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Seventh Row Editors / July 14, 2021

Ep. 100: Films for the future

To celebrate our 100th episode, ten regular guests share what they would choose if they got to make the whole world watch one movie.

Clockwise from top left: Faye Marsay, George Mackay, & Joe Gilgun in Pride; Christian Bale in Empire of the Sun; Kristin Scott Thomas and Ralph Fiennes in The English Patient; Maggie Smith and Alex Jennings in The Lady in the Van

On this Episode:

  • Orla Smith and Support the Girls (3:35)
  • Alex Heeney and Proxima (9:41)
  • Caitlin Merriman and The Lady in the Van (15:21)
  • Debbie Zhou and Lust, Caution (19:35)
  • Lena Wilson and Teeth (24:28)
  • Andrew Kendall and The English Patient (27:19)
  • Emily Garside and Pride (32:23)
  • Fiona Underhill and Empire of the Sun (36:39)
  • Lindsay Pugh and Ishtar (41:00)
  • Brett Pardy and The Farewell (45:57)

Contributors

Emily Garside (@EmiGarside), Writer, Researcher, and Theatre Maker. Visit her website.

Alex Heeney (@bwestcineaste), Editor-in-Chief, Seventh Row.

Andrew Kendall (@DepartedAviator), Film Critic, Stabroek News.

Caitlin Merriman (@CaitlinSnark).

Brett Pardy (@AntiqueiPod), Associate Editor, Seventh Row.

Lindsay Pugh (@womaninrevolt), Contributing Editor, Seventh Row. Writer, Woman in Revolt.

Orla Smith (@orlamango), Executive Editor, Seventh Row.

Fiona Underhill (@FionaUnderhill), Editor-in-Chief, JumpCut Online.

Lena Wilson (@lenalwilson), Culture Writer. Visit her website.

Debbie Zhou (@debbie_zhou), Managing Editor, Rough Cut.

Episode Notes

  • Read Alex’s interview with Proxima director Alice Winocour
  • Read Alex’s 2014 review of Pride
  • Read Orla’s interview with The Farewell director Lulu Wang

Related Episodes

  • Ep. 51: Working Mothers: Proxima & Baby Boom
  • Ep. 1: Leave No Trace

Filed Under: Podcasts Tagged With: Alex Heeney podcast, Andrew Kendall podcast, Brett Pardy podcast, Caitlin Merriman podcast, Debbie Zhou podcast, Emily Garside podcast, Fiona Underhill podcast, Lena Wilson podcast, Lindsay Pugh podcast, Orla Smith podcast, podcast

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