Over The Counter Culture: Zabriskie Point

Widely hated upon its initial release in 1970, European auteur Michelangelo Antonioni’s only film set in the United States angered its MGM studio heads so much they destroyed parts of it.

Released just one year after counterculture-discontent went mainstream with Easy Rider, this pushed the disillusionment even further with a vacuous story of two youthful students who escape a billboarded Los Angeles to find meaning, only this time no stars or rock ’n’ roll help feed the American dream.

Followed by the Oscar-winning short animated film Logorama (2009); 16 mins.

This screening is part of Over the Counter Culture, a season of films curated by Joseph Wallace. For more info visit: counterculturefilm.com