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L’Oreal Paris TIFF Trailer 2012
Tagline: “Because you’re a reel beauty.” Tagline and script written by Carmen Joy King for the 2012 L’Oreal sponsorship of TIFF. Frames compiled by Carmen Joy King. Original Preference commercials directed by Paul Gore for L’Oreal Paris.
L’Oreal Paris TIFF Trailer 2012
Tagline: “Because you’re a reel beauty.” Tagline and script written by Carmen Joy King for the 2012 L’Oreal sponsorship of TIFF. Frames compiled by Carmen Joy King. Original Preference commercials directed by Paul Gore for L’Oreal Paris.
A Bit Callous!
A bit callous. Doesn’t everyone find grace high? I just kiss lips! Malt not opera. Posing questions reduces soft touch; uses very winded explanations. You: unzip.
A Bit Callous!
A bit callous. Doesn’t everyone find grace high? I just kiss lips! Malt not opera. Posing questions reduces soft touch; uses very winded explanations. You: unzip.
The Commute
Embrace it. You’ll meet your neighbours, their ecstasy and chagrin. You’ll finally finish your book. Your mind will wander, conquer. You will lose certain control but keep composure. In your composure, you’ll be empathetic. In your empathy, you’ll connect. In
The Commute
Embrace it. You’ll meet your neighbours, their ecstasy and chagrin. You’ll finally finish your book. Your mind will wander, conquer. You will lose certain control but keep composure. In your composure, you’ll be empathetic. In your empathy, you’ll connect. In
Shingles
If you’re over the age of 10, you’ve already had chickenpox. You probably even have a few scars from scratching the hell out of those itchy, red bumps. Once you’ve had the virus, it lies dormant in nerve tissue near your
Shingles
If you’re over the age of 10, you’ve already had chickenpox. You probably even have a few scars from scratching the hell out of those itchy, red bumps. Once you’ve had the virus, it lies dormant in nerve tissue near your
Possessed
Possessing myself is the new ideal. I’m wrapped around me in a gesture of compliance and forgiveness so soft and tender. Full and Feminine. In this new state of self-possession, courage fills me full breaths. In this state, I write:
Canada’s Cultural Berlin Wall
In visiting Quebec City for the first time a little over a month ago, the damp air, narrow streets and towering cliffs impressed upon me the sensation that I was in an older, more sophisticated Canada: a fortress. Here in la
Canada’s Cultural Berlin Wall
In visiting Quebec City for the first time a little over a month ago, the damp air, narrow streets and towering cliffs impressed upon me the sensation that I was in an older, more sophisticated Canada: a fortress. Here in la
I Made You Up
I made you up. Typical! Several tales ago you ceased to be the mortal human you are; a steady series of walking contradictions. No, you have become a cloudwalker instead, graceful and immortal; a maker of my every wandering thought.
I Made You Up
I made you up. Typical! Several tales ago you ceased to be the mortal human you are; a steady series of walking contradictions. No, you have become a cloudwalker instead, graceful and immortal; a maker of my every wandering thought.
New City Montreal
Here’s a scene I’d never have expected of my future dream when I dreamt it ten years ago: I’m squatting on a large, vibrating machine called a Power Plate. Directly in front of me is my boss, L, in the
New City Montreal
Here’s a scene I’d never have expected of my future dream when I dreamt it ten years ago: I’m squatting on a large, vibrating machine called a Power Plate. Directly in front of me is my boss, L, in the
Do I Smell Like 9 to 5 ?
After a year of literary exile in São Paulo, Brazil, I’m heading toward a writer’s date at an Atwater Poetry Project reading: a colourful series of local, national and international poets both known and unknown, in Montréal. I contemplate how
Do I Smell Like 9 to 5 ?
After a year of literary exile in São Paulo, Brazil, I’m heading toward a writer’s date at an Atwater Poetry Project reading: a colourful series of local, national and international poets both known and unknown, in Montréal. I contemplate how
Among the Lionesses
“I’ve always said that the true nature of [women's] empowerment is knowing that you don’t have to stay and fight in the male army, you can set up your own regiment,” said TV News London’s Roz Morris during our conversation
Among the Lionesses
“I’ve always said that the true nature of [women's] empowerment is knowing that you don’t have to stay and fight in the male army, you can set up your own regiment,” said TV News London’s Roz Morris during our conversation
