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DORA JAR

Dora Jar reveals the most stunning film she's ever seen

DORA JAR
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April 29, 2025

Dora Jar is a “sometimes Los Angeles”-based singer-songwriter, known for her genre-blending folk-rock-pop sound. She earned an early co-sign from Billie Eilish a few years ago, and since then has toured arenas with Billie, The 1975, and Gracie Abrams. In that time, she’s released two EPs and her debut album, No Way to Relax When You Are on Fire. Having just wrapped her North American headline tour in support of the album, Dora is gearing up for a run of shows in Europe– and you can grab tickets here. Until then, be sure to check out her new single “Lucky.” LUCKY (hehehe :3) for us, Dora’s here to tell us what she’s been into.

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Trying to understand the 4th dimension
My biggest regret in life is that I am not a physicist. I took physics in high school and almost did not pass the class, but I felt passionate about the subject. The poetry of mysterious concepts such as, “general relativity”, “wave particle duality”, and  “the 4th dimension”, filled my teenage imagination with wonder. To this day, when I feel bored/asleep in my life, I watch videos about black holes or string theory and it helps my mind re-open to the unknown. My favorite video of all time on YouTube is this one, where Carl Sagan, (the mister rogers of science), calmly and gleefully explains ways to visualize the 4th dimension. It made me realize that we do not just HAVE shadows, but we ARE shadows of a higher dimension. How exciting! 
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Basket as a purse
I use a basket as a purse. Purse is yuck: smelly/full of crumbs/abyss. Basket is delight: whimsy, open, easy to carry plums. You can easily see and access everything you have in your basket, but if you wanted to be discreet you could use a scarf to conceal your belongings. What’s in my basket? Wouldn’t you like to know. 
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Breakfast Leipzig candle of dreams
This is the best smelling candle I’ve ever had the pleasure of smelling. I always travel with one. On my last tour, I lit this candle in every single dressing room. It is burning next to me in my hotel room right now as I write this. It smells like maple syrup and heaven. Thank you D.S. & Durga for making this scent possible. . 
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Talking to friends about dreams
Dreams! I love having them and I love hearing about them. When I ask my friends what they dreamt, I get to know them more deeply. I love watching my friend’s eyes grow wide and stare within as they try to recall a dream about their mom becoming a poodle at the barbecue with corn kernels falling from the sky. No one is safe from the feral disturbing images of the subconscious. I want to connect my weird inner world with the weird inner worlds of my friends. p.s. the music video for my song, Bump, was inspired by a dream I had about a tall man with teapots for feet. 
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Cold War
This is the most stunning film I have ever seen. I have rewatched it countless times and each time it feels like a gift. My dad’s side of the family is from Poland so I feel extra proud of this one, but even my non-Polish friend’s who have seen it come away feeling  inspired. Please watch it even if you think you aren’t interested in black & white foreign films. Even if you have no soul, the actors are so smoking hot gorgeous magical that you will be obsessed. The director, Pawel Pawlikowski, is a genius. 
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