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 young hard boiled detective is brought crashing back into his grim reality when he finds the corpse of a former lover while on duty. When faced with this shocking scene, he must make the impossible choice between facing his past, and accepting his own inescapable paranoia.
Highlighting the many ways in which AFF 2023 illustrated that the queer experience is not a monolithic one.
Hoppers is a fun ride with a deep message underneath. In true Pixar fashion, Hoppers explores the complexity of emotions and learning to be still in a world that demands fast progress. Through the main character Mabel, we are reminded what it is like to let ourselves feel big emotions. But also how not to be controlled by them.
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This film manages to be simultaneously topical and timeless. Without being preachy, it highlights society’s flawed relationship with tech; insights into the complex ideas of family struggle are expertly dispersed among a perfectly paced and balanced story.
Asha, the main character, is a biracial woman who discovers the power of magic wishing dust.