My Camelot Era
A poetic essay on Jackie Kennedy, Taiwanese girlhood, and the longing to reclaim history with grace. Camelot, to her, was not a fairytale, but a resistance imagined in silence and lace.
NZIFF 2025 Craccum Coverage | What Marielle Knows
Parenthood according to assholes: ego first, child second, love optional.
Girl From East Asian.
A personal reflection on navigating the weight of Confucian traditions and the longing for liberation.
NZIFF 2025 Craccum Coverage | Kontinental '25
Camus said life is absurd; Radu Jude agrees—but adds neoliberalism, CapCut-edited memes, and EU development funds to the mix.
NZIFF 2025 Craccum Coverage | Urchin
The Civic sells you homelessness at box office price; the city gives it away for free.
NZIFF 2025 Craccum Coverage | The New Year That Never Came
Realpolitik political cinema.
NZIFF 2025 Craccum Coverage | Abraham's Valley
Between stillness and inevitability, Abraham’s Valley renders existence as a long pause before the final 'cut'.
Craccum Throwback | Brett Buckmaster: a counter-protester's tragedy in two acts
During the first weeks of the 1981 Springbok Tour protests, an 'ordinary, non-political student' named Brett Buckmaster campaigned against AUSA's funding of anti-tour student protests. He did not succeed. [Craccum #18, 1981]
NZIFF 2025 Craccum Coverage | Israel Palestine on Swedish TV 1958-1989
THIS IS NOT A FILM REVIEW. THIS IS A MONTAGE OF VARIOUS SELECTED TEXTS CURATED BY TREVOR. YOU CAN WATCH ISRAEL PALESTINE ON SWEDISH TV 1958-1989 FOR FREE ON SOLIDARITY CINEMA. A PRIORI IS DIALECTICAL, EVERYTHING IS EXPLOSIVE. DIALECTICS IS A PRIORI, EXPLODE EVERYTHING. Meta's content enforcement system
"Editorial Independence?" | AUSA Staff Pause Craccum Election Coverage
A non-student AUSA staff member pressured the student magazine to hold back interview coverage, saying it was 'unfair'.
'Sorry, Baby' - A Film Review
'Sorry, Baby' by Eva Victor, coming to NZ theatres from 4 September.
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