I’m always open and interested in doing more freelance writing - recaps, reviews, etc, particularly in regard to film and other sectors of the arts such as music and other moving image work. The earliest writing in this section is from a Critical Reviewing class in my final year of college. Thanks for reading!

What to Watch: 5 LGBTQ+ Vacation Movies to Stream This Summer, Them

Excerpt from What to Watch: “While definitions of vacation and summer are stretched a bit in this list, there are plenty of moments in these movies that feature sweltering heat, fireworks illuminating night skies, and laying out in the sun. These are films about trying to connect with the impending promise of change that it always feels like the season can bring. The heat of summer, especially the humid summers I grew up with in the South, sticks to you like no other and I find that experience can be quite similar to coming into and luxuriating in queerness: Once you’ve felt that warmth, you don’t ever forget how it feels. I hope you bask in the films on this list for a while.”

What to Watch: 7 Queer Movies and Shows to Stream for Women’s History Month, Them

Excerpt from What to Watch: “Despite its socialist and working-class roots, Women’s History Month has since been sanitized to fit a neat and often depoliticized “Let’s celebrate women!” narrative. That’s why I made sure this list of films and TV shows to stream in March wasn’t just a survey of notable queer women throughout history. Instead, I wanted to center works that were expansive, radical, and above all, deeply loving.”

Pain into Joy: BlackStar Film Festival 2021, Filmmaker Magazine

Excerpt from festival recap: “Each day of the 10th edition of the BlackStar Film Festival begins this way: founder Maori Karmael Holmes and filmmaker-artist Rashid Zakat, along with rotating guest hosts, co-host the fest’s version of a morning talk show, “The Daily Jawn.” Like many other festivals, BlackStar was in a hybrid format this year, with in-person screenings at outdoor venues in Philadelphia; for virtual attendees like me, “The Daily Jawn” served as the closest connection to Philadelphia, the city BlackStar grounds itself in.”

High Fantasy - Citizen Jane Film Festival Review, Vox Magazine

Excerpt from review: “Four people are going on a trip. Xoli, the passionate black feminist. Lexi, the owner of the land. Tatianna, the sweet glue that holds the group together. And, finally, Thami, the outspoken, singular male of the group. The three friends and Thami, invited at the request of Lexi’s uncle for a male presence, are camping for a few days on a farm that Lexi’s parents own. Or are they?”

SHORTS: WHO CAN TELL YOUR STORY? - Citizen Jane Film Festival Review, Vox Magazine

Excerpt from review: “Each of the Shorts: Summit — Who Can Tell Your Story? pieces this year varied in language, location and subject matter, but they each represented stories about women largely not featured in mainstream film. These challenging films felt alive and the characters specific and authentic in their voices onscreen.”