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UI Senior Tristen Ives breaks down their short film ‘lights, camera, hair!’ (2018), and shares about shaving their head to stand up for ‘The Shining’ (1980) actress Shelley Duvall. #MeToo, #TimesUp, and other movements have recently rallied women across industries. In the film industry, the treatment of women on set is often unjust. Stanley Kubrick’s The […]
Director Jordan Peele says he hesitates to cast white actors as leads in his films; he’s “seen that movie.” Largely featuring black actors in his films thus far, his films have been labeled as “race” films. In recent years, more directors have tackled politically controversial topics through film as a way to bring more positive […]
Blue is, traditionally, a calming color. It is usually associated with emotions that mollify or content, and is used as a quintessence of wisdom. In his film Moonlight (Jenkins, 2016), Barry Jenkins uses waves of blue and red to influence the emotional valence of its characters and in turn, the audience. Through his editing and […]
Think of the long, winding road that you traveled down with your family. From the backseat, trees sweep past, and flecks of sunlight, and then starlight, flit on and off your triggered pupils. You have no idea where you are, or even where you’re going, but that’s ok. Surrounded by the beauty of the frontier, […]
Viewed from behind the safety of anxious fingertips, a certain Disney Renaissance classic has charmed and scarred audiences since its theatrical release. Disney’s The Little Mermaid (Disney, 1989) was everything I expected it to be and more. It was magical, romantic, silly, and of course, musical. The danger and horror were things that came later […]
*Published in Vol. 5 of Fools Magazine My coat is itchy.Wool isn’t supposed to feel that way.The finer kind, anyway.The warmth from his grasp has disappeared,separated by that old, yet familiar, barrier of isolation.A chilling shiver creeps through my veins,causing my spine to shake and my neck to jerk.The coat isn’t warm enough.It was expensive […]
*Published in Vol. 4 of Fools Magazine Clothes from another generation meet recycled bright blue eyeshadows and rosy red blushes – all in the name of embracing femininity. But femininity is synonymous with weakness, tainting this joyous experiment. As a result, many boys and men feign exaggerated masculinity so as to not disrupt our socially […]
*Published in Vol. 3 of Fools MagazineContent Warning: Sexual Assault *Name changed for anonymity I was late to my interview with Sloan*. The delay was an issue – “I was ready at two,” she said. The gritty memories of the porn industry needed emotional preparation to tell, and Sloan had been ready fifteen minutes prior. […]
May 1, 2019
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Photo by: David Harmantas
April 28, 2019
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