LA VIE NOIR, 2007

La MaMa, NYC

Mary Shultz and Jim Neu in Tiki Bar, NYC. Photo by Jonathan Slaff.

A small cross-section of America gathers in a high-rise nightclub during the worst storm of the year. When lightning strikes, their friendly film noir threatens to turn into a disaster movie.

Cody
does this seem like it’s actually happening to you?

Cora
what’s another possibility?

Cody
for me, we have a cinematic quality

Cora
are we in it or at it?

Cody
the eternal question