Reading time: about 4 minutesIn 1992, film scholar B. Ruby Rich coined the term “new queer cinema” to describe a recent trend in indie filmmaking. Filmmakers under this movement were interested in depicting queer characters that rejected heteronormative standards. As mainstream queer cinema attempted to advocate for equality through stories that adhered to social norms, new queer cinema created a much more subversive space for independent filmmakers to explore their identities on screen. Born in FlamesLizzie Borden’s Born in Flames is a recent discovery for me, and it’s one of the earliest films of new queer cinema. Edward IIEdward II was my introduction to new queer cinema and one of my all-time favorite filmmakers, Derek Jarman.

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