Queer Cinema Culture

By Dante Lamb Born in Flames (1983) is a fictional documentary-esque film that tackles topics of race, class, and discrimination based on sex and sexuality. The director, Lizzie Borden, cites French New Wave filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard for the style of this film, only her second. With a “naive” approach to film production, the film paints … More Film in Review: ‘Born in Flames’ (Lizzie Borden, 1983) isn’t a film of yesterday

By Spencer Iaquinto The Criterion Channel puts a great emphasis on women filmmakers through their curated collection of films, “Female Gaze: Women Directors + Women Cinematographers.” A teaser of the collection gives an inside look on the impact women have had on the world of cinema. The teaser opens up with retro footage of cheerleaders … More Female Gaze: The Miseducation of Cameron Post (Desiree Akhaven, 2018)

By Sophie Van Antwerp A young waiter from Sardi’s looks behind the camera, smiling. The next shot–and the last of the film–is of Leonard Soloway winking at him. He then looks at the camera, locking eyes with the viewer. He gives a large, goofy grin and then the film ends, just as quickly as it … More From Cleveland to Broadway: a Review of ‘Leonard Soloway’s Broadway’

By John Snow On October 9th, 2020, Lisa Immordino Vreeland released a documentary with the help of the production companies Fischio Films and Peaceable Assembly: Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation. It’s a story about two of the world’s greatest writers: Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams. This documentary dives deep into both writers’ professional and … More ‘Truman & Tennessee: an Intimate Conversation’ (a Review)

By Kyler Plackowski Fanny: The Right to Rock is a documentary that attempts to tell the story of the all-female rock band Fanny, while at the same time reviving the band. The documentary was created by Bobbi Jo Hart during 2021 for the DOC NYC 2021 Film Festival. Hart is a Canadian filmmaker that has … More Gender, Sexuality, and the ’70s Rock ‘n’ Roll Scene in ‘Fanny: The Right to Rock’ (a Scholarly Review)

By Lilo DiGiovanni Tyler Rabinowitz’s tender film “See You Soon” (2020) may be 16 minutes long, but its storytelling is packed with raw emotions. Despite the director’s short track record in filmmaking, directing only one and producing three–“The Mess He Made” in 2017, “How I Got to the Moon by Subway” in 2018, and “Lavender” … More A Very New York Modern Love Story: A Review of See you Soon

By Ben Blau “Outfest Now,” a virtual cinema streaming platform hosted by the LGBTQIA+ film festival Outfest, features an important curated selection of shorts entitled “Family Matters.” The films in this collection highlight how familial pressures can be among the most devastating and damaging experiences a person can have, especially when a family is mostly … More Outfest Now: ‘Family Matters’ Shorts Review

By Nikko Solis A whirlwind of dancing, passion, movement, grief, anger, sadness, and hope characterizes the documentary, Can You Bring It: Bill T. Jones and D-Man in the Waters (2021). The film is a moving illustration of humans in art form battling the AIDS pandemic. As AIDS took the life of one of their very … More ‘Can You Bring It?’ Review