Bones

A thumping music video of older-generation gay women wandering the halls of an oppressive health spa, leaving their “sitzercise” group in favor of being with each other in a simulated greenhouse “eden.” They find themselves connecting with each other against the pull of their hypnotic and mundane surroundings, and in the act of their escape they find their love for each other, and ultimately their own paradise. The song aggressively explores the complexities of love, and the video subtly confronts more predictable depictions of age and sexuality. This coincides with the singer’s performance of the song in the health spa, with the parallels of her real world MS diagnosis, given a new context with the visuals of the elderly, the aqua-colored tiles, and overall rejuvenation aesthetic. (Ann Arbor Film Festival)