A Playlist for May by Larson Rogers

To bring May to a close, we asked photographer Larson Rogers to create a playlist for us.

"I wanted to feature songs that I find myself listening to every summer no matter what. Most of these songs have been a constant repeat for me since my sophomore year of high school. They remind me of quiet summer nights when you’re driving around during blue time with your windows rolled down, or staying up late and opening the windows in your room so you can feel the warm breeze blow through and hear the buzz of the cicadas in the trees. I feel like those are my happy places and for me these songs always take me there."

Click here to listen to Larson's playlist!

Editors' Letter

(photo by ?; graphic by Zoey Martinez)

Welcome to another month at Dissolving Film! May marks the beginning of summer for some as school wraps up for the year which always come with a strange mix of excitement and sadness or nostalgia. It also marks the release of Father of the Bride, Vampire Weekend's incredibly long awaited fourth album which we are currently obsessing over <3.

In the month of April we had lots of submissions ranging from photo sets to interviews to poetry to playlists, and we loved each one! This upcoming month we have a multitude of photo submissions as well as another new playlist. We always love to see your photo diaries, journal entries, art pieces, short films, pieces of writing, playlists etc. as long as it is art and/or music related. Whatever medium you are inspired to create with we would love to share it with our readers and we are always accepting submissions, so don’t be afraid to share (dissolvingfilmmagazine@gmail.com)!

We wish you all the best with finals or whatever you have going on this month.

Love,
Zoë Bridgwater + Zoey Martinez (zb + zm)

zb and zm's monthly playlists

To bring each month to a close, we, the co-creators of Dissolving Film, will each publish a playlist that is composed of our favorite songs from that month.

“This month I was inspired by the fact that school is wrapping up and selected songs that make me excited for summer (and the rush of excitement and warmth that comes with it)." - Zoë Bridgwater (zb)

Follow us on Spotify @dissolvingfilmmag to listen to our playlists each month!

click here to listen to Zoë Bridgwater (zb)'s playlist for May!

A Printable Calendar by Molly Alexander

Start filling in your important reminders for May with this printable calendar!

Editors' Letter

(collage by Zoë Bridgwater)

May is here! This means school is coming to a close for the year and with that can come a lot of emotions. For some that may be stress, for others it may be relief, and for some it may be a kind of sadness because a chapter of your life is ending. No matter what you may be feeling, there are others out there who are feeling the same way. Something that we find helpful during a moment of intense emotional overload is taking the emotions that we are experiencing and creating something out of them. We’d love to see everything you all have to offer in terms of your art or music or writing, anything really (just email us)! When you share your work with us it gives us a special sense of connection with you and we love that.

We wish you all the best with your endeavors this month whether they be school related or not. You can accomplish anything!
Zoë Bridgwater + Zoey Martinez (zb + zm)

zb and zm's Monthly Playlists

To bring each month to a close, we, the co-creators of Dissolving Film, will each publish a playlist that is composed of our favorite songs from that month.

Follow us on Spotify @dissolvingfilmmag to listen to our playlists each month!

click here to listen to Zoë Bridgwater (zb)'s playlist for May!

click here to listen to Zoey Martinez (zm)'s playlist for May!

Editors' Letter

(photo + graphic by Zoë Bridgwater)

Hello May!

For some this means the end of school and for others it means that they are near the end. If the later is you, end the year strong! You got this! It's very tempting to just give up and become lazy but try to keep doing your best. Looking back you will be very thankful that you put your all into this last stretch.

As always, we would love to see all of your awesome creations in any art or music medium--just email us: dissolvingfilmmagazine@gmail.com!

Thank you for all of the nice comments and feedback. We could not run this mag without you so THANK YOU!

Love,
Zoë Bridgwater + Zoey Martinez (zb + zm)