Esmée Lavalette’s Queer Short Film, “Found Family” Gains Applause and Awards

May 25, 2023.Reading time 8 minutes.

Hello, everyone! In this post, we’re catching up with Esmée Lavalette. I’ve featured Esmée and her work on the blog before (which you can revisit here). In the last blog, I talked to Esmée during the production of her short film, “Found Family.” Now, the film has made its rounds at film festivals, so we’re […]

LGBTQ Movie: Love, Simon

March 17, 2018.Reading time 5 minutes.

So much of Love, Simon reminded me of myself. Is this what it feels like? Seeing yourself onscreen? The experience of watching my story in the cinema for the first time, it was so cathartic and freeing. It was like, maybe for the first time, the world understood me.