Looking back on The Watermelon Woman 27 years later, indie and queer filmmaking royalty Cheryl Dunye reflects on narrative, form, and making your own history in cinema.
Queer cinema has been a foundation of film since the beginning. The genre offers a poignant vision that challenges normality, bringing to the screen a life that is bigger than what we have imagined for ourselves. There is mobility in queer cinema that highlights the spirit of independent filmmaking. From the DIY spirit of Derek Jarman in the 1980s to the pioneers of the New Queer Cinema movements of the ’90s from directors like Gregg Araki and Gus Van Sant, queer cinema’s power is undeniable as it shapes a new vision of Hollywood.
Author: Alyssa Miller
This article comes from No Film School and can be read on the original site.
