Note: The screening on April 28 includes an introduction and the launch of Simulacrum's new issue. The screening on May 10 is a regular screening.
Join us on April 28 at De Uitkijk to celebrate the new issue of Simulacrum, themed Repetition! In this edition, various authors explore the role of repetition in personal life, art, and the global stage. In line with this theme, we will be screening Kevin Smith’s R-rated debut film Clerks (1994). This absolute cult classic humorously plays with the hopeless monotony of repetition and the repetitive nature of capitalist consumer society.
The film follows a day in the life of two foul-mouthed store clerks from New Jersey: Dante and Randal. They are tired and bored, underpaid, and unlucky in love. Whether it's endless workdays, pointless discussions, or the absence of change, their existence embodies chronic lethargy. To escape the monotony of their job, they engage in endless witty, humorous conversations about women, sex, and movies.
With a meager budget of just $27,000 (raised by selling comic books and borrowing on credit cards), Kevin Smith shot this film after hours in the store where he was working at the time. The film won the Prix de la Jeunesse at the Cannes Film Festival and quickly achieved absolute cult status.