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.

Varun returns homes after twelve years in the United States and attempts to romance an Indian doctor.
Highlighting the many ways in which AFF 2023 illustrated that the queer experience is not a monolithic one.
The Vietnamese perspective is not only completely ignored in 'The Greatest Beer Run Ever', but it is blatantly whitewashed and disrespected.
Diversity is incorporated in a way that only aids in a well-rounded conveying of stories through different lenses. The show’s success is a testament to what audiences are craving: authentic stories that broaden the mind and heart.
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.
This thrilling film about feminine rage and male hostility is an incredible depiction of the fragility of the male ego.
People are so much deeper and far more extraordinary than what gender they were assigned at birth.