This weekend!
5th Avenue Cinema Presents
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5th Avenue Cinema Presents ...
They Live x Fresh Kill
They Live: Dir. John Carpenter (1988) | US | English | 94 min | DCP
Fresh Kill: Dir. Shu Lea Cheang (1994) | UK, US | English | 80 min | DCP
Programmed by Clara
Behold, absurd reality! Consume! Work relentlessly! Eat poison! Obey! Watch television! Fight for the truth… whatever that means. Witness how two different filmmakers, John Carpenter and Shu Lea Cheang, approach social, political, and environmental issues through the lens of the goofy and surreal. Made only 6 years apart, both They Live and Fresh Kill focus on working-class characters that attempt to seize the means of communication and reflect on its production. Subliminal messaging, corrupt companies, radioactive fish, and undercover agents are rampant. The realization that their actions and beliefs are more orchestrated than previously thought leads many to fight for their survival. Through hacktivism, comically long wrestling matches, shootouts, and organizing, a reality that feels much like our own is deconstructed in creative ways.