0613 FOCUS ISSUE 2: STATE OF MIND, July 2025
Could You Please Sit Still?
“Using both a mixture of my own experience as a psychiatric patient and a critical analytical perspective of the mental health industry, this piece examines the gender and power disparities prevalent in doctor-patient relationships.”
Donnie Darko: The Antithesis of White Nostalgia
“Frank is the hallucinatory manifestation of destruction, warping time and space to create a reality where Donnie exposes a new tangible existence and destroys himself and the subjective, suffocating reality of the nostalgic nuclear standard.”
DEMETER’S GARDEN ANTHOLOGY, June 2025 - Our Bodies Are Gardens - Vellichor Literary, The Chartium, Jardin Zine, Luxury Literature Magazine
“This anthology lets you explore four distinct themes (forgiveness, revenge, healing, and resilience) that embody the essence of spring, each representing a different facet of life, death, and growth.”
ADOLESCENCE: PATRIARCHY LAID BARE, April 2025 - 0613 FOCUS
“Graham and Thorne combine the subtle normalization of misogynistic structures with their violent outcomes, creating an electric and horrifying display of a reality many women have already become familiar with.”
BUNNYLOVR: VIRTUAL ISOLATION IN THE NEW GENERATION, February 2025 - 0613 FOCUS
“Despite the lack of thematic follow-through, I still found Bunnylovr to be a thought-provoking modern analysis of women in the age of computerized loneliness and a promising debut feature. Zhu’s ability to capture her character’s crushing isolation on screen through both a captivating performance and immersive direction only proves her staying power.”