Dirty Girls

About this episode

The episode discusses the 1996 short film 'Dirty Girls' and its portrayal of alternative students in 1990s teen culture.

Skip third period with the Dipz and bask in the glory of Dirty Girls (1996), a short film by Michael Lucid. This peek into peak 1990's teen culture explored the daily reality of "the dirty girls", a group of alternative students at Crossroads School in Santa Monica, California. Meet Amber, her sister Harper, Carly and Lauren and then see them through the lens of the other and often older students the filmmaker Michael included, who gave them the name dirty. The film was shown locally after it...

People in this episode

Hosts: Lauren Elizabeth, Sarah Lynn

Topics covered

• 1990s culture
• teen life
• alternative students
• short films
• social dynamics

Keywords

• Dirty Girls
• Michael Lucid
• 1990s
• teen culture
• alternative students
• Crossroads School
• Santa Monica

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Dirty Girls

Places: Crossroads School, Santa Monica, California

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