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When we talk about the most influential LGBTQ+ and independent films of the 1990s, certain titles immediately come to mind. However, few are as intimately crafted, psychologically complex, and visually arresting as Lisa Cholodenko’s 1998 directorial debut, High Art . Starring Ally Sheedy and Radha Mitchell, the film remains a masterclass in tension, ambition, and the intoxicating, destructive nature of creativity.

Syd (Radha Mitchell), a young assistant editor at an elite photography magazine, discovers her upstairs neighbor is Lucy Berliner (Ally Sheedy)—a legendary photographer who vanished from the art world years ago. As Syd tries to lure Lucy back into the professional spotlight to boost her own career, the two fall into a complex, drug-fueled romance that blurs the lines between professional gain and personal desire. Why Watch? Ally Sheedy’s Comeback: When we talk about the most influential LGBTQ+

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