FILMS THAT FEEL LIKE A ZINE
A strong, consistent aesthetic thats campy, bright, and playful. From the French and Czech New Waves to ’90s American indie cinema, these films unfold like hand-drawn pages come to life
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Zazie dans le Métro (1960)
LOUIS MALLE
A gleefully anarchic explosion of New Wave energy from the perspective of a rebellious 11-year-old girl and her drag queen uncle
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Funeral Parade of Roses (1969)
TOSHIO MATSUMOTO
A chaotic immersion into the gay underground of 1960s Tokyo loosely adapted from OedipUs Rex
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TOTALLY F***ED UP (1993)
GREGG ARAKI
Queer teens drift through life in 90s LA navigating love, identity, and alienation
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the saddest music in the world (2003)
GUY MADDIN
The grainy, handmade story of a legless beer baroness who hosts a $25,000 contest to find the world’s saddest music
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CHOCOLATE BABIES (1996)
STEPHEN WINTER
A fierce, low-budget political bomb that paints a guerrilla-style portrait of Black AIDS activists in 1990s New York
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gummo (1997)
HARMONY KORINE
Equal parts disturbing, grotesque, and oddly tender, the film presents a grimy patchwork of scenes from small-town Ohio
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the watermelon woman (1996)
CHERYL DUNYE
Blending fake archives with a funny and touching narrative, a young Black lesbian filmmaker sets out to uncover the hidden history of a 1930s actress known only as “The Watermelon Woman”
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flaming ears (1992)
DIETMAR SCHIPEK, URSULA PUERRER & ASHLEY HANS SCHEIRL
Set in a post-apocalyptic city unfolds the story of a comic artist, a party-loving pyromanic, and a reptile-eating alien.
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born in flames (1983)
LIZZIE BORDEN
In a near-future New York, a radical uncovering of female activists fighting for justice through illegal radio broadcasts and protests
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nowhere (1997)
GREGG ARAKI
A colorful display of teenage love, sex, and drugs that unfolds over the course of one day in Los Angeles
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Welcome to the dollhouse (1995)
TODD SOLONDZ
An awkward adolescent stumble through the terrors of middle school told through this darkly funny, painfully honest coming-of-age story
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THE DOOM GENERATION (1995)
GREGG ARAKI
A blood-soaked and fluorescent road trip by three teens trapped in a love triangle through an empty and violent America
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MOD FUCK EXPLOSION (1994)
JON MORITSUGU
A teenage girl named London struggles to find her place in her city in this campy and rebellious cult gem
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KAMIKAZE HEARTS (1986)
JULIET BASHORE
Blurring the line between documentary and fiction, two lesbian porn stars navigate their relationship and addiction while working in the sex industry
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FEMALE TROUBLE (1974)
JOHN WATERS
A filthy and gloriously unhinged story of crime, violence, and pregnancy
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DAISIES (1966)
VERA CHYTILOVA
Two teenage girls embark on a rebellious and nihilistic journey told through a distinct, psychedelic visual style
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WHO ARE YOU POLLY MAGGOO? (1966)
WILLIAM KLEIN
A satirical trip through the world of 1960s fashion, this stylish, pop art inspired, and self-aware mockumentary follows a clueless model and the media circus around her.
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GHOST WORLD (2001)
TERRY ZWIGOFF
Two cynical teen outcasts drift through post-high school limbo, trying to figure out what they want out of life and romance