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.

Achuthan is a jovial man who loves helping his fellow villagers. However, his life turns on its head after he receives a letter that is addressed to Lord Krishna.
Highlighting the many ways in which AFF 2023 illustrated that the queer experience is not a monolithic one.
‘Bruiser’ is an intense drama that explores unresolved childhood trauma and how it can affect the people around us.
‘Exhibiting Forgiveness’ seeks to ask one question, “What do you do when your parents are the source of your pain?”
This is ambitious horror filmmaking, and in a lot of ways, I fully admire its ambitions. For me, the film’s sloppiness defines its overall quality.
Produced by Vanguard Animation and released on Netflix, this animated fairytale movie has a lot of ironies as the story is told by the prince himself.
“Synchronic” is special, but it doesn’t succeed in achieving all the objectives it aims for. The film is a science fiction oeuvre which tries to be cerebral at some points, although the original idea is interesting, it only accomplishes to talk about some serious matters superficially.