Forbidden to See Us Scream in Tehran: A Poignant Reflection on Women’s Voices in Iran
New in our b-roll column, Bangalore-based writer Neetha Kurup reviews Iranian director Farbod Ardebili’s new short film, which comments on the heavy metal scene, feminism, voicelessness, and disability within Tehran
Offscreen: Evading Whiteness in ‘Spring Breakers’
New in our b-roll column, writer Ben Lewelynn-Taylor takes a closer look at the 2012 film Spring Breakers, analyzing its undertones of racism through the lens of the current political climate
“Nobody Knows”: Childhood on the Margins
Jasmine Li unpacks the 2004 Japanese film “Nobody Knows” as a case for society's responsibilities towards marginalized children
Dismantling Detroit: Boots Riley's Sorry to Bother You
Exploring the eccentric, complex character of Detroit in Boots Riley’s film Sorry to Bother You.
A KKK Kidnapping, The Love Laws, and The Shape of Water
Zoe Jane Patterson weaves together Arundhati Roy’s writing with the film The Shape of Water, to make a commentary about love, race and unspoken social laws.
On Interracial Relationships, The Sunken Place and Middle-Class Whiteness
“I started noticing all the times when my Dad and siblings were the only people of colour in a social group.” — Zoe Jane Patterson weaves personal experience with an analysis of Jordan Peele’s film Get Out to talk about race.