It was literally a hidden gem. How would you describe this movie to someone who hasn't seen it yet? It's an underground queer comedy. I would say that you get to see the old New York in it too.
There are so many queer movies that are sort of all commercialized, but this isn't one of them. Variety called it a 'family film,' which was funny. It's not a typical film.
It's not a cookie-cutter romantic comedy. For me, this movie perfectly captured not only a universal feeling of alienation β literally β but more specifically, the New York lesbian experience. Like, I loved when they went to Cubby Hole because that's still such an iconic space for queer women in the city. Would you say that you've seen lesbian culture in New York change much within the decade since the movie's release?
I don't know that the culture has changed β I think that the world has changed. It was heavily centered around bars in the past, I think because there were so few places where gay people or women felt comfortable. It still blows me away when I see young people walking down the street holding hands. When I came of age, women couldn't do that without being harassed non-stop. So it's changed, and to some extent in a good way.
But coming of age and coming out as queer, you always go through something because you're still the same person but all of the sudden everyone is treating you differently. There's something that can feel very alienating about it. I didn't know if you had been at the screening in Williamsburg that we had on Valentine's Day at the Nighthawk Cinema.
