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.

Esther (Alice Gold) is devastated by the murder of her chocolatier boyfriend - Nico (Jaron Herren). Reality becomes surrealised and distorted through her grief, as a web of secrets involving dear friends and sinister strangers is slowly revealed. Released for competition into the Edinburgh 48-Hour Film Festival 2019.
Highlighting the many ways in which AFF 2023 illustrated that the queer experience is not a monolithic one.
Kung Fu Chit was a beautifully made, empowering short film that really spoke to me. Featured in Incluvie’s 2020 Film Festival, Kung Fu Chit tells the story of a girl who doesn’t quite fit in.
Unlike other documentaries about Princess Diana, Perkins’ film, 'The Princess', is an entire documentary consisting of media coverage and public opinion, rather than a typical series of people interviewed with firsthand experience of the Princess. 'The Princess' beautifully depicts how we perceive Diana as a media figure rather than a real person, specifically creating her persona as a fairytale figure turned saint and icon.
'Brother' is a gripping family drama with dazzling performances all around.
I am an Armenian who has a mild form of epilepsy. I rarely see Armenian culture and epilepsy properly portrayed in film or TV. I delve into the how and why.
'Reservation Dogs' is stacked with an array of Native American performers and crew telling their own story.