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.

Documentary short from the early 70s that depicts Buenos Aires city and its lifestyle.
Highlighting the many ways in which AFF 2023 illustrated that the queer experience is not a monolithic one.
It’s 5:30am. The baby’s crying, but you need to finish prepping for your big pitch at work that morning. What do you do? You do the near impossible: both. That's what "Workin' Moms" is all about.
'City of God' depicts the cylindrical cycle of violence that is forced upon the underprivileged.
This list was made with the intention of celebrating the craft. I love seeing more women of colour on this list than before and more newcomers on the scene as well!
A refreshing twist is that all the kids’ powers are…kind of useless. There’s a kid who can only move in slow motion, a kid who has every power in the world but can only use them randomly, and our main character Missy who has no powers at all. The thesis of the film seems to be that it doesn’t matter what kind of powers you have, its the way you use them, which is good for the warm and fuzzies.
After years of silence, trauma, and backlash, Rose McGowan tells her own story in this miniseries.