Muyak, an innocent child, is unaware of the abuse that she is experiencing through her mother. One day, she encounters a mysterious woman and as the day passes this encounter continues until she decides to ask the mysterious woman. Muyak noticed that she was holding a pot of gold and was mesmerized by it. She tried to touch the pot of gold but her hands continued to pass through it until she discovered the true identity of the mysterious woman.
True crime media is notoriously obsessed with the “missing white woman” trope, and yet the vast majority of American murder victims are male, and well over half are people of color.
Paris is Burning elevated drag and ballroom into the public consciousness and permanently impacted LGBT culture. However, the performers featured in the documentary didn't reap the rewards of their visibility.
The short documentary and second place winner of the Incluvie Short Film Festival, Gender Outlaw: A Bodysurfing Story, challenges any simplistic understanding of trans people.
The repeated actions, the blood on the petals, the rustling under the floor…An ambient short horror film takes us into another realm.
So with the recent (rightful) public apologies to Britney from comedians and media for trashing her image in the 2000s, perhaps some people should also give Crossroads the fair chance it deserves. It won't be everyone's cup of tea, and that is fine. Personally, I will take my girl Britney and her movie, over the next testosterone "Dude Flick" any day.
While not everyone may relate to the circumstances Danielle finds herself in in 'Shiva Baby', some are sure to understand her struggles as she is scrutinized for being a woman, a college student, an LGBT person, and a sugar baby.
