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Jul 1, 2021 · Over the course of the next 148 Tweets, Zola recounted a tale of taking a spontaneous road trip to Florida with a woman named Jessica, hoping to get some lucrative stripping gigs. But then Zola found herself roped into a crazy whirl of sex work, pimps, guns, not to mention a dude falling off a balcony.
Zola captures the stranger-than-fiction appeal of the viral Twitter thread that inspired it -- and announces director/co-writer Janicza Bravo as a filmmaker to watch. Read Critics Reviews.
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Aug 4, 2021 · Peter Bradshaw. Wed 4 Aug 2021 11.00 EDT. I n 2015, a part-time dancer from Detroit called Aziah “Zola” Wells went viral with a cheeky Twitter thread purporting to tell the pulp-factual tale of...
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Jun 29, 2021 · Directed by Janicza Bravo. Comedy, Crime, Drama. R. 1h 30m. Find Tickets. When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. “Is it...
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Jun 29, 2021 · Richard Brody reviews Janicza Bravo’s “Zola,” a movie about the perils of sex work which stars Taylour Paige and Riley Keough.
Jun 29, 2021 · 'Zola' Review: A Twitter Thread Turns Into A Fever Dream On Film What began as an explosive social media thread about two women's Florida road trip gone wrong, becomes a provocative and...
Jun 30, 2021 · Culture. Film, TV & Theatre. Zola Is a Saga Where a Savvy, Black Stripper Holds All the Power. Janicza Bravo's provocative new film, based on an infamous 2015 Twitter thread by A’Ziah...
