I was ten, and I was in love with Drew Barrymore. No, really–I was head-over-heels, kiss-my-Ever-After-poster-before-going-to-bed, soul-crushingly in love with Drew Barrymore. I still am, a little bit (we always keep a tiny place in our hearts reserved for our first crushes, right?), but this was 2000 or so, and I was in deep. My … More SCREENQUEENS Scariest Horror Moments
Gender’s intersection with material culture is one of my all-time favorite things to discuss, and I’m particularly interested in how childhood, trauma, environment, religion, etc. play a part in shaping what we wear. … More Wearing Experience: On Clothing and the Body
Source: Interview: Sarah Adina Smith INTERVIEW: SARAH ADINA SMITH Sarah’s selfie. TGP hearts selfies because they let the subject frame their own image! Sarah Adina Smith is a director, writer, and editor. She directed the Mother’s Daysegment of the 2016 horror anthology Holidays. Her 2014 mystery drama The Midnight Swim featured three sisters working to … More Interview: Sarah Adina Smith
“For all the attention to lack of female directors, there are even less female DPs out there.” … More RACHEL MORRISON: ON COLLABORATION, EGO, AND PUTTING PEOPLE IN FRONT OF THE LENS
Okay, so obviously we all like and appreciate Winona Ryder. That’s assumed. We’re all beyond thrilled she’s back, or, if that’s an objectionable phrasing, then we’re at least happy she’s here. When I first pressed play and began my own journey into the new sci-fi series Stranger Things on Netflix, her name took me completely … More Othered Things: Fanboy Filmmaking and Their Strange Women
Directors who portray lesbians as being romantically or sexually interested in men are acting thoughtlessly, if not irresponsibly. … More LESBIAN TROPES AND WHERE TO FIND THEM: The Bisexual Lesbian
ATTN MIDWEST LESBIANS CNCPT/LSBN is seeking lesbian voices for its first publication. This print publication will cover a broad variety of subjects including film, art, music, philosophy, culture, news, activism, lifestyle, and health. CNCPT/LSBN is looking for submissions from individuals born or currently located in the Midwest, but will consider work submitted from those outside … More **CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS**
(Source: HOW COLLECTIVE SELF-LOVE EFFECTS RADICAL CHANGE – Zusterschap Collective) Self love can be a tricky concept. Honestly, I’m not always sure how I feel about it, but then again – no I don’t want to think of the ‘then again.’ Do I love myself? Is loving oneself an essential part of life? Probably. It … More How Collective Self Love Effects Radical Change
Ashley Obinwanne is a Nigerian-American writer. She is the creator and director of the web series Lavender Collective and co-founder of Lesbians Over Everything, a blog which seeks to highlight lesbian voices and experiences. … More TALK TO THE INTERNET: Ashley Obinwanne (Lavender Collective)
As a pathologically uncool teenager, I would take two pictures with me whenever I got my hair cut. I’d keep these pictures tucked away in my bag until my hairdresser would ask if I had a style in mind. The first picture I’d pull out was invariably of Julianne Moore. Didn’t matter what movie it … More Goodbye Patty Duke: On Mother-Daughter Memories, Mental Health, and Goofy Teen Haircuts
Source: INTERVIEW- Elisabeth Subrin: On female identity and funding a vision It’s been a long road for filmmaker Elisabeth Subrin. After decades as a video and installation artist and experimental filmmaker creating works on the subjects of memory, history, and subjectivity, she completed her first feature film, A Woman, A Part, which had its premiere … More INTERVIEW- Elisabeth Subrin: On female identity and funding a vision
All artwork by Chloe Leeson To celebrate International Women’s Day, here at SQ we’re doing what we do best- talking about women in film. Inspired by I.W.D we’re making a huge push… Source: INTERNATIONAL WOMENS DAY: The director round-up
When I first came out to my friends and family, I used a lot of language I know I wouldn’t use now. “I’m in love with the person”, “We’re all the same”, and so on. For a long time after that I was angry with myself for saying these things, especially to my mom. It had only confused her, I thought–and it wasn’t even how I felt anymore. Sure, I’m in love with the person, but the person is a woman. I love women. … More On Knowing and Being: A Coming Out Story
SOURCE: Oscar’s Got Issues: An Overview of the 88th Academy Awards| Love IT! EVV Magazine Back in 2009, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences doubled its allotted Best Picture nominees from five to ten. This move was meant to hearken back to the early days of Oscar, as well as make space for … More Oscar’s Got Issues: An Overview of the 88th Academy Awards| Love IT! EVV Magazine
I don’t know if Beautiful Creatures passes the Bechdel test, but who’s counting anyway when the men these women are talking about are men they’ve killed? … More Beautiful Creatures: On female friendships, male violence, and dogs who save the day
Source: Daughters of Freaks: Jennifer Chambers Lynch & Asia Argento This essay seeks to explore the relationship between subject and object. This essay also seeks to better understand how these concepts are influenced and informed by gender and the media. This essay seeks a lot of things. I’m thirsty. Hi, hello. My name is Juliette … More Daughters of Freaks: Jennifer Chambers Lynch & Asia Argento
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