In ‘Queer Violet’ Dominican photographer Mabel Rivas explores concepts of intimacy and deconstructing masculinity following an inspiring encounter with a queer friend. “Queer Violet is inspired by my friend César and the visualization of an elevated and fluent being floating in a violet mist. I was drawn to their ethereal masculinity and the way he […]
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CRSHD (pronounced ‘Crushed’) is a movie about female friendship, youth, lust, navigating desire and the construct of ‘virginity’ as a young person with a smartphone. The fact that Emily Cohn, the writer and director of the film, is of the same generation and age as her characters lends an ever-present authenticity and urgency to this […]
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Our friendship started online about 3 years ago. Both of us were 15 at the time – me, deep, deep in the closet in a pretty bleak social situation. Eli had attempted suicide not two months earlier and their main group of friends decided to jump ship. We ended up finding each other at incredibly […]
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