My grandmother Dorothy Marder was a gay photographer and activist. She went profoundly deaf after taking an antibiotic. The loss of cinema was particularly devastating for her. She petitioned for open captions for the rest of her life.
#SoundOfMetal
is dedicated to her.
A year ago today I took this footage - a seemingly trivial moment with my friend
@mishacollins
. It was the last moment before everything changed. Haven’t seen Mish since. Togetherness it turns out is hardly trivial. Miss you my friend. Keep your hands on the wheel.
Sending so much love to my entire
#SoundOfMetal
team. Our journey together has been an absolute blessing. You are all in my heart today, the Deaf community of Brooklyn and Boston, the cast and crew from all over the world. I am so grateful for each one of you.
#Oscars2021
Even after 33 years of friendship with
@mishacollins
I read things in this beautiful article that I never knew about him. While some things made me sad for the boy that he was, mostly I feel proud of the man that he is.
@mishacollins
Yes this brings up questions such as, why were you naked in a burned out forest, and why did I have a polaroid with me, and is this really you at all? The point is u know i'm going easy on you here so don't fck with me Mish cuz
u. will. lose.
Trumps most recent attack on the trans community is vile and unconstitutional. But we expect this of him. What is staggeringly disgraceful is the silence of the GOP, whose inaction further cements their legacy as a party of un-American cowards and criminals.
Don’t try to win me over with a salad
@mishacollins
. There are plenty of other friends I could find who stuff their mini peppers with roasted purple yams.
#ThankYouAlabama
Especially to the many conservatives who put ethics over partisanship yesterday. You stood for righteousness even when your own president and party urged you not to. That is courage. That is integrity. It does not go unnoticed.
1st off, those aren’t shoes, they’re roller skates. And this is not a self portrait, rather a portal into the tribulations of humanity reaching out for that lost skate/help/healing. Maison suggests it is in the act of reaching that we find hope and possibly a better tomorrow.
My friend,
@dariusmarder
, just texted me, "Never could have written a better ending for the season finale of Trump. And there still might be one more scene." But I tweeted it before he could, so now it's mine.
This is the last time I saw my grandmother. She just tested positive for Covid. I’m heartbroken but she’ll prob fight it like she fought everything. A civil rights activist, a feminist, an artist. In other words, contrary to what our admin thinks, a hell of a real person.
A woman was very rude when I tried to order a coffee from her today. I asked her why she was being rude. She said she was having a hard day. Eventually she told me she just lost her child and so Mother’s Day is hard for her. I’ve been thinking about her all day. Love to mothers.
To the trans people who have been stripped of their most basic unalienable right to life, we remember you. Love to those who live in courage every day.
#TransDayOfRemembrance
Thank you my beautiful peeps for listening to
@abeloomis
song “Refugees Are Welcome Here”
Please help spread it - our mixed up world needs it.
As promised here’s Abe, myself and some other zenned out dude in summer of 89.
@mishacollins
My car was stolen last night.
Police said: “someone drove it across the Verrazano bridge at 4:30 AM, was this you?”
I said: “are you asking me if I stole my own car?”
Police said: “you never know sir”.
Beautiful poem Mish. I concur with the sentiment. And in the spirit thanksgiving let me say how grateful I am to have you in my life.
Tomorrow I’ll resume being cynical and sarcastic.
I spent this thx giving in the emergency room with my kid. After we’d been there for many hours, a group of parents showed up with catered meals for everyone.
This is also the world we live in. Grateful now more than ever.
@mishacollins
Thanks for taking Ezra today Mish! He’s lucky to have you for a backup dad. I told him next time to opt for the bank withdrawal and I’ll buy him a book after.
My stolen car was recovered. The officer who notified me asked me why it took me so long to respond. I told him I was traveling. He said “doing what?” I said “making a movie”. He said “what? A porno?” I said “you ever met a porn director who drives a Volvo?”
33 years ago today,
@dariusmarder
& I were playing video games in detention after after all the other kids had gone home. Dar is still breaking the rules with his debut film,
#SoundofMetal
out today on Amazon. (97% rotten tomatoes.) Watch it & write me your twitter-blurb review.
Working with
@paul_raci
was one of the great honors of my life. He shared his culture and his language. He shared the horrors of serving 2 tours in Vietnam. He shared 30 years of acting experience.
You are love and light and all heart Paul. I am beyond grateful.
#SoundOfMetal
My dog has learned to sit when I do with her butt on the step like I do. And she’s learned to look away when I take a selfie to make it look like it’s not a selfie.
Okay
@mishacollins
I’ll return your darn sweater! But only if you promise to wear it to a convention. And let’s not pussyfoot around dude, you couldn’t furrget me if you tried.
You know Mish, I am very moved by your support, but even more by your awareness to print this wonderful NPR piece for Deaf audiences. Makes me proud right back at ya. 🙏
Make some noise for
@dariusmarder
, who took home the DGA for Outstanding Directorial Achievement of a First-Time Feature Film Director tonight for
#SoundOfMetal
!
#DGAAwards
Turns out I have an Instagram account. There’s one pic of me and
@mishacollins
snuggling that has garnered 3196 followers. Maybe it’s time to up my game?
Although if it ain’t broke...
My bestie from 7th grade,
@dariusmarder
, may still act like a 12 year-old, but his directorial debut
#SoundOfMetal
has already made
@Variety
's list of Oscar contenders in several categories. Check out the trailer. The movie is coming soon on
@PrimeVideo
.
TODAY IS THE DAY!
#SoundOfMetal
is on Prime now!
I advise everyone to turn ON the captions. It is meant to be seen that way. Also if you are hearing, please use headphones. And above all, I wish everyone a real experience.
.
@mishacollins
how many films did we see at this theater? It encapsulates our glamorous childhood doesn’t it?
To see Sound Of Metal playing there now brings me full circle.
Check out the epic interview below with many pics new and old.
#SoundOfMetal
My mom just taught me how to fold a fitted sheet. She thought it was strange I didn’t know. I’m thinking that’s kind of on you mom. But then I’m all: at this stage I gotta take responsibility for my own sheet.
To the smiling, elderly woman on a bike who just rode by me and a crowd of random New Yorkers and yelled “better health, better sex”, you’re awesome and... okay.