No One Mourns the Wicked?
Ultimately, Wicked is a story about the cost of being othered, the pain of being misnamed, and the quiet revolution of standing in your truth.

After inheriting a trunk with a lantern in it, a man releases a beautiful genie named Samanthia. She starts granting his wishes and sexiness emerges all around him.
Ultimately, Wicked is a story about the cost of being othered, the pain of being misnamed, and the quiet revolution of standing in your truth.
“Candyman ain't a 'he.’ Candyman is the whole damn hive." Candyman represents all Black victims of white supremacy, and this art form narratively conveys it in a succinct, adulatory way, the history of which is rare to find.
The original series is now on Netflix, you should definitely give it a watch. And if you’ve already seen it, watch it again.
While this film thinks that it is diagnosing the cause, it is merely diagnosing a symptom instead.
We chat with Penelope Lawson about her short film, The Dinner Party, her experience founding her own production company, and fun cinema.