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Do we pretend to be happy for ourselves or for other people? Is it something we were taught to do or is it a natural thing? A British thing? Because honestly I have no idea. It feels inherent. Like I don’t choose to do it, I just do. But then that begs the question of […]… Continue reading BACKPACK WORRIES — THE CREATIVE HUB

I wrote this monologue last year for a performance with YouthQuake. It’s about the word ‘fine’ and all the incredibly negative connotations and meanings it has – mainly it’s about the fact I use it far too regularly when I mean it very rarely. a person sat, speaking directly to the audience. Not really sure […]… Continue reading FINE — THE CREATIVE HUB

by Anura Guruge I have been a long-term subscriber to this Facebook page: I no longer get daily posts from them, BUT today I lucked out to get the post (way up top) about Anna Alma-Tadema. Wow. I was mesmerized. Spellbound. It looked like a high-resolution photograph. I still can’t believe it is a painting. […]… Continue reading ‘Anna Alma-Tadema’, YET Another AWESOMELY Talented Female British Painter. — A Life of Granite in New Hampshire

Cindy Sherman (American, b. 1954) is widely recognized as one of the most important and influential artists in contemporary art. Throughout her career, she has presented a sustained, eloquent, and provocative exploration of the construction of contemporary identity and the nature of representation. via Cindy Sherman: Retrospective (Thames and Hudson, 1997) — Bildersturm

Every year, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) holds an annual award show honouring the best and boldest in filmmaking. And every year, there is an extensive discourse on who was snubbed or overlooked or incorrectly nominated. I have those opinions each awards season but there is one snub that still gets… Continue reading Should’ve Been a Contender: Ava DuVernay For “Selma” — In Their Own League

Born in 1892 to a Muslim-Indian family. Fatma is renowned as a pioneer of fantasy cinema and director in Indian Cinema. She started her career on stage, starring in plays in Urdu. Then moved onto acting in silent films. At the time, it was complacencies for all roles to be played by men, and male […]… Continue reading Phenomenal Woman: Fatma Begum —

Earlier this year, “Miss Americana” (2020) was released on Netflix. The documentary delves into Taylor Swift’s status as “America’s sweetheart” and the pressures it puts on her. What it also shows is how this perception of her sometimes masks what a brilliant businesswoman she is and how she’s built her own empire from the ground… Continue reading Women’s History Month: Mary Pickford — In Their Own League

The American clichés of “Bonnie and Clyde”, the “American Dream”, pulling yourself up by your bootstraps, are mixed together in the refreshingly raw new movie, “Stray Dolls”. It focuses on three women who are outsiders living on the outside of the law: Riz (Geetanjali Thapa), a petty criminal and an immigrant from India; Dallas (Olivia […]… Continue reading Sonejuhi Sinha’s refreshingly raw thriller ‘Stray Dolls’ flips the American dream — Cinema Femme

Therese Shechter brings common female experiences that have been unjustly deemed taboo to the screen through her documentaries. Her latest “My So-Called Selfish Life” has started a movement for women who choose not to have children. The film examines what it means to say no to motherhood in a society that assumes all women want […]… Continue reading Therese Shechter redefines womanhood in her subversive documentaries — Cinema Femme

I’ve always had a love hate/relationship with my mind, body and soul. I’ve loved being different and seeing the world from my own perspective – but I never really liked myself, not deep down. I grew up during an era of glossy mags that distinctly lacked any diversity, lack of representation in the media, a […]… Continue reading Interview with queer feminist artist Louise Brown a.k.a. goodstrangevibes; smashing the patriarchy, learning to love your body & running a lush creative business. — The Culture Vulture NE