Valerie and FEFF Profile: Female Gaze

Valerie is part of a profile of the female gaze in the latest issue of... wait for it... Playgirl. (And of course we only read it for the articles). From Emily Ahn's introductory remarks:

“The Female Gaze” has taken on nebulous connotations, particularly in the last few years, with TikTok vernacular such as “written by a woman” expanding the term beyond film theory—applying it to celebrities, boyfriends, and even interior design, professing to describe (with questionable accuracy) attributes that appeal to women at large. In a more grounded sense, the term exists as an antithesis or counterpart to “The Male Gaze,” a term coined by feminist film theorist Laura Mulvey to explain, in short, the visual and contextual objectification of women on screen. 

Read the article at https://playgirl.com/entertainment/fear-hope-and-community-at-the-female-eye-film-festival