i curated a list of my favs from the mubi vault
you can stream them here

i was thinking about what resonates with me in film and it starts with ideas of spectacle, performance, and queerness. i love films about performers, and the confrontation that happens between a person, a camera or a stage of some kind. i like to think about what a person has been through, but also consider the historical moment they’re in and how this affects them. every story that I gravitate to is about people, mostly women, moving from a low to a high place or vice versa. they are motivated to seek out something different than what was prescribed to them in life. the bravery and self-knowledge it takes to do that is already complicated by who you are, where you’re from, and what point in history you’re living in. it's about being an individual in an environment where that might not necessarily be honored