![]() In addition to filmmaking, Waters also works as a visual artist across media such as installation, photography and sculpture. ![]() ![]() In 2015, the British Film Institute celebrated Waters with a retrospective honoring his five decades in filmmaking. The 1988 film Hairspray became a runaway success, eventually being adapted into a Tony Award-winning musical. ![]() After he found more commercial success with the 1981 hit Polyester, Waters still retained the tongue-in-cheek outrageousness that made him such a cult favorite. His Trash Trilogy ( Pink Flamingos, Female Trouble, and Desperate Living) pushed the boundaries of conventional propriety and film censorship. Early films celebrate the notion of camp-particularly within the genres of exploitation comedy and transgressive cult films-presenting exaggerated characters in outrageous situations, with hyperbolic dialogue and alliterated character names. Born in Baltimore, his work draws inspiration from the city’s culture and landscape, and his early film works were all shot in and around the city, including his first short film, Hag in a Black Leather Jacket (1964), which was produced for just $30. An uncompromising cultural force and the so-called “Pope of Trash”, Waters bridges the gap between high and low art with a lively counterculture aesthetic. ![]()
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