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.
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Women at Cannes Ep. 1: A podcast on the history of women directors at Cannes
We kick off our Women at Cannes podcast season with an episode on the history of women at Cannes and uncover a number of surprising stats.
Ep. 125: Berlinale 2022
Alex and Orla report from the 2022 Berlinale Film Festival, and introduce you to the films they loved, from Lullaby to Comedy Queen.
Ep. 116: Virtual film festivals: Taking stock of their past, present, and future
We examine the future of virtual film festivals from the perspectives of critics, distributors, festival programmers, and new audiences.
Ep. 111: TIFF 2021, part 2
On the second of our TIFF 2021 podcasts, we discuss Power of the Dog, Ali & Ava, and more from this year’s festival.
Ep. 102: Cannes 2021
Alex and Orla discuss the Cannes 2021 films they watched from home: a couple of competition titles, and even more interesting sidebar films that flew under the radar.