS

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