Bound

On its 30th anniversary, we honour the Wachowski sisters' debut, which established their careers, before The Matrix catapulted them into the cinematic stratosphere. This gangster film noir subverts several genre expectations and flips the script, putting us on the side of the femme fatale. When magnetic lead Violet (Jennifer Tilly) invites ex-con turned maintenance guy, Corky (Gina Gershon), over to fix her plumbing - and we are not mad about it- the two women are soon trying to find a way to escape Violet’s boyfriend Caesar (Joe Pantoliano), a mid-level functionary in the Chicago crime syndicate. It’s irreverent in its eroticism, tense, and unlike parallel movies of its time, Bound’s feminist stance is clear – these women are getting out of the patriarchal mob society. Delight in rediscovering this cinematic gem, and re-appreciate the delightful trans sensibility that runs through all the Wachowskis’ work.

Directors: Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski

Writers: Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski

Producers: Stuart Boros, Andrew Lazar, Jeffrey Sudzin

USA / 1996 

1h45m

Stimulants & Empathogens Pre-feature short 

Antek, a wealthy closeted teen, invites his working class crush Kuba to his villa under the pretext of buying Kuba’s drugs. But Kuba comes with his own hidden mission, and Antek’s overbearing parents have a point to prove about their philanthropic nature.

Mateusz Pacewicz / Poland / 25m 

Writer: ​​Mateusz Pacewicz 

Producer: Filip Marczewski

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