Girl power was also in evidence at the Out of This World: Female Filmmakers in Genre digital screening. Three very different fantasy and science fiction works were shown, all by female directors. The best was was Vera Miao’s MA.
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Short answer? Don’t wait for permission to make something.
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It’s the dread and the anticipation and the open-endedness of it that has your brain starting to create answers.
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Think of it as a haiku of terror.
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Horror can scare you on a whole bunch of different levels. It can be immediate fear, like by making you jump…it can also really poke at our deepest fears of being alone, or about being left. Or about dying. Or about being helpless.
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This is not a jump scare horror short. This is more psychological, realistic horror where situations scare you.
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At Tribeca, Justin D Williams interviews actresses Wei Yi Lin, Mardy Ma and director Vera Miao about Two Sentence Horror Stories.
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A scary little film with one killer “oh shit moment” that must be seen.
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“I don’t understand why there’s any stigma attached to the word feminist” – Vera Miao
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The ending of this one is definitely going to shock you.
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Vera Miao uses a disturbing tales of horror to explore important social issues.
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Anthology series are so hot right now.
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We’ve got an exclusive clip from the episode below, which shows Mona painting her mother’s toes.
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It sat on my shelf, with thoughtless porcelain eyes and the prettiest pink doll dress I could find. Why did she have to be born still?
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Jump scares give you instant gratification, but I’m more interested in the stuff that lingers.
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This is only the beginning of the emergence of online filmmakers and strong female voices.
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It’s straight up genius.
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This anthology series from Asian-American lesbian filmmaker Vera Miao features disturbing tales of horror inspired by the viral fan fiction.
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A Tom of Finland biopic, a short documentary exploring modern-day Mississippi’s queer culture, a Chinese lesbian horror film — the varied LGBT+ offerings at this year’s TFF represent the dynamism of the community itself.
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Color me surprised…
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Vera Miao’s short film focuses on themes and issues that affect the Asian-American community.
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