Writing
Explorative pieces of writing connecting narratives, film, art, queerness, and history.
Suspiria: Fantasies of Femininity and the Problem of Sexual Difference
Suspiria (1977), directed by Dario Argento, presents a thrilling horror film set in a fantastical and visually beautiful world. The film plays with themes of femininity, transition, and fear, while telling an intergenerational story of witches and death. The theme of femininity is central to the film’s narrative, yet is also imperative to constructing aspects…
The Divine Male Body: Queer Desire in Imperial Roman Art
Antinous, the young companion and lover of the Roman Emperor Hadrian, is a tale of beauty, youth, desire, and death. Antinous was a young boy when he met Hadrian in the Roman province of Bithynium, in Claudiopolis. Antinous became an object of Hadrian’s desire, and upon his death, which, while contested, is theorized to be…
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Earlier explorations
Gurlie Pop!… Ur Gonna Die
Writer & Director
Gurlie runs for her life after receiving a text threatening her death
The Knave
Writer
A short film about ballet and injuries. Final short film for my 120 class
The Other Night at This Party
Writer & Editor
Two boys’ relationship is changed after fleeing a party shooting
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