A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night

Described by Variety as a “Middle Eastern feminist vampire romance,” Ana Lily Amirpour’s debut film is a black-and-white genre-mashup that blends stylistic horror themes with all the power of gender politics. Playing out like an Iranian Sin City, Amirpour’s film features interplay between a variety of characters, from violent drug dealers to mere womanizers. At its heart, though, is the central character – a skateboarding, hijab-clad vampire named Nosferata – and the honorable young man who attracts her attention.