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. :/

[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.

[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.

[themadpoker]

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

[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!

[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*