Sarah Woods

Oct 9, 2024 | themaneater.com | Sarah Woods |Emily A. Skidmore

The COVID-19-induced isolation offered many a space to reflect on themselves away from any societal pressures of the prying public eye. For Will Ferrell, this reflection came after his close friend, Harper Steele, sent an email to Ferrell and others announcing her coming out as a transgender woman. Seeking to explore their feelings and questions about Steele’s transition, Steele and Ferrell set off on an impromptu cross-country road trip together.

May 7, 2024 | themaneater.com | Sarah Woods |Matthew Jacobi

Columbia’s Iron Tiger Tattoo owner Gabe Garcia recalls the tattoo scene when he first joined the industry as being everything punk rock. It was anti-establishment, violent, weird and leaned heavily into counterculture. When Garcia got his first tattoo at 15 in what he describes as a “sketchy and underground” way, it only made sense to him to get a solid black band logo. Back then, Garcia wasn’t aware of tattooing’s potential as a career path.

Mar 14, 2024 | themaneater.com | Sarah Woods

Helena Lee’s decision to leave her hometown of Seoul, South Korea, and study in the United States for a semester was not an easy one. She was not confident in her ability to speak English, confused about U.S. customs and nervous about living in dorms for the first time. Despite this, Lee was determined to experience the U.S. for herself. “The scenery was really cool,” Lee said of her first impressions of the U.S. “It was beautiful. Everybody [was] American.

Mar 5, 2024 | themaneater.com | Sarah Woods

March 5, 2024After three years of working for True/False Film Fest, Art Installations Curator Sarah Nguyen strives to create important experiences and relationships for featured artistsSince moving to Columbia in 2019, artist Sarah Nguyen has cemented herself as a prominent figure in the local art scene. To Nguyen, Columbia offers something she hasn’t been able to get from other places: community.

Mar 3, 2024 | themaneater.com | Sarah Woods

When director Rachel Elizabeth Seed started making “A Photographic Memory,” she wanted to understand who her mother was. The film was finished a week before its showing at True/False Film Fest on Friday, March 1. After a decade of working on the film, Seed ended up with an exploration of photography and a nuanced understanding of her mother’s life from early childhood to her death at 42 years old.