Georgia Coley is a documentary filmmaker and culture writer living in Nashville. She writes about the intersection of trans experience and theology at her Substack, Georgia In Her Mind.

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CJ the X: The Nonbinary Philosopher Shaping Gen Z’s Spiritual Imagination

by Georgia Coley 09-03-2025
Photo by Ben Chinapen

 “At their best, my videos are life-changing,” CJ The X tells me, with a laugh that acknowledges the immensity of the claim. From the mouths of many other internet creators, this statement might sound ludicrous—but the comments on CJ’s channel will reveal that they are not exaggerating.  

“Every CJ The X video gives me about 5 metaphysical panic attacks before giving me some sort of closure,” one commenter remarked.  

‘Materialists’ Disrupts Modern Love with Sacred Wisdom

by Georgia Coley 06-25-2025

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Chris Evans, Dakota Johnson, and Pedro Pascal of 'Materialists' / A24
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Celine Song is just two films into her career, but she’s already established herself as a storyteller who infuses the tumult of modern love with ancient wisdom, and a kind of transcendence that breathes poetry into a disenchanted world.

What I Hope the Church Learns From That ‘Conclave’ Ending

by Georgia Coley 05-09-2025

'Conclave' / Focus Features / Courtesy Everett Collection

Conclave’s message goes beyond papal elections: Before I saw the film, I couldn’t have predicted just how shockingly relevant it would be to me and my experience as a trans person still doing my best to remain in relationship with the church.