Updates: Polyamory Video Essay
what has rowan ellis been doing this month??
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WHAT I’VE BEEN DOING:
1. NEW VIDEO ESSAY: The Problem With Polyamorous Representation
This month I dive into the world of poly rep - from Love is Blind to Sister Wives, Big Love to Everything is Going To Be Okay - and what we could all learn from authentic polyamory representation… (also I dunk on capitalism, a classic rowan ellis video lol)
2. Queer Movie Podcast:
Two new episodes of the podcast I co-host with Jazza John came out last month:
All of Us Strangers - Queer Sad Boys - The real sad boys was Rowan all along…
Anne of Green Gables and Dirty Computer - Movies That Made Me Queer with Eva Bloom
3. EXTRA (maybe soon to be privated) VIDEO!
UPCOMING:
1. Over The Top - London and Edinburgh performances!
The one-woman comedy show I directed is having another preview performance in London before we take it to EDINBURGH FRINGE (!!!).
London Venue: Rosemary Branch Theatre
Date: 27 May @ 7pm
Edinburgh Venue: UNDERBELLY COWGATE EDINBURGH!!!
Dates: 31 July - 24 August @ 6.55pm
The Vibes:
'Over The Top' is a love letter to the world of fanfiction and fan culture. Jessica Durand takes you on a hilarious deep dive into one particular magnum opus: the 500,000-word Downton Abbey World War 1 fanfiction that changed her life.
Part TED Talk, part fever dream, and part self-insert fanfiction, Jessica takes you on a journey through her very own, self-written Downton Abbey fanfiction set in the trenches of World War One.... (no prior knowledge of Downton Abbey is required).
2. Upcoming Video: Personality vs Mental Health
How far are we our diagnoses and disorders - or the coping mechanisms we put in place to deal with them … and what happens when we start to “get better”?
I guess look out for my next video to find out…
3. also rowan was moving house so that was a lot
gay moody cottagecore decor tiktoks coming soon?? huge if true???
4. AND FINALLY…
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