It’s hard to compensate for the long-lasting impacts that French colonialism has had on Tahiti and its surrounding islands with a single exhibition, but if I had to exhibit it, I would emphasise in all aspects of Gaugin’s paintings the confrontation, sinisterism and exploitation.
Author: Meisha Vu
Problemista revolves around young El-Salvadoran immigrant Alejandro Martinez (Julio Torres) who moves to America in pursuit of working at Hasbro to design toys which focus less on ‘fun’.
The film succeeds in creating a 1970s atmosphere as the Cairnes’ keep the nostalgia alive through its grainy camera effects, retro graphics, costumes and set design.
