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Nowhere

dir. Gregg Araki · 1997

Feature
Cultural Dislocation
Mood
Dark / Comedic
Look
vibrant, neon-lit Los Angeles with a gritty, dreamlike quality
Structure
episodic with nonlinear vignettes
Plot

In Los Angeles, a colorful assortment of bohemians try to make sense of their intersecting lives. The moody Dark Smith, his bisexual girlfriend, her lesbian lover and their shy gay friend plan on attending the wildest party of the year. But they'll only make it if they can survive the drug trips, suicides, trysts, mutilations and alien abductions that occur as one surreal day unfolds.

Why watch

A group of friends navigates a surreal day in Los Angeles, where drug trips and alien abductions collide with their chaotic lives. Dark Smith and his companions face a series of bizarre events as they attempt to reach the wildest party of the year. Watching it feels like being thrust into a whirlwind of vibrant chaos, where humor and darkness intertwine in a disorienting exploration of youth and identity.

Cultural context
1990s Los Angeles subcultureLGBTQ+ representationpostmodern existentialismyouth disillusionment

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