On this episode we look at two of Malian director Abderrahmane Sissako’s films, the newly restored Bamako, and one of our favourite films of the 2010s, Timbuktu. We also discuss locating African cinema and challenges in distribution and preservation.
Seventh Row Podcasts
We run two podcasts at Seventh Row:
- Our flagship Seventh Row podcast, featuring in-depth discussions on individual films that we've done Special Issues on or that we think deserve special attention. Subscribe on iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, or TuneIn.
- Our 21st Folio podcast, a podcast about modern Shakespeare productions of stage and screen. Subscribe on iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, or TuneIn.
Ep. 75: Sound of Metal and Blind: Portrayals of disability
Sound of Metal & Blind take different approaches to disability. We discuss the formula of the disability melodrama & more on this podcast.
Ep. 74: Best of 2020
Seventh Row editors Alex Heeney and Orla Smith discuss the best films of 2020, with help from some special guests.
Ep. 73: Promising Young Woman and The Assistant: Explorations of rape culture
This week on the podcast we discuss two explorations of rape culture that approach the topic in very different way. We look at Emerald Fennell’s stylish revenge thriller Promising Young Woman and Kitty Green’s The Assistant, a portrait of a young woman working in a misogynistic office environment.
Ep. 72: Steve McQueen’s Small Axe
To cover Steve McQueen’s ambitious Small Axe series, we have assembled one of our most ambitious episodes of the year. We discuss each film (or episode?) of McQueen’s series.
Ep 71: The Crown Season Four
On this episode, we look back on Season Four of The Crown and compare it to other key episodes from past seasons