"Exploring Cruising and Roleplay: A Young Man's Journey in Ira Sachs' Early Feature"
"The Delta," the first full-length feature from acclaimed queer filmmaker Ira Sachs, explores cruising and roleplay in the context of the New Queer Cinema movement of the 1990s. The film follows two young men, Lincoln and Minh, as they meet, have a brief encounter, and eventually go their separate ways. Lincoln, new to his queer desires, cautiously explores his sexuality, while Minh, a Vietnamese immigrant, freely embraces his true self. However, the film takes a problematic twist when Minh is revealed to be a potential serial killer. Despite this misstep, "The Delta" is a representation of the state of queer film at the time and showcases the growth of queer storytelling in cinema.
