This past week the Beverly Hills Film Festival had its 25th anniversary at the iconic TCL Chinese Theater, where writers, directors, producers, actors and filmmakers from all walks of life celebrated their cinematic achievements and graced the red carpet. In the spirit of platforming marginalized gender identities, the team at Dreamworldgirl Zine set out to speak with and learn from as many fresh storytellers as possible.

Are romcoms back? If you haven’t heard of XO, Kitty, the romantic comedy drama television series transforming the way filmmakers frame cultural identity, queer romance and teenagedom, you’re in for a treat.

In this article writer Daphne Bryant talks about Starship Entertainment’s upcoming girl group, KiiiKiii, and the weirdcore aesthetic that’s both confusing and captivating online audiences.

Train’s classic 2010 hit “ Hey, Soul Sister” is Grammy-award winning, saccharine, and also racist? In this article Daphne Bryant does a lyric and cultural analysis of the song and its’ controversy surrounding black women.

In this article writer Morgan Warneke explores why horror is the genre where women thrive, and dissects the way women are represented in television and film.

Monster High, an iconic doll franchise with many multimedia aspects, is queer AF. In this article, writer Daphne Bryant explains the parallels between monster culture and queerness, and why it’s so important to recognize fearmongering techniques in the modern day.