oh make it rain ain't a thang but the sky to fall

[glass_icarus]

Guys, Kaleidoscope's current nominations list gives me a bigger grinny face every time I look at it! I am SO EXCITED, thanks so much to everyone who's nominated/promoted/volunteered/helped spread the word thus far. Also, &hearts to dharmavati, troisroyaumes, and wistfuljane! &Team Darkness;;;

On a personal note, though: dear circle, please rec me some more non-East-Asian fandoms! Of course I am all excite about the East Asian movies/shows/dramas/anime/manga series/etc. that people have already nominated, but I am uncomfortable with spending my nomination slots on East Asian sources that someone else will probably come up with anyway and would instead prefer to boost some underrepresented groups that deserve love.

So, revamping from my previous ideas, my current consideration list looks like this:
- Janelle Monae's albums (NEED MOAR CINDI MAYWEATHER FIC!)
- Karen Lord, Redemption in Indigo
- Witi Ihimaera, Whale Rider
- Louise Erdrich, The Birchbark House

I haven't decided whether or not I want to reserve a slot for Sarai-ya Goyou (or perhaps Hiromi Goto's Half World? or Samurai 7?), but either way, I have at least two definite openings for non-East-Asian stuff! Anything you'd particularly like to see? Anything short-ish that you think I should watch or read (since I'd prefer to nominate things I can, you know, actually offer)?

Comments

[surpassingly]

SAMURAI 7 *A* *A* *A* /just had to do starry eyes at!

Um, I have a slot reserved for Rizal's Noli & Fili anyway, so that's fine -- otherwise that's what I would rec! I wish I could rec you Arnold Arre's The Mythology Class, it's a lovely comic (well, it has its issues! but still!) but I'm not sure it's available there. :/

[glass_icarus]

(I- I just want an excuse to have FANFIC ABOUT RICE okay?!?! >.> ;D)

Oh, yes, Noli & Fili are on my to-read list! If I ever manage to get to the library again orz

[surpassingly]

YES FANFIC ABOUT RICE ALKSHDLKAHSDLKASF Seriously if Samurai 7 is nommed I will... I will be so happy! (And it helps, I know this person who writes an amazing Heihachi, and and and FLUFFY RICE FIC *_*)

They're pretty heavy books, so I kind of feel guilty when I rec them to people. But not very! Because they're really rather brilliant.

[littlebutfierce]

Oh gosh, the Mythology Class! Yes, so much goodness in it -- but oh YES issues. ;_; It's not available in the US though I have a copy (back home) -- there's this awesome bookseller in Hawaii who will import stuff from the Philippines for you. I ordered from them once & then in a few weeks got an e-mail saying that she was going to the Philippines soon & was there anything I wanted her to look out for?

(glass_icarus, I am going to nominate Chak De! India, which I would've otherwise recced to you! That & Tumbling & not sure about the third -- so if you do nominate Half World please let me know, heh.)

[glass_icarus]

Am thinking about Half World, but at the moment it's more of a toss-up between Samurai 7 (see also: FIC ABOUT RICE!!!) and Sarai-ya Goyou? :x SO HARD OMG.

[surpassingly]

Ohhhh, so lovely of her! I wish I could get things for you and other friends and send the stuff easier :| But is there anything you want me to include with the books I have here for you? :D

[boundbooks]

I am totally planning on nominating Michelle West's The Sun Sword series, as soon as I actually get the books from the library and can check the character list. :)

I think I might also nominate Alexandre Dumas' The Count of Monte Cristo. There are a couple of minor chromatic characters in that work, and it would be interesting to see someone tackle it and reinterpret them.

[glass_icarus]

Ooh, things I have never read!! I think some other people have recced the Sun Sword series to me, I just haven't got round to it. Oops.

[marina]

Plata Quemada! Argentinian film about LGBT characters which I ADORE LIKE NO OTHER and deserves more love. If you'd like DL links let me know.

[marina]

Trailer in Spanish with German subtitles which still gives a good idea of the movie based on visuals alone, I think.

[glass_icarus]

AWESOME TY &hearts (& yes pls!)

[marina]

Oh, sorry, I thought I had your email, but it appears I don't?

[marina]

Ah, right! Sent.

[glass_icarus]

&hearts!!

[themadpoker]

Dostana! =D It was one of my favourite Bollywood movies last year, I think you'd like it.

[glass_icarus]

I could have SWORN Dostana was on the list last I looked! Not that I can blame anybody for editing their nominations... SO HARD.

[boundbooks]

Dostana is so <3s.

I have a fic-rec post, should you be interested. :)

http://boundbooks.dreamwidth.org/35677.html

[terajk]

Witi Ihimaera, Whale Rider

I used up all my slots (including one for something only I would probably want...but I WANT it), but...OMG someone nominate this, please.

Also: SOMEONE NOMINATED INFERNAL AFFAIRS! Eeee!

[glass_icarus]

Ooh, Infernal Affairs!! STILL NEED TO WATCH SD:FLKJSD:LGH

[terajk]

I need to watch it again (Whale Rider, too) because it's been so long since I've seen it. (I think I could offer them both).

[troisroyaumes]

If it helps to narrow down, I am planning on nominating Janelle Monae's albums if someone else doesn't nominate them before I decide on my other two.

(But which other two to pick?! Ahhhhh.)

[azuire]

GO GO TEAM DARKNESS [couldn't resist]

Am I allowed to make more nominations under a different email? *g*