

New Queer Cinema’s outré filmmaker returns to the Wex to introduce his cult-classic film Nowhere, restored with scenes cut from the film’s original release.
A film that Araki called “Beverly Hills 90210 on acid,” the finale to his Teen Apocalypse Trilogy is finally available in a spectacular new 4K version. Taking place over an intense 24-hour period in the lives of dozens of Los Angeles college students, Nowhere perversely twists common teenage TV and movie tropes. Dark, Mel, and Lucifer attend the wildest party of the year while navigating relationships, drug trips, trysts, and alien abductions, all fueled by a soundtrack of iconic bands such as Blur, Hole, Massive Attack, Portishead, and Slowdive. Starring James Duval, Kathleen Robertson, and Rachel True (The Craft), with cameos from Christina Applegate, Shannen Doherty, Heather Graham, Traci Lords, Debi Mazar, Rose McGowan, Ryan Phillippe, John Ritter, Mena Suvari, two cast members of The Brady Bunch, and Gibby Haynes from the Butthole Surfers. (82 mins., 4K DCP)
Director Gregg Araki will introduce the film and stay for a postscreening Q&A. The night also includes Gregg Araki trivia complete with prizes and giveaways!
Please note: Nowhere contains scenes of violence and sexual assault.
See the entire Teen Apocalypse Trilogy lineup.
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Nowhere, courtesy of Strand Releasing.
Learn More
- Feature: “The Resurgence of Gregg Araki’s Teen Apocalypse Trilogy in The Covid-19 Era,” Kamikaze Jones, Wussy
- Interview: “Gregg Araki Was ‘Born at the Exact Right Moment’ to Ignite ’90s Queer Punk Rock Cinema,” Jude Dry, Indiewire
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Special thanks to Strand Releasing and Marcus Hu for these screenings.
FILM/VIDEO PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY
National Endowment for the Arts
Ohio Humanities
ADDITIONAL SUPPORTED PROVIDED BY
Rohauer Collection Foundation
WEXNER CENTER PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY
Ohio Department of Development
Greater Columbus Arts Council
The Wexner Family
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Ohio Arts Council
CampusParc
Ohio State’s Global Arts + Humanities Discovery Theme
The Columbus Foundation
Nationwide Foundation
Vorys, Sater, Seymour, and Pease
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Mike and Paige Crane
Axium Packaging
Nancy Kramer
Ohio State Energy Partners
Ohio History Fund/Ohio History Connection
Larry and Donna James
Bruce and Joy Soll
Jones Day
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