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A new generation of filmmakers, known as Gen X filmmakers, emerged in the 90s. They took advantage of the freedom in Bush's America to tell their stories in a unique and self-referential way. Films like Edward First, Basic Instinct, Swoon, and The Living End made their debut at film festivals during this time. The San Francisco Gay and Lesbian Film Festival had its most successful year in 1991, with attendance doubling from the previous year. Queer cinema was gaining recognition, with prominent queer filmmakers like Todd Haynes, Tom Kalin, and Derek Jarman being featured at Sundance in 1992. A new generation of filmmakers had been born, the Gen X filmmaker. They were using the newfound freedom of Bush's America in the 90s to explore their stories in their own way, disaffected, irony poisoned and self-referentially. From 1991 to 1992, films like Edward First, Basic Instinct, Swoon and The Living End all had their debut screenings at these film festivals. Bea Ruby Rich writes, This summer's San Francisco Gay and Lesbian Film Festival had its most successful year in its 16-year history, doubling attendance from 1991. In 1992, Sundance held a panel featuring Bea Ruby Rich herself, but also queer filmmakers such as Todd Haynes, Tom Kalin and Derek Jarman. Queer cinema was being put on the map in a way not yet experienced in the mainstream festival circuit. Thank you.