This episode highlights a session from last summer’s Lockdown Film School with Penny Lane and Carol Nguyen. Lane and Nguyen discuss their approaches to creative nonfiction.
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Ep. 93: The films of Agnieszka Holland
On this podcast episode, we celebrate the work of great Polish filmmaker Agnieszka Holland (Europa Europa, Washington Square, Charlatan).
Ep. 87: Ordinary Love and Hope: Couples dealing with cancer
We discuss Ordinary Love and Hope, two recent films about couples dealing with a cancer diagnosis. We compare the film’s depictions of relationships, hospitals, and cancer film tropes.
Ep. 86: Una & Slalom: Depictions of childhood sexual assault
On this episode we discuss how two films, Una and the recent Slalom, depict the trauma of childhood sexual assault. We discuss the films’ messy navigation of depiction and questions of empathy and catharsis.
Ep. 83: Berlinale 2021, Part 1: The Sidebars
We begin our deep dive on Berlinale 2021, discussing the festival overall and the sidebar competitions.
Ep. 80: The Babadook and Prevenge: Motherhood in horror
On this podcast episode, we revisit two horror films about motherhood, Jennifer Kent’s The Babadook and Alice Lowe’s Prevenge.