Sarah Dean
@savdean.bsky.social
working-class film writer and programmer, baby-scholar researching queer and trans film aesthetics, slowly waking up
fave film firsts
march
playing catch-up!
mystery train (1989)
trust (1990)
orpheus (1950)
o, persecuted (2014)
march
playing catch-up!
mystery train (1989)
trust (1990)
orpheus (1950)
o, persecuted (2014)
August 25, 2025 at 9:24 PM
fave film firsts
march
playing catch-up!
mystery train (1989)
trust (1990)
orpheus (1950)
o, persecuted (2014)
march
playing catch-up!
mystery train (1989)
trust (1990)
orpheus (1950)
o, persecuted (2014)
Last night I watched In The Mood for Love (2000) for the first time, a 35mm print at The Prince Charles (classic). Couldn’t help but notice some parallels in both the theme and visuals with Umbrellas (1964) — fitting given the period of Hong Kong history Wong Kar-wai hones in on.
May 31, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Last night I watched In The Mood for Love (2000) for the first time, a 35mm print at The Prince Charles (classic). Couldn’t help but notice some parallels in both the theme and visuals with Umbrellas (1964) — fitting given the period of Hong Kong history Wong Kar-wai hones in on.
received a print copy of my peer-reviewed article on trans non-binary humanoids on-screen today!
digital copy available via EBSCO's Film and Television Index
digital copy available via EBSCO's Film and Television Index
May 31, 2025 at 4:05 PM
received a print copy of my peer-reviewed article on trans non-binary humanoids on-screen today!
digital copy available via EBSCO's Film and Television Index
digital copy available via EBSCO's Film and Television Index
Enjoyed presenting my research on the shift towards trans autoethnographies in non-fiction filmmaking and trans archival practices for #baftss2025
March 29, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Enjoyed presenting my research on the shift towards trans autoethnographies in non-fiction filmmaking and trans archival practices for #baftss2025
Tonally incoherent week of film viewing
March 16, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Tonally incoherent week of film viewing
Slow month for everything, especially my brain. So here’s a drawing of a dog I came across the other day:
March 9, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Slow month for everything, especially my brain. So here’s a drawing of a dog I came across the other day:
favourite film firsts
feb
chungking express (1994)
hiroshima mon amour (1959)
queer (2024)
can’t find a fourth for this month that wouldn’t feel disingenuous
feb
chungking express (1994)
hiroshima mon amour (1959)
queer (2024)
can’t find a fourth for this month that wouldn’t feel disingenuous
March 3, 2025 at 6:59 PM
favourite film firsts
feb
chungking express (1994)
hiroshima mon amour (1959)
queer (2024)
can’t find a fourth for this month that wouldn’t feel disingenuous
feb
chungking express (1994)
hiroshima mon amour (1959)
queer (2024)
can’t find a fourth for this month that wouldn’t feel disingenuous
favourite film firsts
jan
12 angry men (1957)
high life (2018)
killers of the flower moon (2023)
a real pain (2024)
jan
12 angry men (1957)
high life (2018)
killers of the flower moon (2023)
a real pain (2024)
March 3, 2025 at 6:52 PM
favourite film firsts
jan
12 angry men (1957)
high life (2018)
killers of the flower moon (2023)
a real pain (2024)
jan
12 angry men (1957)
high life (2018)
killers of the flower moon (2023)
a real pain (2024)
We’re giving, “u k hun?” over here
February 7, 2025 at 6:21 PM
We’re giving, “u k hun?” over here
Study for a Portrait alongside the proposed reference to Eisenstein’s Battleship Potemkin (1925)
January 13, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Study for a Portrait alongside the proposed reference to Eisenstein’s Battleship Potemkin (1925)
study for a portrait (1952): the curtain at the height of a greasy spoon window really works for me
January 13, 2025 at 12:03 AM
study for a portrait (1952): the curtain at the height of a greasy spoon window really works for me
favourite film firsts
december
the apartment (1960)
the umbrellas of cherbourg (1964)
carol (2015)
my old ass (2024)
december was a lacklustre month for new film viewing so i’ve taken some liberties as i’ve seen umbrellas before but this was a 4k restoration, also idk if carol was for me either
december
the apartment (1960)
the umbrellas of cherbourg (1964)
carol (2015)
my old ass (2024)
december was a lacklustre month for new film viewing so i’ve taken some liberties as i’ve seen umbrellas before but this was a 4k restoration, also idk if carol was for me either
January 2, 2025 at 3:50 PM
favourite film firsts
december
the apartment (1960)
the umbrellas of cherbourg (1964)
carol (2015)
my old ass (2024)
december was a lacklustre month for new film viewing so i’ve taken some liberties as i’ve seen umbrellas before but this was a 4k restoration, also idk if carol was for me either
december
the apartment (1960)
the umbrellas of cherbourg (1964)
carol (2015)
my old ass (2024)
december was a lacklustre month for new film viewing so i’ve taken some liberties as i’ve seen umbrellas before but this was a 4k restoration, also idk if carol was for me either
I adore how It’s A Wonderful Life (1946) depicts its angels.
Clarence has waited 200 years for his wings, he’s reading Tom Sawyer, yet all we see is disembodied voices flowing from the stars.
Clarence has waited 200 years for his wings, he’s reading Tom Sawyer, yet all we see is disembodied voices flowing from the stars.
December 18, 2024 at 10:45 PM
I adore how It’s A Wonderful Life (1946) depicts its angels.
Clarence has waited 200 years for his wings, he’s reading Tom Sawyer, yet all we see is disembodied voices flowing from the stars.
Clarence has waited 200 years for his wings, he’s reading Tom Sawyer, yet all we see is disembodied voices flowing from the stars.
favourite film firsts
november
bird (2024)
the room next door (2024)
enys men (2022)
mid90s (2018)
a very fresh line-up this month, I rewatched a lot of familiar films to get me thru applications
special mention to wicked (2024) because it got me out of a mental funk
november
bird (2024)
the room next door (2024)
enys men (2022)
mid90s (2018)
a very fresh line-up this month, I rewatched a lot of familiar films to get me thru applications
special mention to wicked (2024) because it got me out of a mental funk
December 16, 2024 at 1:14 PM
favourite film firsts
november
bird (2024)
the room next door (2024)
enys men (2022)
mid90s (2018)
a very fresh line-up this month, I rewatched a lot of familiar films to get me thru applications
special mention to wicked (2024) because it got me out of a mental funk
november
bird (2024)
the room next door (2024)
enys men (2022)
mid90s (2018)
a very fresh line-up this month, I rewatched a lot of familiar films to get me thru applications
special mention to wicked (2024) because it got me out of a mental funk
Only two more days until Lindsay Lohan’s third hallmark-esque seasonal movie drops! Still praying my spec “Easter Parade” gets lifted from Letterboxd
🤞🤞🤞
🤞🤞🤞
November 25, 2024 at 6:47 PM
Only two more days until Lindsay Lohan’s third hallmark-esque seasonal movie drops! Still praying my spec “Easter Parade” gets lifted from Letterboxd
🤞🤞🤞
🤞🤞🤞
I’m so proud of her <3
November 9, 2024 at 4:18 PM
I’m so proud of her <3
When your autistic father’s special interest is simply “repairing things” this is what he asks you to buy him for Christmas:
November 9, 2024 at 12:09 AM
When your autistic father’s special interest is simply “repairing things” this is what he asks you to buy him for Christmas:
favourite film firsts
october
bound (1996)
abiding nowhere (2024)
stoker (2013)
meeks cutoff (2010)
october
bound (1996)
abiding nowhere (2024)
stoker (2013)
meeks cutoff (2010)
November 7, 2024 at 12:42 AM
favourite film firsts
october
bound (1996)
abiding nowhere (2024)
stoker (2013)
meeks cutoff (2010)
october
bound (1996)
abiding nowhere (2024)
stoker (2013)
meeks cutoff (2010)
favourite film firsts
september
taste of cherry (1997)
vive l’amour (1994)
la chimera (2023)
lonesome (1928)
september
taste of cherry (1997)
vive l’amour (1994)
la chimera (2023)
lonesome (1928)
November 7, 2024 at 12:34 AM
favourite film firsts
september
taste of cherry (1997)
vive l’amour (1994)
la chimera (2023)
lonesome (1928)
september
taste of cherry (1997)
vive l’amour (1994)
la chimera (2023)
lonesome (1928)
Whatever Eastenders meets Adriana from Soprano’s meets Parisian broad that is absolutely eating this Vivienne Westwood Fall 1993 runway is the energy I want to bring to the next few weeks. Pat Bitcher with a baguette. Please.
September 25, 2024 at 5:46 PM
Whatever Eastenders meets Adriana from Soprano’s meets Parisian broad that is absolutely eating this Vivienne Westwood Fall 1993 runway is the energy I want to bring to the next few weeks. Pat Bitcher with a baguette. Please.
favourite film firsts
august
certain women (2016)
only the river flows (2023)
it came from outer space (1953)
the passenger (1975)
august
certain women (2016)
only the river flows (2023)
it came from outer space (1953)
the passenger (1975)
September 21, 2024 at 1:39 PM
favourite film firsts
august
certain women (2016)
only the river flows (2023)
it came from outer space (1953)
the passenger (1975)
august
certain women (2016)
only the river flows (2023)
it came from outer space (1953)
the passenger (1975)
Just finished La Chimera, belatedly. I described this as “a yearning wrapped in a caper movie,” and I adored this film so much.
Find this and other (off-pulse) takes on my Letterboxd.
boxd.it/7mm9CV
Find this and other (off-pulse) takes on my Letterboxd.
boxd.it/7mm9CV
September 18, 2024 at 10:55 PM
Just finished La Chimera, belatedly. I described this as “a yearning wrapped in a caper movie,” and I adored this film so much.
Find this and other (off-pulse) takes on my Letterboxd.
boxd.it/7mm9CV
Find this and other (off-pulse) takes on my Letterboxd.
boxd.it/7mm9CV
Adopted this platform at the approximate population level of Puerto Rico.
September 18, 2024 at 10:49 PM
Adopted this platform at the approximate population level of Puerto Rico.