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101 LIFE & ARTS
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2018 | HILLTOPVIEWSONLINE.COM
LGBTQ film festival dissects identity, fosters welcoming environment
respect
and believable acting, it also has a story that most young
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toxic relationship and his-
tory of imperialism between
the United States and the
Philippines with Laude and
Pemberton the embodiments
of their nation and identities.
"Watching'Call Her Ganda’
felt like a breath of fresh air,”
said former president of St.
Edward’s Pride, David Weier.
By SIERRA ROZEN
@sierrarozen
we have
filmmak-
confusing feel-
first love while
navigate single
over-involved
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LILLI HIME / HILLTOP VIEWS
The festival changed its name in light of 31st anniversary.
cinema and filmmakers.
Formerly known as Aus-
tin’s Gay and Lesbian Film
Festival, aGLIFF redefined
its new acronyms for it’s
31st anniversary. Yet, even
with its new name, it’s
1987 founding mission to
celebrate, affirm and bring
awareness to LBGTQA+
identities through film re-
mains true.
"I feel that the mission is
more essential than ever
as the suicide rates of trans
youth rises and the po-
litical environment grows
increasingly uncertain,”
aGLIFF President, Ashley
Marshall said during the
program.
On Saturday, a "Women
in Film” panel of female
filmmakers discussed the
importance of representa-
tion and overcoming the
challenges that come with
breaking into a male-dom-
inant industry. On Sunday,
a "Film Casting” panel dis-
cussed the obstacles and
opportunities in cinema
and film.
"I love being at the film
festival and just seeing
people there,” director of
Freshman Studies Alex
Barron said. "It just makes
me happy to go there and
have us be all part of this
thing that isn’t a bar, that
is a cultural event where
we’re all going to see art.
And I was pleasantly sur-
prised that they opened
with a local filmmaker, PJ
Raval. That was really fan-
tastic to highlight Austin
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CREATIVE COMMONS
The Netflix Original is inspired by Jenny Han’s 2014 novel.
people can relate to.
For a rom com, this film is
quite enjoyable, mainly be-
cause of the obvious chem-
istry between Lara Jean and
Peter. The two main actors,
Lana Condor and Noah Cen-
tineo, are stars in the making
as seen by the immense posi-
tive response the two have
received. Since the release of
the movie, both have devel-
oped a massive fan following
on social media.
The movie has quite a
marvelous soundtrack,
featuring hits like "I Like
Me Better” by Lauv and
"You’re Not Good Enough”
by Blood Orange. It also
includes some old school
throwbacks such as "Ev-
erybody Wants To Rule The
World” by Tears For Fears.
The film has been praised
for its representation. The
main family is half Korean
and half Caucasian. Many
users took to social media
By LILLI HIME & PRECIOUS
PARKER
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The atmosphere at
Alamo Drafthouse
alive with excitement
festival goers mingled,
proudly wearing their
black "Love, aGLIFF” shirts
with a rainbow stroke
across the middle. Film-
makers from all around
the world graced the red
carpet, glowing with pride
as they showcased their
films.
This past weekend, the
All Genders, Lifestyles,
and Identities Film Festival
(aGLIFF) touched down at
the Alamo Drafthouse on
South Lamar, bringing a
treasure trove of both local
and international LGBTQ
"To All The Boys I've Loved Before' soars past rom com predictability
Lara Jean Song Covey has
a ritual: once she develops
a crush on someone, she
writes them a letter, ad-
dresses it and hides it away
in a special box. This would
seem like an insignificant
thing if not for the fact that
they are revealed.
What ensues is the awk-
ward hilarity that comes
with Lara Jean explaining
to the five boys how this
came to be. In an attempt
to throw one of them off
her track, she embarks on
a fake relationship with
former crush and letter re-
cipient: Peter Kavinsky.
Now we move on to the
main conflict— can Lara
Jean and Peter successfully
pull off a fake relationship
without actually catching
real feelings?
It is easy to see why so many
viewers are enamored by this
movie. Not only does it have
well-developed characters
Think back to all the mid-
dle school and high school
crushes you ever had.
Now imagine the horror of
them all suddenly finding
out about your unrequited
love.
As a romantic comedy,
"To All The Boys I’ve Loved
Before” resonates with
viewers who have experi-
enced the
ings of a
trying to
parents,
siblings and jealous
girlfriends.
The Netflix original is a
2018 romantic comedy
that is capturing the hearts
of countless viewers. Based
on the best-selling novel
by Jenny Han, this film will
make you wish your love
letters got leaked.
17-year-old protagonist
to express their joy over
seeing a relatable protag-
onist.
However, the movie does
follow somewhat of a pre-
dictable plot line that viewers
have come to expect from ro-
mantic comedies. While this
is not necessarily a down-
side, it is something to keep
in mind when searching for
something to watch on Net-
flix.
Overall, this is the perfect
movie for a girls night in,
or whenever you need a
good pick me up. This is
also a much better option
than other currently popu-
lar Netflix originals, such as
"The Kissing Booth,” which
ends up promoting toxic
relationships. For anyone
who enjoys a good time
and lots of laughs when
watching a movie, "To All
The Boys I’ve Loved Before”
is the film for you.
as a
these
ers.”
This year’s programming
had four categories: Narra-
tive Films, Documentaries
and Shorts. While each
film obviously featured
LGBTQ identities, they all
ventured into different as-
pects of what it means to
be LGBTQ, each dissecting
the different intersections
with respect to complex-
ity.
The festival’s opener, "Call
her Ganda,” kicked the
weekend off on a powerful,
thoughtful note. While the
film covers the murder of
transgender Filipina Jennifer
Laude by U.S. Marine Joseph
Scott Pemberton, it quickly
finds itself layered in the
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