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.

Louison, 14 years old, observes the adult world with skepticism but envy. During a family weekend at the seaside, she begins to suspect Pierrick, her sister Emma's boyfriend, of Misaffection. Spying on the young couple, she gradually discovers the physical and psychological violence Emma is subjected to. She then tries to free her from Pierrick's grip, the seemingly perfect lover...
Highlighting the many ways in which AFF 2023 illustrated that the queer experience is not a monolithic one.
“There’s always something you can do…to make people feel like they’re welcome”
GOAT (2026) opens to the chanting of a crowd: "Roots run deep!" The rest of the film goes on to echo that sentiment, offering gorgeous animation and a heartfelt story along the way.
The second episode of the highly anticipated Afrofuturism series delivers with a high-speed race teaching us to go far beyond just accepting ourselves.
A refreshing twist is that all the kids’ powers are…kind of useless. There’s a kid who can only move in slow motion, a kid who has every power in the world but can only use them randomly, and our main character Missy who has no powers at all. The thesis of the film seems to be that it doesn’t matter what kind of powers you have, its the way you use them, which is good for the warm and fuzzies.
The animated musical adventure beings fantasy and magic to viewers as they follow Keegan and Moya.