Aesthetica short film festival, the Hollywood blacklist, and one of its scripts, Todd Haynes’ new movie May December, are all up for discussion this week. Expect sweeping generalisations about short films and a tabloid-esque compare-and-contrast between May December and the real-life scandal that inspired it.

References
Aesthetica Short Film Festival
New York 81 (short 2022) dir. by Jannicke Systad Jacobsen
Mary Kay Letourneau and Vili Fualaau on Barbara Walters
John Lahr’s piece on Todd Haynes for The New Yorker
Adam White’s interview with Todd Haynes for The Independent
The Black List

Film Pharmacy
Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) dir. by Joel and Ethan Coen
Whiplash (2014) dir. by Damien Chazelle
Jodorowsky’s Dune (2013) dir. by Frank Pavich
Moonage Daydream (2022) dir. by Brett Morgen
Lady Boss: The Jackie Collins Story (2021) dir. by Laura Fairrie

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