Captain Marvel: A Feminist Film
Lately there has been a lot of talk about whether a piece of media is feminist or not. There are many different definitions and beliefs about what classifies a film as feminist, but the general consensus is that a feminist film is a political movement that aims to educate viewers about social inequality between men…
Blue
Derek Jarman’s last film Blue is an experimental documentary/memoir about his life and his final struggle with AIDS. The film consists of a single stationary blue screen that remains unchanging throughout the entirety of the piece, accompanied by an intricate soundscape consisting of Jarman’s voice, the voices of close friends and collaborators, and a few…
Paris is Burning
The drag ball documentary Paris is Burning (1990) was a very eye-opening film for me to watch. Beforehand, I knew very little about the drag balls and the people that participated in them (to be frank, I knew very little about most LGBTQ+ things, which is why I am trying to learn more). It was…
Film, Gender, and Sexuality 