FRESH KILL (1994, 35mm), coined as an eco cybernoia film, an avant-anarcho ecosatire, envisions a post-apocalyptic landscape strewn with electronic detritus and suffering the toxic repercussions of mass marketing in a high-tech commodity culture. “Kill” is Dutch for stream, Fresh Kill tells the story of two young lesbian parents caught up in a global exchange of industrial waste via contaminated sushi. The place is New York and the time is now. Raw fish lips are the rage on trendy menus across Manhattan. A ghost barge, bearing nuclear refuse, circles the planet in search of a willing port. Household pets start to glow ominously and then disappear altogether. The sky opens up and snows soap flakes. People start speaking in dangerous tongues. A riveting and densely packed film, Fresh Kill evokes the furious rhythms of channel surfing with its rapid-fire editing style. FRESH KILL (1994, 35mm, color, 80 min). 4K restored 2024 by New York University Fales Libraries with BB Optics with funds from National Film Preservation Foundation The Airwaves Project production Producer/Director: Shu Lea Cheang Co-producer: Jennifer Fong, John Woo Associate producer: Shari Frilot Screenplay: Jessica Hagedorn Cinematographer: Jane Castle Music: Vernon Reid Editor: Lauren Zuckerman Cast: Sharita Choudhury, Erin McMurtry, Abraham Lim, Jose Zuniga, Will Kempe, Nelini Stamp Special appearances: Kate Valk, Ching Valdes, Nicky Paraiso, Alva Rogers, Karen Finley, George C.Wolfe, Jessica Hagedorn, Robbie Mccauley, Laurie Carlo, Ron Vawter, Pedro Pietri and Jimmy Durham