The Miseducation of Cameron Post (Desiree Akhavan, 2018) tells the story of Cameron (Chloe Grace Moretz), a teenage girl sent to a Christian conversion therapy boarding school after her boyfriend discovers her with another girl on prom night. Cameron’s devout aunt panics after the revelation and sends her to God’s Promise to be cured of…
Tag: queer cinema
“Mirror Work” and the Epidemic Imaginary in New Queer Cinema
Jenelle Troxell // In the closing image of Todd Haynes’ 1995 film Safe, Carol White gazes deeply into the mirror, softly voicing the words, “I love you. I really love you. I love you,” as the camera pushes slowly towards her. While the inward tracking promises access to Carol’s interiority and her direct address to…