a love letter to babylon

an ode to hollywood and the films that celebrate it

originally published in post- magazine

my grandfather, a motion picture exhibitor, used to declare every film he saw the “best picture of the year.” I can still hear the natural inflection of that phrase in his voice revealing his pure, unadulterated delight. my grandmother would walk out of the theatre and tell him she couldn’t believe they’d both seen the same movie…

media by hannah zhang