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Jan 22, 2024 · No Wave cinema emerged in the late 1970s in New York City as a reaction to mainstream cinema's perceived superficiality and commercialization. It sought to c...
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Jan 14, 2008 · In the late 1970s, a loose collective of New York bands created a radical reaction to New Wave and Punk that came to be known as No Wave. Led by Mars, DNA, Teenage Jesus and the Jerks, the ...
- The Blank Generation
- Rome ’78
- Guerillere Talks
- Smithereens
- Vortex
- Born in Flames
- Stranger Than Paradise
- The Manhattan Love Suicides
- The Way It Is Or Eurydice in The Avenues
- Doin’ Time in Times Square
One of the earliest examples of No Wave cinema, The Blank Generation explored the contemporary music scene by featuring behind-the-stage footage of future icons. This gem includes sections with The Ramones, Talking Heads, Blondie and Patti Smithamong several others. Poe said, “I’ve had some strange experiences. But I’ve learned from them, matured, ...
Rome ’78 is one of the more famous works from the No Wave movement, blurring the lines between historical accuracy and modernist symbolism. Made on a very low budget and not ashamed about it at all, Rome ’78 compares a modern New York Cityto Ancient Rome by deliberately mocking the viewer’s suspension of disbelief. The director recalled, “I’d alway...
A seminal film that has now come to be seen as a vastly influential feminist piece, this 1978 avant-garde short was Vivienne Dick’s first film. It follows the female condition in modern society, chronicling the punk sensibilities and piercing questions on Super-8 footage. “I just started shooting. I didn’t really know what I was doing. I would do o...
This 1982 drama about a narcissistic young girl looking to make it big is definitely one of the standout No Wave films. Smithereenssuccessfully took the American independent film movement to the big stage when it was invited to compete for the prestigious Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival. “I came from a small suburb outside of Philadelphia,” ...
The very first 16mm feature film by the No Wave filmmaking duo, Vortex starred writer Lydia Lunch as a detective who sets out to solve the case of a politician’s assassination. Subverting the exigency of the genre and infused with the atmospheric anxiety of film noir, Vortexis a fascinating and nuanced showcase of the potential of independent films...
Another No Wave feminist masterpiece that asks questions of race relations, gender, class conflicts and heteronormativity in an alternate version of the United States, Born in Flamesis a courageous manifestation of a true artist. It dreams of a revolution that seems too far fetched for this reality but remains as relevant as ever. “After Born in Fl...
Jim Jarmusch‘s 1984 absurdist comedy is still ranked by many fans and critics as one of his finest films. Shot entirely in long single takes, Stranger Than Paradise’sminimalist plot features a road trip undertaken by two cousins and a friend which turns into a philosophical journey. By breaking the conventions of Hollywood, this masterpiece became ...
A collection of short films directed by two No Wave icons – Richard Kern and Nick Zedd, The Manhattan Love Suicideslaunches a powerful commentary on the social conditions of that time. A dystopian vision of a very real city, the films present bleak vignettes of human depravity. Zedd commented, “I think there’s something about making underground fil...
Although it is now famous for marking Steve Buscemi’s film debut, The Way It Is(which also starred Vincent Gallo) is one of No Wave legend Eric Mitchell’s best works. Contextualised within the streets of Lower Manhattan, the film follows the story of theatre actors working on a bizarre Jean Cocteau production when things take an unexpected turn. As...
Charlie Ahearn’s unique documentary features footage shot over the course of two years (1981-1983) from the window of his apartment on 43rd Street. Often referred to as the “home video from hell”, this interesting film records the brutality and the violence on the streets of New York before “adequate” government policies were enforced. Ahearn fondl...
Nov 19, 2022 · Ephemera from New York City No Wave film movement. From the late 1970s to the mid-980s, No Wave cinema, also known as New Cinema, was experimental, transgressive, intimate, raw, underground, immediate, rapid, joyously amateurish, low-budget, fun and above all independent. Taking its name from the influential music genre and the French New Wave ...
Rhombicuboctahedron by Leonardo da Vinci. No wave was a short-lived avant-garde music and art scene that emerged in the late 1970s in downtown New York City. Reacting against punk rock 's recycling of rock and roll clichés, no wave musicians instead experimented with noise, dissonance and atonality in addition to a variety of non-rock genres ...
