In downtown Manhattan, a twenty-something boy whose Father is not around and whose Mother is institutionalized, is a big Charlie Parker fan. He almost subconsciously searches for more meaning in his life and meets a few characters along the way.
Permanent Vacation is a 1980 No Wave film directed, written and produced by Jim Jarmusch. It was the director's first release, shot on 16 mm film shortly after he left film school. Jarmusch came to New York City from Akron, Ohio to study at Columbia University and NYU's film school.