gregg araki

Greg Araki gained immediate success with his first two films in the underground independent film world. His low-budget film, "Three Bewildered People in the Night," won an award at a film festival in Switzerland. His second film, "The Long Weekend," received mixed reviews but still won an award. However, it was his third film, "The Living End," that solidified his place in queer independent cinema. The Washington Post compared him to Jean-Luc Godard and Andy Warhol, praising his unique cinematic style. Greg Araki hit the ground running. His first two feature films became breakout hits in the underground independent film world. His 1987 feature, Three Bewildered People in the Night, was made on a shoestring budget of $5,000 and won the Ernest Arteria Award at the Locarno International Film Festival in Switzerland. His second feature, The Long Weekend, premiered in 1989 and was described as self-conscious with neo-sitcom dialogue by the New York Times. However, it still won the LA Film Critics Association's Independent Experimental Film Award. But it wasn't until the success of his third feature, The Living End, that Araki truly took his place as a staple of queer independent cinema. After The Living End's debut in 1992, the Washington Post likened him to Jean-Luc Godard and Andy Warhol, a cinematic pleasure.