True Spirit (2023): a Story of Surviving the Ocean
A young girl who is determined to sail the ocean within 210 days at sea brings an adventurous story for viewers.

When Max attends his first-ever acting class, he soon discovers that the lines between class and cult begin to blur.
A young girl who is determined to sail the ocean within 210 days at sea brings an adventurous story for viewers.
Films staring black transgender actresses/actors are few and far between, it’s refreshing to see a demographic represented in film that hardly gets any attention. This is especially important as the Black trans community has been shown in studies to face the highest level of discrimination amongst general trans and non-binary groups. That is why it’s so crucial that we amplify their voices through any way we can, storytelling being a great medium to do so.
When you think of the horror genre, the LGBTQ+ community is probably one of the last things you think of. However, horror is much more queer-coded than you may think.
As one of the women said in the film, friendship in your teens is “as important as any lover” and it’s clear they lived that philosophy throughout their early adult lives as well.
Mirrorball is full of passion and love for the medium of cinema and is indeed a fitting love letter to La La Land.
The Invite is witty, dramatic, funny, and probably the best comedy released this year so far.