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sometimes, i feel like i have nothing that’s my own. everything feels borrowed or stolen from someone else.
such an intimate, tender look at bodies and affection and grief. 1009
i’ve anticipated this one for awhile and although it took some different routes that i anticipated, i’m glad for it. the portrayal of trans women is not exploitative or performative or anything of the like—biba is allowed to be sexual without being fetishized, emotional without being accused of being hysterical by the script or the tone of the film. the dance sequences and the final fifteen minutes will stick with me for a very, very long time; i never cease to be in awe of people who have such an incredible eye for the human condition and small, beautiful things in the world in spite of how painful living often is, but <PERSON> does a fantastic job with all of it. 657