Child stars of the 1970s Kristy McNichol and Tatum O’Neal play two 15-year-olds in a race to lose their virginity at summer camp. Seen today, Little Darlings is filled with ironic humor as the girls try on helpless romantic tropes and brazen pick-up moves to sew themselves into their sexual skin, albeit from “different sides of the tracks.” While not as confined by heteropatriarchy, it’s easy to see how filmmaker and guest curator Jennifer Reeder’s characters embody some of the same internal conflicts as found in Little Darlings, between desire, power, and society’s ever-present expectations of women and sex. 1980, digital, 96 min.
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This summer series is guest-curated with filmmaker Jennifer Reeder. In addition to the screenings of her recent films—Knives and Skin, A Million Miles Away, Blood Below the Skin, and Crystal Lake—the artist presents three formative teen features from the 1980s and ’90s: Kids, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, and Little Darlings.
Content advisory: This film contains scenes of teens having sex, smoking, and drinking alcohol.
About the Artist
Jennifer Reeder constructs personal fiction films about relationships, trauma, and coping. Her innovative, award-winning narratives borrow from a range of forms, including after school specials, amateur music videos, and magical realism. Reeder’s films have screened in festivals worldwide, including Sundance, Berlin, London, Tribeca, Rotterdam, SXSW, the Venice Biennale, and the Whitney Biennial.
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