On the outside, they are as opposite as north and south. Ella is a responsible young woman working very hard to fend for her family; Caloy is a happy-go-lucky guy who never had any problems with money. But love knows no boundary. They meet and fall in love. With Ella in his life, Caloy finds direction. But while Caloy is enjoying his new life, Ella finds it hard to combine relationship and responsibility.
The French-born director Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre’s strategic choice to entrust the interpretation of a conventional, feminine character to a non-binary actor pays off: Corrin’s Lady Chatterley is awkward, edgy, and uninhibited at the same time.
A summary of the films featured in this annual event taking place in Westchester.
Of the 28 total films I watched, just six of them were queer or featured queer characters in some way.
Dead Poets Society relies on patriarchal tropes such as overbearing fathers, contrived brotherhood, and faux-individuality in order to portray its straight white male characters as oppressed.
This film is a splendid mix of mediums, but its strength lies in its simplicity and beautiful message of closeness.
In ‘The Owl House’ protagonist Luz Noceda stumbles across a portal to another dimension where magic exists, called The Boiling Isles.
