Woman with a Movie Camera

Wildwood, NJ

+ Q&A with director Ruth Leitman

A loving snapshot and vivid time capsule documenting the lives of women in Jersey Shore’s prime summer spot during the 1990s.

  • Directors

    Ruth Leitman, Carol Weaks Cassidy

  • USA 1994. 59min

  • Digital

Shot on dreamy Super 8 by an all-woman crew, Wildwood, NJ travels along a boardwalk, introducing us to a host of unforgettable characters – from go-go dancers and pre-teen brats to goths working as vampires in the boardwalk’s haunted house. It is a fascinating collage that captures the nostalgia of summer-filled memories, shining a light on a range of topics important to the vibrant lives of these women, who live in the last great New Jersey carnival town.

Restored digitally by the American Genre Film Archive.