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.

Moving from Redding to Los Angeles, Roger and Lee Anne hope to make a better life. When their baby is born with a rare heart defect, they are forced to give up those dreams and make decisions that will give them stability. A landscape out of balance begins to emerge.
Highlighting the many ways in which AFF 2023 illustrated that the queer experience is not a monolithic one.
The film reminds us to remember the people who had the courage and dignity that had made the world better, even when the memory was absent.
Digger is a smart film, one that takes what could have been a “seen it before” message and gives it new life.
This Disney+ movie is about a 12-year-old math genius who wants to become a rapper.
Horse racing is a very difficult sport and challenge, especially for a young woman like Michelle Payne.
It’s passionately protective of the women mentioned in the story or appearing on screen. Just like the article and the #MeToo movement, the film could help a trapped person find the courage to fight back.