The Lady in Waiting

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The Lady in Waiting
Directed by Christian M. Taylor
Written byChristian M. Taylor
Produced byJim Frohna
Jane Miller
Starring Virginia McKenna
Rodney Hudson
CinematographyJoaquín Baca-Asay
Edited byChristian M. Taylor
Music byRosalie Coopman
Release date
  • January 1992 (1992-01)
Running time
28 minutes [1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Lady in Waiting is a 1992 short film written and directed by Christian M. Taylor and starring Virginia McKenna as Miss Peach, an elderly woman living alongside her drag queen neighbor Scarlet in a New York apartment, played by Rodney Hudson, who unexpectedly bond during a blackout.

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Reception

The Lady in Waiting, which was Taylor’s thesis film for New York University, won the Student Academy Award Gold Medal for a Narrative, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 65th Academy Awards ceremony. [2] [3] [4] [5]

Director Christian Taylor had been hoping to turn this short into a feature film, with a full synopsis and even a cast listing found on Sundance Film Festival’s website. Priscilla Pointer and Courtney B. Vance had been eyed to play Ms. Peach and Scarlet, respectively. The feature film never got made. [6]

In a retrospective 2023 review on PinkNews by Aysia Iftikhar, the film is praised for its progressive themes and depiction of two unlikely foes forming a unique friendship, with Iftikhar writing: "It made history as one of a handful of LGBTQ+ themed films to ever be nominated in the best live-action short category at the Academy Awards; and despite being largely forgotten in pop culture, it’s undoubtedly a hidden gem." [7]

References

  1. ↑ "The Lady in Waiting (1992) | MUBI" – via mubi.com.
  2. ↑ May 6, susan; Pm, 2011 at 9:23 (March 26, 2011). "The Lady in Waiting (1992)".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ "1992 Academy Award Nominations & Winners". www.atogt.com.
  4. ↑ "The 65th Academy Awards | 1993". www.oscars.org. October 4, 2014.
  5. ↑ https://alisashortfilm.wordpress.com/2011/03/25/the-lady-in-waiting-1992/
  6. ↑ https://history.sundance.org/films/4001/the_lady_in_waiting
  7. ↑ Iftikhar, Asyia (March 10, 2023). "This forgotten Oscar-nominated LGBTQ+ film explores an unexpected friendship". PinkNews.
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