Alex Heeney reflects back on the best films of 2024 so far.
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The Everyday Philosophy of Migrants in Raúl Paz-Pastrana’s Border South
Raúl Paz-Pastrana’s 2019 documentary film Border South takes a De Certeauian view of migrants as ingeniously capable, tenacious, and agentive subjects whose minute, everyday actions allow them to confront the powers that be and take advantage of situations.
Ep. 142: Good One (feat. India Donaldson): A teenager heads into the woods with her divorced dad
Writer-director India Donaldson joins us on the podcast to discuss her first feature Good One, an exploration of masculinity through the eyes of a teenage girl who goes camping with her divorced dad.
Ep. 141: My Lady Jane (feat. Nathalie Atkinson): An addictive, swashbuckling, Tudor-era romance
Toronto film critic Nathalie Atkinson joins Alex Heeney to discuss their latest obsession — Amazon Prime’s swashbuckling fantasy series, My Lady Jane — and why we can’t stop thinking about it.
Ann Hui’s July Rhapsody in 4K
Ann Hui’s July Rhapsody is a melodrama about marital discord with a light touch, where both partners explore other relationships.
Ep. 140: Mapantsula: An interview with director Oliver Schmitz
On the podcast, Alex Heeney interviews South African director and co-writer Oliver Schmitz about the 4K restoration of his landmark 1988 film Mapantsula.