A Queer Review of the Austin Film Festival (2023)
Highlighting the many ways in which AFF 2023 illustrated that the queer experience is not a monolithic one.

In less than four months, 220 teenage performers will step on the world stage at the pinnacle event for marching bands: the Rose Parade. These teenage musicians are disciplined, motivated and talented. The stakes are high, and they only have one chance to get it right. There will be frustration and set-backs mixed with joy and excitement as these high-school students prep for the biggest parade in their marching career. We get to know three band members, as they try to balance the emotional and physical pressures of being world-class performers with home, school, and work life.
Highlighting the many ways in which AFF 2023 illustrated that the queer experience is not a monolithic one.
Eventually, “Hobbs and Shaw” introduces us to a Samoan community. Clearly, Johnson’s Samoan roots are on display. Quite frankly, I found this section of the film very intriguing. The “Fast and Furious” franchise has a solid track record in the diversity department
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