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I wrote this as a response for a fellowship application (that I didn’t end up getting). There have been more revelations exposed about Diaz in the past week. His abuse of women breaks my heart because when I found his books, he showed me a space in literature that I didn’t know existed. I willContinue reading “A Thought On Masculinity in America”

Menses Teaser from CHRISTL STRINGER on Vimeo.

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If my professor hadn’t required us to DP (Director of Photography) some else’s film, I would have never done it. Directed/Written/Edited by: Emily Cates DP: Christl Stringer  

Food for thought about men’s soccer not advancing to the world cup and Eminem – NPR

10 Hispanic Women You Need to Know

(In no particular order) The Exterminating Angel 20th Century Women Dogtooth Frida Rushmore Family Plot Repulsion Good Will Hunting Moonlight Sling Blade Being John Malkovich A Place Beyond the Pines Eyes Without a Face The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Get Out Just Friends 500 Days of Summer Bend It Like Beckham Legally Blonde TheContinue reading “Top 100 Movies/Films (A Working List)”

I had a list of screenplays and plays I wanted to write this summer. I wrote some that weren’t on there, I wrote some that weren’t on there and hated them. Right now I am trying to figure out if I like writing more than directing or directing more than writing. It seems that oneContinue reading “August is Here”

1. Kindred by Octavia E. Butler 264 pages Underrated and under-read. As a writer, the originality of Kindred is inspiring. Dana, a twenty-six year old African-American woman, lives with her white husband, Kevin, in 1976. While she is unpacking, she time travels back to the early 1800’s, where she saves a young boy, Rufus, from drowning.Continue reading “Lovely Hearts Book Club Recommendations- June”

If you are curious of my taste level or what kind of books I enjoy, here are the books I read last summer. Keep in mind, I don’t finish every book I pick up. All the books on this list I read front to back and loved (and for some, I at least a fewContinue reading “Books I Read Summer 2016”