I tend to watch films after barely reading the synopsis and Black Girl was no exception but that made for a unanticipated experience.
It moved me beyond expectation as seeing such an intimate portrayal of a generational narrative that I was essentially born out was a little too real. When I think of Diouana of 1966, I can’t help but think of my mums similar journey and her own idealisations of the Western offerings. I loved the excitement presented through…
Reve shut up challenge:
Rewatched at picturehouse with Liana this time who is deciding to get Tinsel in her hair for summer neeeed
After seeing all the discourse on whether it was realistic for Ani to fall ‘in love’ so easily, this rewatch kind of felt more anthropological than cinematic for me. Firstly, the idea of her being romantically in love or attempting to socially mobilise feels unnecessary to dichotomise to me, given that it was the only context of…
starting with the fourth film was like trying to figure out what your mum was like before you were born…I must endeavour further
WOW so so so many thoughts!
I went to watch with this with my dear friend Myra that I have never even spoken about sex with so we definitely broke that wall LOL love it. I genuinely have so many things to say and I could completely nerd out or I could could go to bed or I could edit this at another time
The first thing that stood out to me is the theme of hollow power exercised by…
