Film & TV / NewsFilm & TV / NewsWatch the wild trailer for A24’s stripper saga ZolaInspired by a 2015 Twitter thread, the Janicza Bravo-directed film follows two strippers on a hellish road trip that descends into sex, murder, and near-suicideShareLink copied ✔️March 31, 2021March 31, 2021TextDazed Digital After receiving rave reviews at last year’s Sundance festival, the full trailer for Janicza Bravo’s Twitter-storm dramedy Zola is finally here. Directed by Janicza Bravo and co-written by Slave Play playwright Jeremy O’Harris, the film follows Zola (Taylour Paige), a Detroit waitress who strikes up a friendship with a customer named Stefani (Riley Keough). Together, they head to Florida to earn some money stripping at a club where Stefani has heard dancer tips are excellent. As the trip progresses, Stefani puts Zola and herself in more insane and dangerous situations, including run-ins with a nameless pimp and some Tampa gangsters. Zola is based on a viral Twitter thread posted in October 2015 by Detroit-based stripper A’ziah ‘Zola’ King. The Twitter thread of 148 tweets details a weekend of debauchery that quickly descends into a hellish whirlwind of sex, murder, and near-suicide. If that’s not enough to convince you, the trailer also debuts some stunning fashion moments – and no doubt there’s more where that came from. Also starring in the film is Nicholas Braun and Colman Domingo as the boyfriend and pimp respectively. Watch the trailer below, and once you’re done, check out our comprehensive list on all the reasons you should watch Zola. Zola due out in summer Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREDazed x MUBI Cinema Club returns with a screening of My Father’s ShadowNo Other Choice: Park Chan-wook’s bleak, bloody takedown of capitalismJim BeamWhat went down at Jim Beam’s NYC bashGetting to the bottom of the Heated Rivalry discourseMarty Supreme and the cost of ‘dreaming big’AdanolaLila Moss fronts Adanola’s latest spring 2026 campaignBen Whishaw on the power of Peter Hujar’s photography: ‘It feels alive’Atropia: An absurdist love story set in a mock Iraqi military villageMeet the new generation of British actors reshaping Hollywood Sentimental Value is a raw study of generational traumaJosh Safdie on Marty Supreme: ‘One dream has to end for another to begin’Animalia: An eerie feminist sci-fi about aliens invading MoroccoEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy