Paris is Burning and the World of Xtravaganza
Matthew Peyton We are introduced to the world of Paris is Burning through a steady journey through the streets of New York. From watching the glittering cityscape to looking up at the red neon lights of the ballroom, and being escorted into this other world of fashion, glamour, and beauty. Paris is Burning documents the lives and ongoings…
Latin American Documentary: The Rise of Third Cinema
Carolina Oliveira Stepping silently amongst the debris laden cobbled paving stones, the smoke streams and charred embers float through the air as burnt cars and buses smoulder softly, like remnants of a great volcanic storm, around me. Engulfed by the angry fires of the enraged mob the night before, these once quiet, charming, colourful backstreets of…
‘Promising Young Woman’: Exposing the insidious nature of gender-based violence
By Charlotte Curle CW: This blog post contains major spoilers and discussions of sexual violence As a survivor of gender-based violence, I’ve always been drawn to films that aim to tackle this social issue. On a societal level, there is still little understanding of how the culture we live in and systemic inequalities manifest into…
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