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.

A little man lives in an old suitcase. One day he finds a new friend - an old blind man. The little man jumps into the blind man's pocket. With music, the pocket man helps the blind man walk and see things in the street. Both are very happy together.
Highlighting the many ways in which AFF 2023 illustrated that the queer experience is not a monolithic one.
A musical adventure that young viewers will enjoy as Blue and Josh travel to New York City for a big opportunity.
‘Babylon’ is an exhilarating journey one has to brace themselves for
An enchanted school for young heroes and villains brings the battle between good and evil in this fantasy movie.
Overall, Matthias & Maxime doesn't reinvent this romantic concept. But it also doesn't need to. Dolan weaves a story of love, friendship, and life that is both realistic and bittersweet. The film is nuanced and sensual in a way we don't get to see often with LGBTQ characters. It's a film that we can celebrate.
It doesn’t offer an absolute answer for the dialectical ethical questions that emerged in search of justice but portrays the characters as living people beyond the identities of victims.