Possibly in Michigan
If I ever step away from Letterboxd there is one thing I will be able to thank this site for above all else--introducing me to the work of <PERSON>. I've discovered a lot of great films through this site and the community here but <PERSON>'s work always rises above the rest when taking in a full assessment. I've seen her work in a hip cinema space in Northern Ireland during the Belfast International Film Festival, I got to watch a collection of her work during a livestream event with a Q&A during the middle of lockdown. I wouldn't have been able to have those unique experiences if the fine folks here didn't introduce me to this first.
Since I've spent a lot of time with short form, "unconventional" films so far this year it felt appropriate to circle back. 83
Possibly In Michigan was the first piece of short form, outsider art that really broke through for me. I'd seen one off, oddball pieces here and there and dabbled with <PERSON>, but Possibly operated on a truly unique wavelength. I know it's a common descriptor but it's a perfume ad operating on nightmare logic. It's catchy, it's jarring, it's otherworldly. It left an indelible mark on my--until that moment--rather conventional lense of unconventional cinema. 306