Queering the Canon: THE INCREDIBLY TRUE ADVENTURE OF TWO GIRLS IN LOVE (1995) - NewFest

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Maria Maggenti’s enchanting 1995 lesbian rom-com shows how young love can still flourish amidst the hardships of class, culture, and coming out.

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“Funny, slick and smart”The New York Times

Rebellious blue-collar lesbian Randy Dean (Laurel Holloman, THE L WORD) is working her gas station job and struggling with high school grades and bigoted upstate New York locals when she meets Evie (Nicole Ari Parker), a wealthy and sophisticated classmate.

Part of Queering the Canon: Rom-Coms
$16 In-Person Ticket | $8 for Members
$30 In-Person All Access Pass | $15 for Members
$18 Virtual All Access Pass | $9 for Members
What starts as an unlikely across-the-tracks friendship flourish into life-changing romance in writer/director Maria Maggenti’s enchanting 1995 film, revealing how young love can still thrive amidst the hardships of class, culture, and coming out to your friends and family. 94 min, 1995. DCP Restoration.

The screening includes a special Q&A with writer/director Maria Maggenti and cast Laurel Holloman.

Presented in Partnership with BAM

Director

Maria Maggenti