The Savage Eye

Synopsis

A young woman waits out her divorce by making her way through the dark side of sunny, 1950s Los Angeles. Weaving through strip clubs, casinos, and endless rows of shops, a disembodied male voice dominates her consciousness, questioning her every action in stark, poetic prose. A hypnotic urban nightmare, this hybridization of documentary and fiction is a battle of angels, a quintessential piece of Los Angeles independent cinema from directors Ben Maddow, Sidney Meyers, and Joseph Strick. In 35mm.

Listed at AFS

Archived on the AFS site between Thu, Oct 26 2023 and Sat, Jul 12 2025, across 7 captures. These dates are inferred from Wayback Machine captures and may not be accurate.