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Scandinavian Cinema

Alex Heeney / December 11, 2024

Interview: Magnus von Horn on The Girl with the Needle

We interview Magnus von Horn about his third feature, The Girl with the Needle, and walking the line between horror and drama.

admin / December 3, 2024

Ep. 149 The key to great character dramas + The Girl with the Needle (feat. Magnus von Horn)

In this episode of the podcast, Alex
Heeney discusses one key element of character dramas (world-building) and how The Girl With the Needle exemplifies this, then talks to director Magnus von Horn about it.

Seventh Row Editors / September 10, 2024

TIFF 2024 Ep. 5: Bicultural daughters and their absent fathers: My Father’s Daughter, Winter in Sokcho, and A Missing Part

In this episode of the TIFF 2024 season, Alex discusses three films about bicultural daughters and their absent fathers: My Father’s Daughter, Winter in Sokcho, and A Missing Part.

Alex Heeney / September 9, 2024

TIFF 2024 Film Review: Egil Pederson’s My Father’s Daughter

Alex Heeney reviews Belgian filmmaker Leonardo van Dijl’s tennis-set film Julie Keeps Quiet about a teenage girl re-learning the importance of boundaries after a possible sexual assault.

Seventh Row Editors / September 8, 2024

TIFF 2024 Ep. 4: British social realism: Andrea Arnold’s Bird and Mike Leigh’s Hard Truths

In this episode of the TIFF 2024 podcast, Alex discusses two new works from British social realist filmmakers Andrea Arnold and Mike Leigh: Bird and Hard Truths.

Seventh Row Editors / September 7, 2024

TIFF 2024 Ep. 3: Sports films – Julie Keeps Quiet, The Swedish Torpedo, and My Sunshine

In this episode of the TIFF 2024 podcast season, Alex discusses three films from around the world that take place within the world of sports but aren’t really about sports. 

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