WHAT ABOUT ME was written, produced, and directed by Rachel Amodeo. She plays the lead role of "Lisa," who ends up homeless and drifting in New York City.
The film was described by The New Yorker as "a hidden masterwork that brings grace and cosmic humor to the grimy streets of eighties New York" and was ranked #64 on their list of “The Greatest Independent Films of the 20th Century” in 2023.
What About Me is available for sale on Amazon.
STARRING
Rachel Amodeo, Richard Edson, Richard Hell, Nick Zedd
WITH
Judy Carne, Gregory Corso, Jerry Nolan
Dee Dee Ramone, Rockets Redglare, Johnny Thunders
MUSIC
Johnny Thunders, Bob Quine
DIRECTORS OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Mark Brady, M. Henry Jones
Selected Clips from What About Me:
REST IN PEACE was written, produced, and directed by Rachel Amodeo. She plays the lead role as "Mable Dibble", a ghost who haunts her sister.
STARRING
Rachel Amodeo, Dame Darcy
DIRECTORS OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Mark Brady, M. Henry Jones
Selected Clips from Rest in Peace:
PIERRE PAOLO was written, produced, and directed by Rachel Amodeo. It is available on DVD under extras on the “What About Me" disk. She plays the lead role, "Philimina" as a young women.
Clip from Pierre Paolo:
Rock'N'Roll Gangster (working title) tells the story of Frankie, a magnetic East Village musician whose life is turned upside down after the overdose death of her boyfriend, Danny. Populated by punk rockers, drag queens, and small-time crooks, Rock'N'Roll Gangster is an intimate portrait of the 1980s New York City underground – the perfect setting for mistaken identity, twists of fate, shady deals gone awry, and murder.
SCREENPLAY
Rachel Amodeo