About Celeste Ramos
Celeste Ramos is a Raindance member and writer of fiction, short film and poetry from New York City. Based in London, she studies symbology and art between watching movies.
by Celeste Ramos | 2 July, 2020 | Film History, Filmmaking, Screenwriting
Let’s look at two films that use symbols as characters to explore existentialist themes. It Comes at Night approaches self-preservation and tribalism via the forest and the house, while Sunshine looks at self-preservation devolving into annihilation using the Sun in...
by Celeste Ramos | 19 June, 2020 | Film History, Filmmaking, In Our Opinion
Times of unrest and self-examination call for films that help us deal with these big issues. They Live is a powerful cultural statement disguised as a sci-fi dramedy, which allows the viewer to choose how deeply they engage with the heady themes of identity and social...
by Celeste Ramos | 29 May, 2020 | Filmmaking, Screenwriting
Our task as (screen)writers is to find intriguing ways to tell the “same” stories. The issues of death (releasing the old) and rebirth (entering into the new) are at the core of pretty much every film. Employing a unique brand of visual lyricism through symbols will...
