White Girl
So many remarkable things about Saylor's ferocious lead performance...that it's hard to know where to begin...vulnerable, invincible, empowered...
White Girl
The incendiary debut of writer/director Elizabeth Wood, WHITE GIRL was the most controversial film at Sundance 2016.
Equipped with platinum blonde hair and a winning smile, NYC college girl Leah (Homeland's Morgan Saylor) seeks out pleasure in any form. Between getting high with her roommate and snorting lines with her boss, Leah falls for Blue (Brian Marc), a young man dealing drugs on her corner.
Within days, the two are selling dime bags to her boss (THE HANGOVER's Justin Bartha) and his downtown friends, collecting fast cash, and living the high life.. But summer love crashes to a halt when Blue is arrested and Leah is left with a ton of his coke. Enlisting the aid of an overpriced lawyer (Chris Noth) Leah finds herself deep in debt and over her head as she pushes all limits get Blue back.
Executive produced by Christine Vachon (BOYS DON'T CRY, KIDS) and deliriously filmed in and around New York City,WHITE GIRL thrashes through an increasingly high-stakes game of hedonism. Unspoken socioeconomic tensions - coupled with a blatant disregard for consequence - ignite in a fearless exploration of race, gender and youth, inspired by the director's own experiences.
Shocking and sexy as hell. Elizabeth Wood’s cocaine-dusted, semen-soaked provocation takes an unapologetically pitiless look at one privileged young woman’s walk through the hot coals of crime, class and desperation ... Seductive and repellent by turns, it’s a title that will provoke fierce love-or-hate reactions, but there’s no question it augurs the arrival of a powerful, audacious new directorial talent. - HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
The most explosive portrait of NYC youth since KIDS. - i-D / VICE
Elizabeth Wood's party-monster rager of a film made much of this year's [Sundance] lineup look anemic ... The fact that it was one of the festival's most divisive films is a testament to its relentless, messy honesty: Wood both assembled one of the best (and most diverse) acting ensembles of the festival and established herself as an exciting director to watch, with real cinematic chops. - ESQUIRE
WHITE GIRL is a f***ed-up, inherently unfair nightmare dressed as a party — which might be the best way to describe the American Dream today. BUZZFEED
"There are so many remarkable things about Saylor's ferocious lead performance in White Girl that it's hard to know where to begin ... Vulnerable, invincible, empowered, and pathetic all at once, few actresses have better navigated the difference between being naked and being exposed - and it looks like we ain't seen nothing yet." - ROLLING STONE
Variety Magazine’s “10 Directors to Watch” - Elizabeth Wood
Equipped with platinum blonde hair and a winning smile, NYC college girl Leah (Homeland's Morgan Saylor) seeks out pleasure in any form. Between getting high with her roommate and snorting lines with her boss, Leah falls for Blue (Brian Marc), a young man dealing drugs on her corner.
Within days, the two are selling dime bags to her boss (THE HANGOVER's Justin Bartha) and his downtown friends, collecting fast cash, and living the high life.. But summer love crashes to a halt when Blue is arrested and Leah is left with a ton of his coke. Enlisting the aid of an overpriced lawyer (Chris Noth) Leah finds herself deep in debt and over her head as she pushes all limits get Blue back.
Executive produced by Christine Vachon (BOYS DON'T CRY, KIDS) and deliriously filmed in and around New York City,WHITE GIRL thrashes through an increasingly high-stakes game of hedonism. Unspoken socioeconomic tensions - coupled with a blatant disregard for consequence - ignite in a fearless exploration of race, gender and youth, inspired by the director's own experiences.
Shocking and sexy as hell. Elizabeth Wood’s cocaine-dusted, semen-soaked provocation takes an unapologetically pitiless look at one privileged young woman’s walk through the hot coals of crime, class and desperation ... Seductive and repellent by turns, it’s a title that will provoke fierce love-or-hate reactions, but there’s no question it augurs the arrival of a powerful, audacious new directorial talent. - HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
The most explosive portrait of NYC youth since KIDS. - i-D / VICE
Elizabeth Wood's party-monster rager of a film made much of this year's [Sundance] lineup look anemic ... The fact that it was one of the festival's most divisive films is a testament to its relentless, messy honesty: Wood both assembled one of the best (and most diverse) acting ensembles of the festival and established herself as an exciting director to watch, with real cinematic chops. - ESQUIRE
WHITE GIRL is a f***ed-up, inherently unfair nightmare dressed as a party — which might be the best way to describe the American Dream today. BUZZFEED
"There are so many remarkable things about Saylor's ferocious lead performance in White Girl that it's hard to know where to begin ... Vulnerable, invincible, empowered, and pathetic all at once, few actresses have better navigated the difference between being naked and being exposed - and it looks like we ain't seen nothing yet." - ROLLING STONE
Variety Magazine’s “10 Directors to Watch” - Elizabeth Wood
Genre
Drama
Runtime
90
Language
English
Director
Elizabeth Wood
Cast
Morgan Saylor,
Justin Bartha,
Chris Noth,
India Menuez,
Adrian Martinez,
Ralph Rodriguez,
Annabelle Dexter-Jones
FEATURED REVIEW
David Ehrlich, indieWIRE
Essentially “White Privilege: The Movie,” Elizabeth Wood’s fire-breathing debut is an adrenalized shot of ecstasy and entitlement, a fully committed cautionary tale that’s able to follow through on its premise because — like the remarkable young actress who plays its heroine — the film is unafraid ...
Played at
Monica Film Center 9.09.16 - 9.22.16
Playhouse 7 9.09.16 - 9.22.16
NoHo 7 9.09.16 - 9.22.16
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