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Anthology Film Archives and MoRUS Film Fest present: WHAT ABOUT ME

OPENING NIGHT OF THE 2014 MoRUS FILM FEST!

Rachel Amodeo
WHAT ABOUT ME
1993, 87 min, 16mm, b&w

A significant and all-too-rarely-seen work of the NYC underground, WHAT ABOUT ME tells the story of a young woman, Lisa Napolitano (played by filmmaker Rachel Amodeo), who finds herself homeless in the city. The film portrays her gradual deterioration as she intermingles with various outcasts of society. Along the way she encounters a shell-shocked Vietnam veteran, Nick (Richard Edson); a nihilistic east-villager, Tom (Nick Zedd); and a sympathetic good samaritan, Paul (Richard Hell). A peerlessly entertaining film that has with time become a precious document of an increasingly vanished neighborhood, WHAT ABOUT ME was shot on location in the Lower East Side and Tompkins Square Park (with footage of the park's homeless shanty-town). Best of all, it features music by the legendary Johnny Thunders of the New York Dolls.

Taking place between August 1-9, the 2014 MoRUS (Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space) Film Fest, adopting the theme "Women of the Lower East Side," is a cinematic exploration of women making and remaking the neighborhood. Reflecting MORUS's commitment to public programming showcasing the history of community spaces and neighborhood activism, the fest features films by and about the women who have shaped this history.