The response of diasporic South Asian communities to the AIDS crisis is documented through interviews, information and a weaving of images. At the core of the videotape are the testimonials of artists and activists... gay, lesbian and straight; to the barriers and successes of organizing around AIDS. Photographer Sunil Gupta and professor & activist Himani Bannerji are amongst the interviewed subjects.
“To be universal, you have to get specific”: while the film does not attempt to provoke discussions about queerness or race, those watching closely may find something resonant in Sorrentino’s love letter to the Naples of his youth.
For anyone who is not a cis white woman, a justice-fueled murderous rampage is not framed as liberation. Instead, they contribute to harsh stereotypes that vilify minority women with dangerous consequences.
Audition should be on everyone's list of Greatest Horror Film. So I urge you to give it a watch. Maybe watch the last twenty minutes with your hands in front of your eyes.
How powerful can a story be when it is stripped to the bare essentials of just a room, a handful of people and raw human voice?
‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ is preoccupied with plot and not on the greater struggle of the Osage.
