Sexuality without pretence gives the wallop to Events. A dramatic street story of young runaway flower-kids in the Greenwich Village of 1968, it raises ethical questions while the screen explodes with erotica.
Acting
Joy Bang's fearless, unvarnished presence before she vanished from cinema.
Production
Shot guerrilla-style in actual 1968 Village streets.
Director
Fred Baker
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Fred Baker was a documentarian who pivoted to exploitation features; this was his narrative debut. Joy Bang made two more films then quit acting entirely to become a nurse.
The film embodies 1968's collision: genuine youth rebellion immediately co-opted by sleazy entrepreneurs. The 'flower kids' here are simultaneously subjects and products.
US
