FRESH KILL - a remastered 35mm screening of the 1994 queer cyber-dystopian classic with director in person
Oct 5
Sat 1:00pm only!
Dir. Shu Lea Cheang - 1994m - 80m - All Seats $10
A WAY OUT WEST FILM FEST & ABQ SOCIAL LESBIAN NETWORK CO-SPONSORED EVENT WITH THE DIRECTOR IN PERSON!
Accompanied by two young filmmakers - Jean-Paul Jones (Los Angeles based) and Jazz Franklin (New Orleans based), the director of FRESH KILL Shu Lea Cheang travels with the 35mm film print in 5 reels and 2 cans on this 20 city tour across the heartlands of America connecting to a demographically, racially, and gender diverse audience. For a new generation, the film is a provocative and timely challenge given a unique vision which hasn’t lost any of its satiric, poetic, or political edge.
A highly stylised and satirical attack on neo-liberal reality. The child of a young lesbian couple living on Staten Island mysteriously vanishes after consuming radiated fish. The battle to find the missing child and the culprits responsible for the disappearance is joined by a group of cyber-warriors. Everyone finds themselves ensnared in a vast conspiracy involving a ghost ship of nuclear refuse, ominous media messages, and deadly cat food!
"A celebration of multicultural diversity…in a world whose existence is endangered by ever expanding pollution of the mind as well as the planet!" - Los Angeles Times
"One of the 100 greatest artworks ever made about NYC!" - Art News