Vida (2018): Queer Identity, Gentrification, and a Solidarity of Deficit Confronting One’s Roots
When the most familiar places begin to feel the most foreign, we are finally forced to ask who we truly are. For one who left their birthplace in hatred, treading upon that soil…
A League of Their Own (2022) Analysis: Solidarity of Desire Beyond the Deficiencies of an Era
We often face moments where we must betray the world most familiar to us in order to become “ourselves.” For some, that world is the fence of a peaceful home; for others, it…
Couple of Mirrors (双镜) Analysis: A Duet of Desire and Salvation, Solidarity Beyond the Broken Mirror
Deception in the name of love wields its blade from the closest of quarters. In the wake of a world shattered into pieces, the encounter between one woman standing precariously upon those sharp…
