sequels are never the same
as the original.
so if you weren't here last year, here's the thing: i believe in summer. i believe in showing up to work half-asleep with sunglasses and acetaminophen. i believe in showing sun-kissed shoulders, side boobs, and plenty of bare upper back. i believe in staying up and staying out and making out and making the most of the one month when it's acceptable to be queer around here.
i believe in summer. <3
and movies are summer, right? watching a movie is like dreaming and being awake at the same time. we visit fantasy lands or sick nightmares for the thrill of escaping our realities, wish fulfillment, an adrenaline rush. sometimes we even see ourselves by accident because of someone else's purpose—
filmmakers design dreams. what a powerful way to reach a human mind.
all you'll need is a deck of cards and a movie-watching method to play the game. tap the button below to read your objectives and find the card key. looking for inspiration on what to watch? you can find my aa summer movies: the sequel watchlist on letterboxd @audreyallenart.
and lastly, because i love/hate a CTA, and i love/hate an email list opportunity, sign up for extremely infrequent emails to get some kind of TBD prize at the end of the summer. i have no idea what it will be this year. but that's what makes it fun, right?
signed sincerely,
the aesthetic this year
btw—have you seen one of these stickers around town? i am interested in marketing an art project without relying on facebook, instagram, twitter, or tiktok. but the thing is, i ordered too many stickers last year...hence the sequel vibes.
circles, vibrations, series, transitions. reading screenplays counts. writing about your life in script format counts. studying movie trailers counts. point your projector up at the ceiling, your bedroom door, turn it sideways, close your eyes and listen to the score. think outside the box. watch a circle mature into a sphere. that's the aesthetic this year.
so spotify.
i turned my spotify profile into a virtual exhibition space—because if i'm going to pay to have my data tracked, i want to get my money's worth. turn your phone 90 degrees clockwise and scroll to watch my current short film "now showing," and scroll to the end for a set of playlists on view from "the vault." the exhibition changes quarterly, which means you can expect a new show midsummer.
here's a video of the inaugural exhibition you missed in Q1.
only if you're obsessed
if you're really into this, you'll join my email list for TBD prize(s). last year it was an invitation to an outdoor movie screening over labor day weekend in kcmo. but lightning from the creative gods could strike through me at any time. so your guess is as good as mine to be honest.