The Birth of a Postmodern Family: An Interpretation of Existential Struggle and Solidarity for a Lesbian Couple in the Film Bao Bao
What does it mean to break free from the shackles of mere biological lineage and form a family with those we choose ourselves? The film Bao Bao illuminates the deep human desire to…
Farewell Song: An In-Depth Review of a Sapphic Queer Narrative Etched in the Temperature of Youth
There are relationships that serve as both the most perfect salvation and the sharpest blade to one another. The film Farewell Song (Japanese title: さよならくちびる, 2019) captures the complex inner worlds of two…
Duck Butter: An Aesthetic Interpretation and Resolution of a 24-Hour Intimacy Experiment
Can we ever truly be safe when we are forced to expose our raw, unfiltered selves before even exploring each other’s worlds? To avoid being hurt, we often attempt to bypass the exploratory…
Funny Story: On Tragic Jokes, Fractured Relationships, and Desperate Isolation
We often wish to believe that life is a sophisticatedly crafted comedy, yet we frequently wake to the realization that it is actually composed of the fragments of an irreparable tragedy. When a…
About Cherry: Records of Fluid Identity and Imperfect Female Solidarity
Deprivation sometimes becomes another name for reckless courage. We all dream of escaping the worlds we belong to, yearning to be called by a name of our own choosing rather than one defined…
Puccini for Beginners: The Fear of Commitment, Fluidity of Relationships, and Novices in the Opera of Love
Love always summons us to our lowest points, demanding humility. We believe we define ourselves, set our own boundaries, and calibrate our distance from others, but in reality, it may be nothing more…
