Cheryl Dunye and Tom Kalin’s latest project sees them each direct an episode of Pride, the new documentary series from FX. The show, which debuts May 14, retraces the history of LGBTQ Americans from the post-World War II era to today.For both Kalin and Dunye, work on Pride represents a career-long association with queer history and cinema.
Kalin helped usher in the era of New Queer Cinema in the 1990s with his seminal film Swoon. The film dramatized the story of famed gay murderers Leopold & Loeb, exploring the power dynamics and shame that brought them together in Bonnie & Clyde fashion.