n this episode of the podcast, we discuss Sarah Polley’s new Oscar hopeful film: her screen adaptation of the Miriam Toewes’s novel Women Talking. We talk about how the film works (or doesn’t) as an adaptation, its lack of specificity in depicting a mennonite community, and the many problems that plague the film.
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On this members only episode, we discuss Jerzy Skolimowski’s visually and aurally inventive Eo and creating empathy for animals on screen.
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On the podcast, we look back at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival: both its many institutional failings and great films by women that we watched.
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On the podcast, we discuss the great Japanese filmmaker Naomi Kawase, the darling of Cannes, and why she’s still so under-appreciated.
Women at Cannes Ep. 3: Céline Sciamma at Cannes
On today’s episode, we discuss the incredible Céline Sciamma, why she’s one of the best working filmmakers, and her relationship to the Cannes film festival.
Women at Cannes Ep. 2: Kelly Reichardt at Cannes 2022
On today’s episode, we look back on the career of one of our favourite filmmakers, Kelly Reichardt, and ask why it’s taken until her 8th feature, Showing Up, for her to get a slot in the Cannes Competition.