The 7th Independent Spirit Awards, honoring the best in independent filmmaking for 1991, was announced on March 28, 1992. It was hosted by Buck Henry in a large tent at Raleigh Studios.

Rambling Rose is a 1991 American drama film set in Georgia during the Great Depression, starring Laura Dern and Robert Duvall in leading roles and Lukas Haas, John Heard, and Diane Ladd in supporting roles. Rambling Rose was directed by Martha Coolidge and written by Calder Willingham.