Make It Anyway
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How To Reform a Room that Wasn’t Built for You
Trigger warning: this essay mentions self-harm and suicide. Take care of yourself, and reach out to The Trevor Project if you need support.
“I know this stuff can save lives because it saved mine.”
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This was not an invitati...
How To Turn A Death Threat Into A Distribution Strategy
A man commented, “shot yourself.”
(I think he meant shoot?)
I’ve been making queer films since 2010. And now I get death threats, like, every single day, inspired by my queer nature documentary Second Nature, narrated by Elliot Page.
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Nerd Out With Me: How to Avoid an Apocalypse
Or: The Practical Part! How To Actually Vet A Collaborator
For paid subscribers — the framework I wish I’d had:
How To Avoid An Apocalypse
“She’s an apocalypse,” my friend said. “Run.”
A mentor of mine once warned me not to cozy up to someone who was so notorious for her habitual harm to women that her own bandmate called her an “apocalypse.”
I didn’t listen.
I’m gonna shar...
Nerd Out With Me: How To Distribute Contraband
I didn’t know I was going to self-distribute Second Nature until we were already doing it. Until we had already booked our NYC, LA, SF, Boston, and Austin theatrical premieres. Until we had already booked screenings in Universities, LGBTQ C...
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