Monsoon St., ’77 tells the story of a day in the life of a young tomboy, Tina, who finds escapism in the rural desert of Arizona in 1977. To compensate for her unhappy surroundings, Tina lives in a rich imaginative world. She finds beauty in the natural landscape and comforts herself by summoning familiar figures from popular culture. These fantasies supply the happiness that is otherwise so lacking in her everyday life.
Monsoon St., ‘77
- Film Maker
- Martin, Minda
- Year
- 2006
- Country
- U.S.A.
- Language
- Format
- 16mm
- Length
- 12
- Genre
- narrative, queer
- Category
- art & artists, body, Childhood, dance, LGBTQ, Mental Health, Politics + Policy, Portraits, Race + Ethnicity, sexuality, Sound Art + Music, Work about Women, Work by Women, Youth

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