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Danielle Acton

Coming-of-Age Essays, personal essay

6 min read

‘Bend It Like Beckham’ and finding a place in a man’s world

by Danielle Acton

October 2, 2019

I first saw Gurinder Chadha’s “Bend It Like Beckham” (2002) in my Film as Literature class when I was sixteen. I remember the film sticking out to me because I
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Comedy Essays

7 min read

Chosen ‘Family’

by Danielle Acton

July 18, 2019

Family is about the lengths you will go to listen and hear others, not just the blood bonds that you have. Kate and Maddie are each other's chosen family, and
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Comedy Essays

6 min read

‘Booksmart’: Class of Gen Z

by Danielle Acton

May 29, 2019

Throw a reunion if you've graduated within the last ten years because "Booksmart" is the most accurate depiction of what it's like to be a high schooler in the 2010s.
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Uncategorized

4 min read

2019 Girl Power Film + Media Summit

by Danielle Acton

April 9, 2019

The work I saw was crafted with time and effort and filled more than just quotas. They were filling us with inspiration for a future in which female-identifying filmmakers are

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