Red Envelope Entertainment, a division of Netflix,
will open the John Waters performance film
THIS FILTHY WORLD at New York City's Cinema
Village (22 East 12th St at University). Starring
filmmaker John Waters (Female Trouble,
Pink Flamingos, Hairspray) in a filmed version of
his one-man monologue, THIS FILTHY WORLD
is directed by Jeff Garlin (TV's "Curb Your Enthusiasm")
and produced by Michele Armour. Netflix chief content
officer Ted Sarandos serves as executive producer.

Filmed in 2006 over two nights at the Harry De Jur Playhouse in New York City, THIS FILTHY WORLD captures an irreverent stand-up/nightclub routine that John Waters has been developing and changing over the course of 35 years to the delight of audiences and cinephiles all over the country. Alarming but never mean-spirited, the film captures Waters' insights on everything from the director's own childhood to his obsession with Michael Jackson, capital punishment, artistic censorship and why he always admired the Wicked Witch of the West more than Dorothy.