Bound

The Wachowskis’ Cinema of Fluidity, Part I

Before they reinvented cinema with THE MATRIX, Lana and Lilly Wachowski exploded onto the indie film scene with a lean, stylish, and unabashedly queer neo-noir: BOUND.

In the first episode of our new series, The Wachowskis' Cinema of Fluidity, we dive into the siblings' early years—how they went from house painters and comic book nerds to Hollywood screenwriters, and how a bad experience on their first produced script convinced them to take creative control by becoming directors themselves.

We explore the making of BOUND (1996), from its pitch-perfect performances by Gina Gershon and Jennifer Tilly to the cinematography that caught critics’ attention, and how the film’s reputation has only grown over the years. Once seen as a stylish erotic thriller, BOUND is now rightly celebrated as a landmark in queer cinema—and the first major film directed by transgender women.

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Theme Song: "There's Still a Little Bit of Time, If We Hurry and I Mean Hurry" by Slasher Film Festival Strategy.

This episode was written, produced and edited by Gary Horne, Justin Bishop, and Todd A. Davis.