Liquid Sky

Friday, May 16 - Sunday, May 18, 2025

PLEASE NOTE: Our elevator is currently out of service. Shows of LIQUID SKY are on the second floor and only accessible by stairs. We apologize for the inconvenience. 

An alien creature invades New York’s punk subculture in its search for an opiate released by the brain during orgasm.

“Written and directed by Soviet expat Slava Tsukerman in 1982, LIQUID SKY is an essential entry in the No Wave canon, a time capsule of the 1980s’ Downtown zeitgeist, and one of the most audacious and avant-garde sci-fi movies ever made. . . .” -cinephile.info

Screening as part of our series Waverly Midnights: Ecstasy in Polychrome

• Country USA
• Year 1982
• Running Time 112 minutes
• Format DCP
• Director Slava Tsukerman
• Cast Paula Sheppard, Anne Carlisle, Susan Doukas, Bob Brady
• Accessibility Assistive Listening, T-Coil

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