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.

A policeman guards a barroom singer whose phone-sex sideline has put a killer on her trail.
Highlighting the many ways in which AFF 2023 illustrated that the queer experience is not a monolithic one.
The Lighthouse is patient and hypnotic, pulling us in with its mysterious atmosphere and characters. The film’s slow pace proves to be monumentally effective, showcasing the tedious nature that comes with isolation and poor two-way communication.
The one-way journey went to the desert that refused to offer an answer or a transcendence.
In 1983, V first debuted as a mini-series. It chronicled the story of alien visitors who arrive on Earth in motherships; they look like us, they talk like us, and they say they are of peace
Women have always been integral to science fiction, and these amazing women prove why.
This film is a splendid mix of mediums, but its strength lies in its simplicity and beautiful message of closeness.