Label: Kino Classics

Reissued 2025, originally released 1978-1983

Emerging from the downtown art scene of a pre-gentrified 1970s New York, Beth B and Scott B crafted strikingly cinematic sci-fi and neo-noir thrillers that emblemized the alienation and spirit of rebellion fueling a generation of young creators. Filmed in Super-8 and 16mm, and highlighted by the electrifying presence of performance artist Lydia Lunch, these defiant "B Movies" brought a Times Square grindhouse aesthetic to the music venues and art spaces where they were shown. Newly restored from the original film elements, No Wave (as the movement would later be called) is a major cinematic rediscovery: a provocative body of work previously unavailable, and an insider's view of a city (and art scene) on the brink of explosion.