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1. Blank City Official Trailer
11 months ago
US DVD / VOD & Netflix Release date - FEBRUARY 21st!!!
UK Premiere - March 2nd @ ICA London & special late night screening at the Rio Cinema in Dalston!!

Blank City
Documentary - 94min
directed by Celine Danhier

BLANK CITY tells the long-overdue tale of a disparate crew of renegade filmmakers who emerged from an economically bankrupt and dangerous moment in New York history. In the late 1970's and mid 80's, when the city was still a wasteland of cheap rent and cheap drugs, these directors crafted daring works that would go on to profoundly influence the development of independent film as we know it today.

Directed by French newcomer Céline Danhier, BLANK CITY weaves together an oral history of the “No Wave Cinema” and “Cinema of Transgression” movements through compelling interviews with the luminaries who began it all. Featured players include acclaimed directors Jim Jarmusch and John Waters, actor-writer-director Steve Buscemi, Blondie’s Debbie Harry, Hip Hop legend Fab 5 Freddy, Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth, photographer Richard Kern as well as Amos Poe, James Nares, Eric Mitchell, Susan Seidelman, Beth B, Scott B, Charlie Ahearn and Nick Zedd. Fittingly, the soundtrack includes: Patti Smith, Television, Richard Hell & The Voidoids, The Contortions, The Bush Tetras, Sonic Youth and many more.

GET THE LATEST INFO HERE: blankcityfilm.com


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  • Taping Policies plus 9 months ago
    Trailer looks awesome! Hope to see Blank City in Belgium sometime.
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  • Burst! 9 months ago
    Holy crap, I'm planning a roadtrip from MTL to NYC to watch this !
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  • Shawn Chittle plus 9 months ago
    Congrats Celine! Just saw this at IFC NY and it's fantastic. The stock footage you got from all those films was quite comprehensive! As a long time Alphabet City resident, I really appreciated all the effort you went through to get this done and get these people exposed to a whole new generation.

    They were the best. A scene like this will never happen again.
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  • Myler Moss 8 months ago
    Argentina wheenn???
    :O

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  • Jim Newberry plus 8 months ago
    This looks so great...can't wait to see it.
  • Angeline Gragasin plus 6 months ago
    I love running into people I know in real life on the Internet.
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  • Blvd Du Cinema 8 months ago
    You guys should check out our web series Oblivion. Influenced by "No Wave Cinema" to an extent. It's on our Vimeo page or obliviontheseries.com
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  • Sophia Segal 7 months ago
    I just saw this doc tonight, incredible work. So insightful and wonderful to see this historical one of a kind work compiled into a documentary. Inspiring to see what NY underground artists were going through then, when we were trying to keep the spirit alive too on the west coast during those times.
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  • Angeline Gragasin plus 6 months ago
    Can't wait to see this.
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  • ARTRIX Studios 6 months ago
    I am so glad to see this time period and subject matter taken to this level of professionalism.
    This is important historical documentation.

    '81- '85 I was living in the East Village on 7th. across from Tompkins Square Park. I was there -

    Very Well Done -
    (when does the DVD version get released?)
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  • Captain Chambers 6 months ago
    Seeing it tonight in Seattle...
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  • need to see it!
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  • Celine Danhier plus 2 days ago
    Thanks everyone for all the support!!! It means a lot.

    The DVD & Blu-Ray are out today (Feb 21st) in the US. Lots of bonus material. And...Blank City will be released in the UK March 2nd!!!

    France, Australia coming soon...

    blankcityfilm.com

    xo
    Celine
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