In this episode we compare two political, but not didactic, documentaries, Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine’s new film Boy’s State and Jean-François Caissy’s 2018 film First Stripes.
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A masterclass with Sofia Bohdanowicz and Kazik Radwanski on directing low-budget films
Toronto-based writer-directors Sofia Bohdanowicz and Kazik Radwanski join us for a masterclass on making low-budget films independently.
Seventh Row celebrates Kelly Reichardt on The Film Stage Show
Alex Heeney and Orla Smith, the co-editors of our latest ebook, Roads to nowhere: Kelly Reichardt’s broken American Dreams, both guested on The Film Stage Show to discuss Reichardt’s Certain Women and First Cow.
Mike Leigh masterclass: a career-spanning discussion
In this session of Lockdown Film School, acclaimed filmmaker Mike Leigh joins us for a masterclass on his approach to writing and directing.
Ep. 52: First Cow and Wendy and Lucy
Kelly Reichardt’s newest film First Cow is her second feature, after Wendy and Lucy, to explore the effects of capitalism through character’s relationship with an animal. In this episode, we discuss the connections between the two films (and animals).