#ritchandfamous

[kittyxs]

Thank you @ritchandfamous for this wonderful commission. It’s Dolly from the book I’ll never write. Do you remember this, by @pejntboks / @pejntedboks ? In this scene, Karin is in her charm shop. We can see her in the back getting some scrolls embedded with charms. She asked Dolly, a friend she met when attending the Academy of Fine Magics and Witchcraft, for a collaboration to create a potion for the basis of a particular psychometry charm a costumer has requested. Do you notice some of the book tittles on the shelves? Guess some of Karin’s magic specialties and interests. Dolly is a trans man of Indian descend. He’s known for his beauty. His peculiar dressing style along with the long eyelashes, soft lips and a strong jawline make people baffled.

He had a very rough childhood, mistreated by his parents. Because of certain traumatic events he became a demon. There are several ways to become a demon in this world, some doctors even treat it as a mental illness, even though it’s not. Demons are basically self-cursed people. The curse is a hindrance to the person, but can be controlled.

[re-animatresse]

21 novembre 2017: what better way to follow Transgender Awareness Week and Trans Day of Remembrance than with a horror comedy, co-written and directed by a genderqueer trans woman and featuring zir in a supporting role, about a group of queer friends banding together to protect one another and seek shelter from a zombie apocalypse. this is sadly the only horror movie i know of to feature any trans actors or characters at all, so if you know of any others, please send me a message! i’d be happy to check them out and post a review

this 42-minute featurette was shot in Austin, TX on a budget of approximately $400, part of which was used to buy a camera and audio-recording equipment. the shaky-handheld-camera shooting is no worse, and probably a lot better, than in a lot of larger-budget found-footage horror movies, and the stylised photoshopped special effects and sometimes non-linear editing by director Verity Ritchie (credited as Ritch Ludlow) are very nicely done

the script and dialogue, though not flawless, are well-written and deliberately incorporate feminist values and humor. i laughed out loud more than once, and in addition to the non-binary writers representing non-binary trans/gender-nonconforming characters, asexual and queer polyamorous folks are given positive representation in this movie

the acting isn’t great per se but works well with the d.i.y. spirit of the film. it doesn’t detract from the story or diverse cast of characters, each of which have their own personalities and are quite likeable, apart from the token cishet. the original score by Katie Morton (April Fish), a mix of piano, percussion and variegated electronic sound, and the queer folk punk/indie rock soundtrack are highlights of the film

it’s a well-made-despite-its-budget, one-of-a-kind movie that i look forward to watching again and highly recommend to other trans and queer folks. the film, embedded above, is free to watch on youtube, along with special features including outtakes and a 20-minute q&a by the writers. content warnings with timestamps are listed on the official tumblr page here (http://zezombie.tumblr.com/post/59830213882/this-is-a-list-of-potential-triggers-in-ze)

9/10

[lovethewayyoubi]

Bisexual v. Pansexual YES! 🙌

[bearb0i]

(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkCcZoaGXJc) Ritch drops some really excellent truths about how Hollywood has been treating us lately.

[51centurywoman]

Kickstarter page

(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vw_6ridWZ4c)

[51centurywoman]

This.

[straightvoices-blog]

People are heterophobic because they are legitimately scared of straight people because of the trauma that the straight community inflicts upon them. Its not bigotry. Its oppression and trauma. Does this not make sense to you?

[straightvoices-blog]

Are you a troll? Seriously, cause either way, I really want to have a conversation with you.