Afterlife of the Party: An Exploration of Female Friendship
Netflix's Afterlife of the Party might fall into the rom-com genre, but it's much more about grief, strong female friendships, and platonic love than it is about romance.

After the social outbreak in Chile in 2019, thousands of people took to the streets to demand dignity, including a portrait photographer and a dance duo, who made visible their political vision with their art in the streets of Santiago.
Netflix's Afterlife of the Party might fall into the rom-com genre, but it's much more about grief, strong female friendships, and platonic love than it is about romance.
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This is not McDonald’s. This is something different.
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