Swoon (film)

Swoon
Swoon
	DVD cover
Directed by	Tom Kalin
Written by	Tom Kalin
Produced by	Christine Vachon
Starring	Craig Chester; Daniel Schlachet; Michael Kirby; Michael Stumm; Ron Vawter;
Cinematography	Ellen Kuras
Edited by	Tom Kalin
Music by	James Bennett
Production; companies	American Playhouse Theatrical Films; Intolerance Productions; Killer Films;
Distributed by	Fine Line Features
Release dates	January 23, 1992 (Sundance); September 11, 1992 (United States);
Running time	93 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$250,000 (estimated)

Swoon is a 1992 American

New Queer Cinema

movement.

The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 1992, where it won Best Cinematography.^[2] It was theatrically released in the United States on September 11, 1992, by Fine Line Features. It won two awards at the Berlin International Film Festival and received four Independent Spirit Award nominations.

Plot

A dramatization of the infamous Leopold and Loeb murder of 1924.

1992 Berlin International Film Festival - Caligari Film Award, Best Feature - Tom Kalin
1992 Sundance Film Festival - Cinematography Award (Dramatic) - Ellen Kuras, nominated for Grand Jury Prize
1993 Independent Spirit Awards - Nominated for Best Cinematography (Ellen Kuras), Best Director (Tom Kalin), Best First Feature, and Best Male Lead (Craig Chester)
1992 Gotham Awards - Open Palm Award - Tom Kalin
1992 Stockholm International Film Festival - FIPRESCI Prize for Best Feature, Audience Award
1993 Fantasporto - Directors' Week Award - Tom Kalin