#Independent Lens

[kgstoryteller]

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this powerful, deeply moving film...Last fall saw the debut of one of the most vital documentaries on the opioid crisis with All the Beauty and the Bloodshed, and while Laura Poitras’ film sought accountability on a higher level, an essential new work takes an intimate look on the ground at those saving lives on a day-to-day basis. Colin Askey’s Love in the Time of Fentanyl, executive-produced by Sean Baker, examines the epicenter of the opioid crisis in Vancouver, Canada—specifically in a forward-thinking overdose prevention center in the city’s Downtown Eastside neighborhood...now streaming as part of PBS Independent Lens screening series...It is a welcome peek behind the curtain at a place many of us regard, perhaps ignorantly, as tainted...Askey manages to infuse “Love in the Time of Fentanyl” with scenes of joy, creativity and friendship...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcqXrRTk2LM

[vintagewarhol]

[xenoanamorph]

I have so many thoughts on this character but I’m staying quiet until everyone has seen the film 🫶💚🫶

Player 2 from Stream (2024, dir. Michael Leavy)

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[kenobihater]

i now have a 122 mm astarion figure to paint!!!!!! ibuprofen for scale :^)

[dykedvonte]

Discussing the NCR (Fallouts NV's Military Industrial Complex)

Fallout regularly discusses the idea of the military, its faults, its strengths, and most importantly, the psycho-social aspects of it regarding those who are members. We have seen a direct critique of the military generalized through the Enclave's overt nationalism, the hoarding of resources and indoctrination through the Brotherhood of Steel, and an almost eerily modern critique of the whole military-industrial complex through the NCR in New Vegas. In these series of posts, I will be focusing primarily if not exclusively on the last one.

The NCR we see in the game is strictly the military side of things and the depiction of active occupation during a time of eminent war, conflicting factions, and resource scarcity. It is in this we are missing a major factor that negatively affects the view of the NCR in the game and out: Civilian life along with citizen opinion on the military. While we do get Mojave civilian opinion on the military (often neutral or negative) we do not get those who are New California Republic citizens, not those who actually discuss the military more so not understanding the importance of the occupation and the President's choices.

We do not see how life is regularly lived by the average citizen as we have not seen New California in New Vegas, though, we get words and glimpses that the people are relatively content in the growing country minus the fact many people are not happy with the choice of encroaching on the Mojave. This most similarly reflects it's real-world application that many civilian citizens reject acquisition and war due to the economic effects it has on the country and the general violence/loss associated.

In this, we come to an issue of losing a perspective that is unique to the NCR as a military representative. The Brotherhood is notably a place where its active members are intertwined with its efforts, the young are raised to be scribes, paladins, etc... To where even if one is not fighting for The Brotherhood, they are still intertwined, it's propaganda is the life. The Enclave is even more cut n' dry in that it is mostly made up of government representatives. It is a group even smaller than the former, even more selective and intertwined that their propaganda IS a form of Eugenics. The NCR is unique in that there is a clear distinction between what is the military force, the civilian population, and the choice if one wants to be a part of the former.

There is a distinct difference in the cultures of the factions you are born into and those you must enlist or join (forcibly for some). While this is a long-winded way to get into the actual discussion I want to facilitate throughout these posts I wanted an initial background post to understand the aspects I am and am not exploring and explaining along with a hub post to link everything I intend to discuss in the coming days and weeks, starting with:

Why Do People Join the NCR?

...which will be discussed and linked back here like everything else regarding to this topic.

Links: TBA

[vagun1ka]

Meiko sharing some memories about Miku's life in agency. [mikuluka au]

[jacketpotatoo]

I was watching clips from Little Women 2019 on YouTube (im so normal about that movie) and on the one with Jo Friedrich getting together at the end, people were commenting “oh I’m so glad Jo found the capacity to love another person romantically because she would be a static character if not. They were so sweet together 🥰” and I had to close the tab because HNG,,,,,,

Firstly, it was heavily heavily implied that the ending where Jo gets together with him was simply made up for the sake of the publisher due to prejudices and constraints of that time period (which was reflected in Alcott’s own experiences of trying to get little women published). This was supported by the colour grading of the scene and it’s place in the story: it’s warm-toned and Jo hadn’t been characterised in any way that would suggest she wanted to be in a romantic relationship for the whole story. Her loneliness is not a byproduct of wanting romantic love, but of living as a struggling artist in the oppressive patriarchal standards of her time; there’s also the fact that her family is moving on and growing up all around her as she’s the only one left behind in her family home, which is further emphasised by the fact that she’s the one constantly clinging to the simplicities of the past. She considers accepting Laurie’s proposal not because she loves him in a romantic way or wants romance, but because life is a fucking struggle. And that’s why Friedrich showing up at her doorstep, from the perspective of a viewer, especially because he hadn’t shown up at all since the film’s opening, is jarring as hell. But it’s deliberately paced to be and ignoring this in order to make such a statement as “oh finally the perfect man for Jo” INFURIATES me. Especially when the scene under the rain? The confession scene? Was the cheesiest culmination of every romantic trope ever. This - accentuated by the jarring shift in themes and character - was a brilliant meta-commentary on actual criticism of the book where it felt like Jo married Friedrich out of nowhere.

Which brings me to the next thing - romantic love being seen as the be-all, end all for… everything. (coldest take of all time but unfortunately, not cold enough apparently) It’s not!!!!!!! Absolutely nothing against it (I love my ships as much as the next person) but when a filmmaker pays such attention in her commentary to love and societal perceptions around it, when she explores sisterly love and motherly love and platonic love etc. all so thoroughly. And you still leave thinking Jo was happiest and fulfilled when she gets together with Friedrich. I… I don’t know what to say. I’ve seen people say that the ending is ambiguous (and it is rather) but I’ve only ever seen it this way and I just don’t agree with the interpretation that Jo just gets married happily in the film because if so, holy crap was it paced/set up badly. All evidence just points to the contrary in terms of character, and themes, and just how the film is structured. And it’s genius! It’s one of the reasons why the film is one of my all time favourites. It’s such effective satire on how society (back then and evidently now) views romantic relationships. So it just makes me so annoyed when people ignore the nuance

Ok *breathes* I’ll stop

[capiolumen]

Independence Day Holiday 4th of July Summer Musings 2023 iPhoneXR Hipstamatic Photography Original Photographers Photographers On Tumblr Lowy Lens, Kodot XGrizzled Film, No Flash

I took similar photo for posting on Independence Day holiday July 4, 2011 which was my first week of having this Tumblr blog

[savetheghost]

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

i need to get

this bitch

affixed

to a place on this bitch where itll be functional to the point where getting flashbanged will make the iris close up

manual controls are cool but wont it be cooler if it reacts to shit on its own

[filmcourage]

There Are Two Types Of Cinematographers - Illya Friedman [Founder of Hot Rod Cameras]

Watch the video interview on Youtube here.

[liverpoollomo]

92 Degree Coffee, Myrtle St. Zenit EM. Ilford FP4.

When I was out and about testing the Zenit EM I went for a coffee at 92 Degrees on Myrtle St.

Since I had a few prime lenses with me I decided to shoot a few low light shots to see what I'd get. All but one of them opened to f1.8 and I took readings on a light meter app on my iPhone.

[navree]

well damn now i REALLY wanna write that sansa v arya au huh

[madefate]

rewatching oops! w/ the wife as is tradition & man ... i gotta write some meta on that

[dumb-butch-syndrome]

So forgive me if this isn't just about my response and the colonialist thing came from somewhere else, and also recognising this was more a personal vent post for you and not necessarily something you wanted to be challenged on, so sorry about that, but just so I'm not being misconstrued:

I didn't say patriarchy is a colonial invention - obviously a bunch of societies came up with it independently. I said anthropology is an inherently colonial discipline and any interaction with *any* field that doesn't consider its roots and biases is going to lack nuance. I studied history and you run into the same problem there - you gotta be aware of who's writing the history and what they might be projecting / assuming based on their own experiences & biases.

I'm standing by the "smacks of terf" thing - gender essentialism & terf stuff are pretty well intertwined. The idea that people are biologically predisposed to act a certain way because of their AGAB is both largely untrue (it's primarily socialisation that causes the differences), and used a lot by transphobes to further the "trans women are dangerous because all males are dangerous" thing they've been leaning into for the last few years, which is like. also untrue.

idk how any woman can come out of an anthropology degree without having grown a new third eye about male nature