Twenty-six-year-old aspiring novelist Jeong-yeon dreams of writing about true love, despite having never experienced it herself. One night, a stranger gives her a mysterious object that triggers surreal visions and unlocks her creativity. Suddenly, her unfinished novel begins to write itself. When she discovers that her roommate Na-jeong possesses the object, however, inspiration turns into obsession. Jeong-yeon steals it.
As a whole, Sightless pushed boundaries between illusion and reality. It made viewers question if there really is a difference. Ellen was strong, brave, and even compassionate given her situation. She was a force to be reckoned with.
This romance movie has strong representation of Taiwanese people.
The short documentary and second place winner of the Incluvie Short Film Festival, Gender Outlaw: A Bodysurfing Story, challenges any simplistic understanding of trans people.
The genres of science fiction and fantasy are not exclusively masculine territory. Over the last few decades, female directors have brought to the screen some of the most visually stunning, intellectually daring, and deeply moving works of speculative fiction. From big Hollywood productions like Wonder Woman and Captain Marvel to independent low-budget films, women filmmakers are making a name for themselves around the world.
Four documentaries, now streaming on the Criterion Channel, embody the adopted slogan of the current protest movement: Woman, Life, Freedom
I suppose you could argue that the story wasn’t what Director James Cameron was aiming for, it was the visuals. The spectacle of it all was the point, and it certainly shows.
