“Meek's Cutoff by Kelly Reichardt. It's beautifully shot. It's a complex story. The filmmaker gave a very patient and feminine touch to a story that takes place during a period of history that's very masculine, without losing any of the unforgiving harshness of the reality where the characters found themselves in.” CharacterStoriesRealityFoundPeriodsLosingShotsComplexesPatientFilmmakerFeminineMasculineMeekUnforgivingHarshness Author:Chloe Zhao
“To see an older woman play a little boy on stage completely blasted open my perception to what it meant to act. That was it for me.” LittlesPlayBoysStagePerceptionLittle BoysOlder Women Author:Andrea Suarez Paz
“I read a lot on autism, which is surprisingly and annoyingly a huge mystery.” MysteryHugeAutism Author:Andrea Suarez Paz
“I tried to drown my sorrows, but the bastards learned how to swim, and now I am overwhelmed by this decent and good feeling.” LoveFeelingsSorrowDrinkingAlcoholDecentSwimOverwhelmedAlcoholicsDrinking AlcoholGood FeelingFunny AlcoholAlcohol DrinkingAlcohol And LifeHappy FridayBeing Overwhelmed Author:Frida Kahlo
“Though Autism can be frightening and terribly demanding, it also comes with its vast share of superpowers that are unknown to the typical human.” HumansShareFrighteningAutismTypicalSuperpower Author:Andrea Suarez Paz
“I do hope to inspire, I mean I live off inspiration and its the force that keeps me working, that keeps me creating.” MeanInspirationForceInspireCreating Author:Andrea Suarez Paz
“Its a wonderful feeling to be able to inspire back, to keep that flow going.” FeelingsAbleWonderfulInspireFlow Author:Andrea Suarez Paz
“Being Latina in the US is something I'm learning about everyday. I don't feel inherently different in any way from anybody else and it is a feeling I cherish and that has helped me avoid thinking of my ethnicity as a potential obstacle from what I want to achieve.” ThinkingWayWantFeelsDifferentFeelingsAchieveEverydayObstaclesCherishEthnicityLatina Author:Andrea Suarez Paz
“I am a woman and I am from Mexico, that is true. I am an artist, that is also true. When I work, I hope I'm not a woman from Mexico but an artist in body and spirit.” BodySpiritArtistMexico Author:Andrea Suarez Paz
“Maybe I'm the badass lady who rids Mexico of drugs, of oppression and illiteracy.” DrugOppressionMexicoBadassIlliteracy Author:Andrea Suarez Paz