by Edward Lachman. 1985. 48 min.
Visionary cinematographer Ed Lachman provides a behind-the-scenes account of Wim Wenders’ production of The State of Things (1984), a film about the difficulties of making a film. The cast and crew give interviews while driving a convertible between gas stations and motels in a striking document of Los Angeles in the 1980s.
East Coast premiere of new restoration. Post-screening Q&A with Ed Lachman and Sean Price Willams.
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