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Last Dance takes wistfulness as its foundational element — the feeling of looking back and wondering what might have been. Heavily influenced by a sense of kinship with the protagonists of Charlotte Wells’ debut film Aftersun (2022), Wilson uses film stills to mine their own experiences; recognisable shots are paired with memories of their childhood and experiences recounted by their father.

In turn, failed masculinity — the condition of being an insufficient father and provider — functions as a fulcrum from which Wilson examines their own relationship with masculinity. As a non-binary, …