Blank City

"New Cinema. New Wave. New York."

In the years before Ronald Reagan took office, Manhattan was in ruins. But true art has never come from comfort, and it was precisely those dire circumstances that inspired artists like Jim Jarmusch, Lizzy Borden, and Amos Poe to produce some of their best works. Taking their cues from punk rock and new wave music, these young maverick filmmakers confronted viewers with a stark reality that stood in powerful contrast to the escapist product being churned out by Hollywood.

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Spring Will Soon Be Here

Spring Will Soon Be Here

2009

Travelling with Pets

Travelling with Pets

2007

France Boutique

France Boutique

2003

Stupid Young Heart

Stupid Young Heart

2018

Birthday

Birthday

2021

Croak x Croak

Croak x Croak

1990

Bergman Island

Bergman Island

2021

Slap Happy

Slap Happy

2017

About My Father

About My Father

2023

Cinema Verite

Cinema Verite

2011

Lovers

Lovers

1994

Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person

Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person

2023

Novel Romance

Novel Romance

2006

Princess and the Pony

Princess and the Pony

2011

Exodus

Exodus

2007

The Sower

The Sower

2017

Meherjaan

Meherjaan

2011

The Commune

2009

Hayflower and Quiltshoe

Hayflower and Quiltshoe

2002

Next of Kin

Next of Kin

1979