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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Zapatista Women

Zapatista Women

1995

Examined Life

Examined Life

2008

Manufactured Landscapes

Manufactured Landscapes

2006

Punk: Attitude

Punk: Attitude

2005

Linda Joy

Linda Joy

1985

The Murmuring

The Murmuring

1995

Women with Eyes Open

Women with Eyes Open

1994

Come and Work

Come and Work

1979

Daddy I Do

Daddy I Do

2010

Invisible Stories

Invisible Stories

2022

Sum 41: Don't Try This at Home

Sum 41: Don't Try This at Home

2011

The Golden Age of Songs From Our Childhood

The Golden Age of Songs From Our Childhood

2020

Loyal to My Image

Loyal to My Image

1992

We Were Feared

We Were Feared

2010

21 Below

2009

The Making of a Mobster: 'Mickey Blue Eyes'

1999

The Odds of Recovery

The Odds of Recovery

2002

Negro Terror

Negro Terror

2019

The Zerda and the Songs of Forgetting

The Zerda and the Songs of Forgetting

1983

Chuck Close

2007