Episode 99 : A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night / Top 3 Directorial Debuts

Summary:   A GIRL WALKS HOME ALONE AT NIGHT    The first Iranian Vampire western ever made is what we pull from the Q this week! Director Ana Lily Amirpour basks in the sheer pleasure of pulp with this blistering mash-up genre. Full of archetype, and iconography, its prolific influences span spaghetti westerns, graphic novels, horror films, and the Iranian new wave, and it goes a bit like this... Bad City, a quasi ghost town wasteland populated with oil drilling machines and a palpable sense of being.  Here, Arash (a lonely teenager) lives with his drug addicted father who consistently owes money to his dealer. Arash tries his best to make a living working as a gardener for a rich family, where he’s managed to keep the wolves at bay, as well as save enough for a sweet ride! Unknown to him though, the city is inhabited by an equally lonely young vampire whose name we never learn. She acts as a sort of vigilante, choosing to feed from those who she considers "bad", killing them without mercy. When one night she runs into Arash, she will finally know the possibilities that love offers, and that even in Bad City, a small glimmer of hope can shine. Inspired by "new talent to talk about" Amirpour, we also get into our Top 3 Directorial Debuts.