is/has been an active suicide risk

living in an alive world

beyond food and people

it's about the size of a clenched fist

warbler delight

quatro décadas vivendo embaixo da terra

we are light eaters

when ships are nearby, sperm whales change their calls

speaking of nature

onírico e singular e fugaz

key changes

deep intellect

reading insecurity: the crippling fear that the digital age has left you unable to read deeply and thoughfully

river at the heart of the world

tree time

where the wild things aren't: national parks

blindsighted

what are words worth?

argamassa sobre os ossos

hollow body

warrior pose — yoga for colonizers

a compra das almas: dinheiro e antenas de elon musk ameaçam a sobrevivência dos yanomami

poemas de sylvia plath

contra o capitalismo que come a floresta, expedição científica mergulha nos caminhos ancestrais

rabo de galo

anthropophagy art flips the cannibal worries of colonialism

the radical reasons why you dream of making things by hand

the anguish of choice

lore of the rings

Farewell my Concubine (1996) 🇨🇳

The doomed relationship between a beautiful male China opera actor who is forced into a feminine role and his fellow star. Set against a backdrop of regime changes from the Republic Era, Japanese occupation to the modern PRC.

Gabbeh (1998) 🇮🇷 🇹🇯

Named after a type of Persian rug- the art form through which we experience a girl’s life, from her family’s nomadic culture to her romance and marriage.

The Silence (1996) 🇮🇷 🇹🇯

A blind boy who repairs instruments sees the world through music. Explores concepts of Sufism (Islamic mysticism) as seen in Rumi’s poetry. (Same director as above)

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter… and Spring（2003)🇰🇷

A young monk lives with his elderly master in a floating temple on a lake. We follow the seasons of his life, told via Buddhist symbolism and philosophy.

Death of a Beauty/ 美人之死 (1986) 🇨🇳

Based on an Uyghur folktale. A woman who was once renowned for her beauty now lives in an old castle, hiding her burned face even as the prince who loves her searches for her.

On the Silver Globe 🇵🇱

Surreal sci-fi film about space travelers who crash on a primitive planet, starting a religion among the inhabitants as divine figures even as they long for the heaven that is old earth. A ‘parody’ of the origins of the Abrahamic faiths(?)