Ghost World

25th Anniversary! 35mm Screening!

***Academy Awards– Nominee: Best Adapted Screenplay

***Independent Spirit Award – Winner: Best Supporting Male (Steve Buscemi) and Best First Screenplay

Few films capture the awkward uncertainty of growing up quite like Ghost World. Released in 2001 and directed by Terry Zwigoff (Crumb, Bad Santa), this sharp, bittersweet adaptation of Daniel Clowes' acclaimed underground graphic novel blends biting satire with genuine empathy for the outsiders who struggle to find their place in an increasingly homogenized world.  Originally dismissed as too offbeat for mainstream audiences, the film steadily built a devoted following and is now regarded as one of the defining independent films of the early 2000s.

Fresh out of high school, sarcastic best friends Enid (Thora Birch) and Rebecca (Scarlett Johansson, who was just 15 at the time) drift through a summer of uncertainty, mocking suburban conformity while dreading the responsibilities of adulthood. Their lives take an unexpected turn when Enid becomes fascinated by Seymour (Steve Buscemi), a lonely, middle-aged collector of blues records whose quiet melancholy forces her to confront the difference between cynicism and compassion.

Balancing razor-sharp comedy with surprising emotional depth, Clowes (who co-wrote the screenplay) and Zwigoff imbue the films’ themes of alienation, friendship, authenticity, and the fear of growing up with a rare innocence that makes the film feel both quaint and yet, surprisingly still relevant today.

Come out and celebrate 25 years of Ghost World with this rare 35mm screening, an analog presentation of a beloved indie landmark that Seymour would totally dig.

_{2001, 115 minutes, USA, Directed by Terry Zwigoff, Rated R}