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The speaker first saw Greg Racky's Nowhere at 17 and found it to be a relief from their boring life. The film's otherworldly appearance and characters showed that there were more interesting things out there. The speaker felt like the film captured their teenage brain. In a video essay, they will use formalist film theory to explore how the film expresses the abstract ideas of ennui and nihilism faced by teens throughout history. I saw Greg Racky's Nowhere for the first time at 17. It gave me a release from the monotony I was experiencing at that age. Its otherworldly appearance, its otherworldly characters. That while maybe I was bored, I didn't have to be. There were things out there for me somewhere. Even on another plane of existence behind a screen. One where the clothes were strange and beautiful. The people were strange and beautiful. The language sounded like it was out of a TV show. The soundscapes straight out of my on repeat playlist. It was like someone had opened a portal into my teenage brain and filmed it. In this video essay, I'm going to be using formalist film theory to explore how Greg Racky puts into words the abstract ideas of ennui and nihilism teens have been facing since the dawn of time.