The Manhattan Love Suicides: Stray Dogs (1985)

The Manhattan Love Suicides (Richard Kern, Nick Zedd – 1985) A collection of short films directed by two No Wave icons – Richard Kern and Nick Zedd, The Manhattan Love Suicides launches a powerful commentary on the social conditions of that time. A dystopian vision of a very real city, the films present bleak vignettes of human depravity. Zedd commented, “I think there’s something about making underground films and showing them in places where people have to come and see them is better because that’s a more physical commitment to an insurgent resistance to mainstream entertainment. I think the fact that everyone’s sitting in front of laptops and computers looking at these screens – it’s isolating people.” Short film by Richard Kern realized in 1985 and starring David Wojnarowicz (Fan), Bill Rice (Artist), Robin Renzi (Woman), Montanna Houston (Bum). Music by J.G. Thirlwell.