Desperate Living: A ScreenplayA grotesque and hilarious satire about the American dream, suburban living, and the corrupting influence of power, set in a world that could only have sprung from the unhinged and brilliant mind of John Waters. On the verge of a suburban mental health crisis, frazzled and wildly unstable housewife Peggy (immortalized by Mink Stole on screen) runs away from home with her maid and partner in crime, Grizelda (played with spectacular gumption by the

and YOU get to make ALL the rules

a college student for whom life is one long joke

and those who do will be forever changed

so many of these images are seen here for the first time

until their fragile bond is shattered by a revelation in his will

Small Joys explores a young man’s turbulent journey toward happiness and announces the arrival of an exciting voice in fiction

and to what socio-political ends

a mysterious

you might think you know what you're getting with Calypso

full of personality and wisdom

you'll meet demiboys and demigirls

but will never be predictable