Country: USA
Year: 1993
Duration: 78'
The first part of the Teenage Apocalypse Trilogy, divided into 15 episodes, in which Gregg Araki recounts the conflicts, fears, dramas, as well as the hopes and rare moments of happiness, of Generation X. These are reflected in the grainy images and saturated colors that visually frame the confessions of 6 Californian teenagers, 4 of whom are gay and 2 lesbians, who form a couple. Among them also appears James Duval, the favorite actor of the Angeleno filmmaker, who would also star in the other 2 movies of the trilogy, Araki’s great contribution to the evolution of New Queer Cinema.
Biography
film director
Gregg Araki
One of the most highly regarded queer directors of the past 30 years, Gregg Araki (Los Angeles, 1954) has been making a name for himself in the independent sphere since his very first films: Three Bewildered People in the Night (1987), which won an award at Locarno, and The Long Weekend O'Despair (1989). His following films, Totally F***ed Up (1993), The Doom Generation (1995), Nowhere (1997), Mysterious Skin (2004), Kaboom (2010) and White Bird in a Blizzard (2014) have attracted the attention of audiences and critics alike, garnering awards at major festivals such as Cannes and Rotterdam. He is currently engaged in making I Want Your Sex.
Cast
& Credits
Sceneggiatura/Screenplay Gregg Araki
Montaggio/Editing Gregg Araki
Fotografia/Photography Gregg Araki
Suono/Sound Marianne Dissard, Alberto García, Michael J. Fox
Musica/Music Marston Daley, Al Jourgensen, Frank Nardiello
Interpreti/Cast James Duval, Roko Belic, Susan Behshid, Jenee Gill, Gilbert Luna
Produttore/Producer Andrea Sperling, Gregg Araki, Alberto García
Produzione/Production Blurco, Desperate Pictures, Muscle + Hate Studios
Distribuzione/Distribution Strand Releasing
Montaggio/Editing Gregg Araki
Fotografia/Photography Gregg Araki
Suono/Sound Marianne Dissard, Alberto García, Michael J. Fox
Musica/Music Marston Daley, Al Jourgensen, Frank Nardiello
Interpreti/Cast James Duval, Roko Belic, Susan Behshid, Jenee Gill, Gilbert Luna
Produttore/Producer Andrea Sperling, Gregg Araki, Alberto García
Produzione/Production Blurco, Desperate Pictures, Muscle + Hate Studios
Distribuzione/Distribution Strand Releasing
