Liquid Sky
Zany, pop, and colorful, the New Wave that swept through the 1980s brought with it a new sound, style, and attitude. This eclectic and playful program showcases Quebec’s New Wave, kicking off with Michel Lemieux’s performances.
Winner of the Special Prize of the Jury, 1982 Montreal World Film Festival
Model and junkie in New York during the new wave era, Margaret tries to find her place in life between her lesbian girlfriend, her male double, her drug-addicted friends and her sexual conquests. She's looking for herself to avoid losing touch with who she is.
Slava Tsukerman
Slava Tsukerman is a Russian film director of Jewish origin. He moved to New York City with his wife, producer Nina Kerova, in the 1970s. He is best known for producing, directing, and writing the screenplay for the 1982 cult film Liquid Sky. He also directed the 2004 documentary Stalin's Wife, about Nadezhda Alliluyeva, and the 2008 film Perestroika. He made what is considered to be the first independent short fiction film in Soviet history, I Believe in Spring (1962), at the age of 21, winning a prize at the Montreal World Film Festival.
