Nowhere
Directed by Gregg Araki

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“Araki serves angst, pure and true.”—Jasmyne Keimig, The Stranger

Like a Beverly Hills 90210 episode on acid, Nowhere follows an interwoven network of libidinous teens as they hurtle through youthful doubt and insecurity, the highs and lows of adolescent love, S&M, hallucinogenics, carjackings, murder, and alien abductions. Saturated with color, and in love with pop culture, Nowhere portrays the 18-year-old experience in the late 20th century with a distinctly subjective style that calls to mind the heyday of John Hughes teen angst epics like Sixteen Candles and The Breakfast Club.

Nowhere completes the film cycle that Araki began with 1994’s Totally F***ed Up, a realistic, bracing picture of a close-knit group of gay and lesbian teens that was named as one of the year’s 10 best films by the Los Angeles Times. Now, with Nowhere, Araki concludes the trilogy with what is arguably his most accessible film to date: a multi-racial, pan-sexual, wild, and woolly ensemble piece about adolescent turmoil and the eternal quest for love. 1997, U.S., 4k DCP, 82 minutes. Rated R.

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Gregg Araki: The Teen Apocalypse Trilogy

Gregg Araki came of age during the emergence of punk rock, a cultural moment well-suited to his teenage angst. He attended USC film school in the early 1980s, where his student projects were inspired by new wave music, the DIY culture of underground art, and filmmakers such as David Lynch, Jim Jarmusch, and John Waters. Considered an integral part of the New Queer Cinema movement in part established at the 1992 Sundance Film Festival, Araki shaped a new, rebellious language for queer cinema.

Araki wrote and directed three features, which comprise his wildly influential Teen Apocalypse Trilogy, that would inspire an entire generation of outcasts, punks, and queer folks to embrace themselves.

Special thanks to Marcus Hu from Strand Releasing for his programming assistance.