Layla

I had the pleasure to see the film at the Summer Sundance Film Festival. The director introduced the film and briefly talked about needing to "perform" in many aspects of our lives. I found this theme prominent in the film with not only the main character, Layla, but many other characters as well. I think the film portrayed the complexities of identity, specifically the in between-ness of labeled identities. At the same time the film was beautiful in the colors it used, wardrobes of characters, and the music was splendid. Overall the film is throught provoking and also celebrates drag in a unique way.