Inspired by Eliza Hittman's new drama, Never Rarely Sometimes Always, we discuss various depictions of abortion on screen ranging from this year's Saint Frances …
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Ep. 121: Ninjababy & Obvious Child: Unwanted pregnancies in romantic comedies
Lindsay Pugh joins Seventh Row Podcast hosts Alex Heeney and Orla Smith for a discussion of two rom-coms about unwanted pregnancies, Ninjababy and Obvious …
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Ep. 90: Jeanne Dielman and Les Rendez-vous d’Anna: A Chantal Akerman mother’s day
On this Seventh Row Podcast episode, we celebrate Mother's Day with the queen of on-screen mothers, Chantal Akerman, and her films Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du …
Ep. 85: The films of Naomi Kawase, featuring True Mothers
Naomi Kawase is one of the most prolific women directors in international cinema and a multiple award winner at the Cannes film festival. Yet her films have …
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Ep. 80: The Babadook and Prevenge: Motherhood in horror
February is Women in Horror month and on this podcast episode, to celebrate, we re-visit two of our favourite horror films about motherhood, Jennifer Kent's The …
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Ep. 68: Hillbilly Elegy and Down to the Bone: Mothers struggling with addiction
In this episode we compare the new awards-bait film Hillbilly Elegy to a more empathetic, politically conscious portrait of a mother struggling with addiction: …
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