#losing ground

[roseillith]

LOSING GROUND (1982) dir. KATHLEEN COLLINS

[cinematicjourney]

Losing Ground (1982) | dir. Kathleen Collins

[fuckyeahwomenfilmdirectors]

Hi! Just thought I'd share that Losing Ground is currently on Kanopy for anyone who has access to it! I'm excited to finally watch it ✨️

Thanks!!!

I love Losing Ground, not only is it a great film but the story of how it was restored and released is incredibly touching and says so much about filial love.

I love that since its release in 2016 it has built up an incredibly stellar reputation.

[lovedsupremely]

Secret Scott, Bill Gunn, and Maritza Rivera in Kathleen Collins’ Losing Ground, 1982

[themadscene]

It’s a bit longer than usual so it’s harder to share but I’m glad to have this new prose poem in the current issue of Kenyon Review. It’s inspired by one of my essential films, Losing Ground, and will be in my next book.

[rel8able-lyrics]

"I've been acting like I'm strong, but the truth is, I've been losing ground."

- "Dismantling Summer" sung by The Wonder Years

[chiinferno]

Aerin Doone

One of the Sacred Seers of Soil attending the Boden-Ma University of Geological Studies. Her mixed Elvish and Dwarven heritage gives her an extraordinary appearance and skillset that tends to confuse those of both races, and she sometimes gets teased for not being elegant enough for eleven culture, or on the flipside being beardless and not rough enough for the dwarven culture. She tries not to let it bother her as she forges her own path forward beyond what others make of her...

The Boden-Ma University is one of the various Elemental Magic and Espionage Schools under the Blackveil umbrella. So, on the surface it may appear to be a relatively ordinary Geological school, secretly it's purpose is to train magical agents for a looming war...

[doublebilled]

The Watermelon Woman (1996) dir. Cheryl Dunye

Losing Ground (1982) dir. Kathleen Collins

[randomrichards]

LOSING GROUND:

Repressed professor

Retreats with Artist husband

Acts in student film

[pizzahutdemodisc]

The Internet - Hold on

[Footage taken from "Losing Ground" (1982) written and directed by Kathleen Collins]

[roseillith]

LOSING GROUND (1982) dir. KATHLEEN COLLINS

[sketchy-tour]

Beta playing pool beta playing pool beta playing pool beta-

ANYWAY! I brain rotted about this idea for a hot minute! Take these beta doodles. Putting them in your hands. Now I can properly beam Beta playing pool into your minds with a visual! Enjoy

[eideard]

Is America losing the war against heart disease?

Is America losing the war against heart disease?

“In the past five years we have seen a reversal of a nearly half-century decline in heart disease and stroke, which was a major burden in the 1950s, but began to steadily decline until about 2015,” says Dr. Quinn Pack. Your lifestyle, age, family history, and pre-existing health conditions can increase your risk for heart disease. Nearly half of all Americans have at least 1 of 3 key risk factors…

[dilfmobius]

Lokius moments that altered my brain chemistry [7/?] ↳ this loud display of intimacy

[bet-on-me-13]

Steph's Year of Recovery

So! Danny noticed that a new face had made it's way into town. Two new faces actually, an older lady known as Dr Leslie, and a girl about his age called Steph.

He first met them when he was at the hospital for one of his parents. They had stood too close to an explosion again, and he met them while he was in the waiting Area.

Dr Leslie was a strict but obviously caring older woman, who seemed to be the one taking care of Steph as a kind of maternal figure, or maybe more like an Aunt. She greeted him simply and then walked away to talk with the Secretary, leaving him to talk to Steph.

Steph was a blond girl in a Wheelchair, and he could see bandages piking out of her clothes as he talked to her. She explained that she had been in an Accident a few weeks ago that left her wheelchair bound for a while, and that she had come to Amity for their surprisingly good Medical Centers.

He and Steph got along really well, and by the end of it he asked her for her Number so they could continue talking later. They stayed in touch, and when she was finally permitted to leave the Hospital, he introduced her to his friends. They all got along like a House on Fire, both figuratively and in one memorable case very literally (Vlad had pissed them off okay!)

Eventually Steph recovered enough that she moved from a Wheelchair to Crutches, and their shenanigans got even more chaotic (Vlad hadn't even pissed them off, this time was just for fun)

The only thing Danny could complain about was the fact that Steph was hiding something from them.

She said that she had been in an Accident a while ago, which was why they had come to Amity in the first place. But Danny knew it was more than that.

He could sense lingering traces of Death coming from her after all.

...

Steph honestly loved her current life.

Sure she had lost everything, her home, her health, her friends, her life, but she had gained new things too! Like Danny and the Gang! They were honestly some of the best friends she had ever had, and for some reason they just clicked with her instantly.

Danny was interesting and funny, Sam was vegan and a badass, Tucker was smart and witty, they all fit with her personality perfectly! It almost felt like she bad been friends with them for years. (She ignored the way her heart skipped a beat when she saw them)

But she still couldn't shake the sense that they were hiding something from her.

She knew it had something to do with the Ghost Problem in the town. And wasn't that a kicker, there was a whole Supernatural Ghost Outbreak in this Town and nobody knew about it. Dr Leslie had said that Amity was off the map enough to hide from Bruce, but she hadn't mentioned it was hidden from the Justice League itself!

Danny, Sam, and Tucker definitely knew more about it than they let on however. Whenever a Ghost Attack would happen, at least one of them would rush off with some practiced excuse and return after the Ghost Attack was over all dirty. She could guess what was going on, and she really didn't like it.

(This had killed her, she had died doing what they were doing, she didn't want to lose them)

Eventually she had to confront them, coincidentally on the same day they decided to confront her.

"Are you Vigilantes?" / "Did you die?"

"..."

"What?" / "What?"