Essays from Film Class

I'd like to share a few essays that I wrote for a class I took several years ago about Film. I'll share links at the end of where you can watch the films under discussion, if you're so inclined. Hope you enjoy! December, 2015 Visual Style as an Expression of Worldview: Cityscapes The visual aesthetic …

Anger, Blame, Empathy, and Understanding in the Wake of Extreme Violence

CW/TW: Discussion of suicide and violence I felt compelled to write this opinion piece after recently reading Understanding Jonestown and Peoples Temple by Rebecca Moore, who is the sister of two prominent Temple members, Carolyn Layton and Annie Moore. After reading this book, I think that, in my anger over the death of so many …

The Mystery Tape

Author's Note: Since originally publishing this piece, this article was brought to my attention. Reading it has prompted me to write an addendum, which you can find at the end of this piece. Among the multitude of disturbing images and ideas that my imagination produces when I'm thinking about the massacre at Jonestown, one of …