Greta Gerwig’s directorial debut film, Lady Bird, starring Saoirse Ronan and Laurie Metcalf, offers a poignant and compelling coming of age story of Sacramento teenager Christine McPherson (or “Lady Bird” as she insists she be called). Of all the exceptionalRead more…
Class, gender and sexuality in Dirty Dancing
As a kid, I spent every summer at my older sister’s house and every summer, soon after I arrived, I would ask for the video. She would dig through the wooden chest that housed her VHS collection and pull ourRead more…
A long time ago in a galaxy filled with men
Warning: contains spoilers for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Whenever you ask siblings what ties them together, you usually get an answer to do with them teaming together to take on their parents or coming together over appreciation forRead more…
Interview with Elite Zexer, Israeli writer and director
Elite Zexer is an Israeli writer and director. Her debut feature film, Sand Storm (Sufat Chol), is receiving praise at film festivals around the world. The film follows the story of Layla, a young Bedouin woman, and her mother Jalila,Read more…
Her Story – the webseries meaningfully tackling trans issues
Her Story is an Emmy-nominated, complex and touching webseries that puts the spotlight on trans and queer dating. The show, written by Jen Richards and Laura Zak, counts Kerry Washington and Laverne Cox as fans. Its existence is part ofRead more…