Best La Strada Podcasts (2025)

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POPE FRANCIS' favorite movies — ROME OPEN CITY, LA STRADA & BABETTE'S FEAST 47:56

22d ago47:56

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The passing of Pope Francis inspired us to watch his favorite movies. ROME OPEN CITY directed by Roberto Rossellini LA STRADA directed by Federico Fellini BABETTE'S FEAST directed by Gabriel Axel The Catholic Film Club is a podcast about Craft & Conscience at the movies. Brought to you by Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas. What CONCLAVE gets …

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SINNERS strikes the DEVIL'S CHORD but can't quite resolve it 1:27:41

26d ago1:27:41

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SINNERS reaches for greatness... then has second thoughts. Michael B. Jordan and Michael B. Jordan star in this big-budget original movie written & directed by Ryan Coogler (Black Panther, Creed, Fruitvale Station). It tells the story of the Smoketstack Twins, they are named, Smoke and... Stack. They've returned home after a stint with the mafia, a…

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Book vs. Movie | We're READING into Guillermo Del Toro's PInocchio 1:39:21

1M ago1:39:21

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It's Carlo Collodi vs. Guillermo Del Toro. John and Jessica Beyer of Oasis Studio 7 join Michael Coy to discuss the classic book by Carlo Collodi and how its message is transformed or subverted by Guillermo Del Toro. Together we talk about the beauty and craft of Stop-Motion, the religious symbolism in the film, and our differing approaches to chil…

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How a Stop-Motion PINOCCHIO helps us appreciate our Creator | Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio 12:53

2M ago12:53

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Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio is a masterful retelling of the timeless tale by Carlo Collodi. He updates the story in many ways, adding his preoccupation with fascism, a tragic backstory to Geppetto, his classic theme of disobedience... but the most foundational and brilliant innovation is to tell the story using stop-motion animation. This art fo…

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SECOND TAKES | The Conversation ft. Dr. Richard White 1:05:37

2M ago1:05:37

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Dr. Richard White (Professor of Theology at Benedictine College) joins Michael Coy (guy) for a conversation about The Conversation, the paranoid thriller starring Gene Hackman, directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Watch our Introductory Essay to The Conversation • Coppola's CONVERSATION with God The Catholic Film Club is about Craft & Conscience in th…

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FIRST TAKE: Three Questions about THE CONVERSATION (1973) 7:42

2M ago7:42

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This month on the Catholic Film Club we're covering The Conversation, Francis Ford Coppola's paranoid thriller about Harry Caul (Gene Hackman) a surveillance man who leads a very private life. Join us in two weeks for an hour-long discussion about the film. The Catholic Film Club covers one movie a month. Our main subject is the marriage between cr…

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12. Swedish Death Dreaming (The Seventh Seal, Wild Strawberries, Fanny and Alexander) 2:01:26

3M ago2:01:26

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This week we’re discussing the films of Ingmar Bergman, by looking at The Seventh Seal, Wild Strawberries, and Fanny & Alexander. Films: The Seventh Seal (1957, d. Ingmar Berman) US Blu-ray: Amazon US Ingmar Bergman’s Cinema Box-set: [Amazon] (https://www.amazon.com/Ingmar-Bergmans-Cinema-Blu-ray/dp/B07FK78D6W) UK Blu-Ray: Amazon UK Wild Strawberri…

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HEART OF A SERVANT: The Fr. Flanagan Story | Director Rob Kaczmark 28:46

3M ago28:46

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We're happy to be joined by Rob Kaczmark, the President and CEO of Spirit Juice Studios. Spirit Juice is the premiere Catholic production company, based on Chicago, IL. They have created top flight films for any number of organizations, including Word on Fire and The Knights of Columbus. Rob is the co-director of Heart of a Servant: The Father Flan…

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CONCLAVE lies about Confession | SCENE ANALYSIS 16:56

4M ago16:56

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Conclave has been nominated for several Academy Awards, including Best Picture. The most annoying of these nominations is Best Adapted Screenplay by Peter Straughn, based on the novel by Robert Harris, because neither the screenplay or the novel has a clue about the Catholic Church. Even though they have a LOT of opinions on how to fix it. Case in …

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When David Lynch made a Disney movie 13:18

4M ago13:18

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WATCH VIDEO ESSAY ON YOUTUBE To pay tribute to the late David Lynch, Michael Coy recommends his least celebrated film, THE STRAIGHT STORY, which was a G-Rated family film distributed by Disney. The movie tells the true story of Alvin Straight, who took his riding lawnmower over hundreds of miles to visit his dying brother. THE STRAIGHT STORY is ava…

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A COMPLETE UNKNOWN celebrates the COURAGE of Bob Dylan 52:48

4M ago52:48

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Michael Coy and Tom Hoopes sit down to talk A COMPLETE UNKNOWN, starring Timothée Chalamet as the iconic musician, Bob Dylan. Tom Hoopes asserts that the speech given by Kansas City Chiefs kicker, Harrison Butker, at Benedictine College gave us permission to speak freely, the same way Bob Dylan's electric set at the Newport Folk Festival gave us pe…

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NOSFERATU and "The Dance of Darkness" 54:56

4M ago54:56

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Michael and Patrick sit down with Dr. Nathan Bowman to discuss Robert Eggers latest horror film which is a retelling of the 1922 version, Nosferatu. Dr. Bowman recognized the physicality of Lily-Rose Depp's performance and her use of Butoh dance, a Japanese dance-theater art form that originated in the 1950's and translates as "dance of darkness." …

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Did COVID kill Christmas Movies? 38:12

5M ago38:12

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The best Christmas movies in history came from times of great national unity following times of international stress. One thinks of the devastation of WW2 followed by WHITE CHRISTMAS (1954), the great tension of the Cold War followed by HOME ALONE (1990), and the terror of 9/11 followed by ELF (2003). But COVID has been a unique example of an inter…

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Netflix MARY and the PROBLEM with Bible Movies (SPOILERS) 35:09

5M ago35:09

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Is Mary the original Yas Queen? Or is she so much more? MARY is the latest biblical epic distributed by Netflix. It stars Israeli actress Noa Cohen as The Blessed Mother of Jesus Christ alongside Anthony Hopkins as the mad King Herod. Directed by practicing Catholic, DJ Caruso (Disturbia, Eagle Eye), it purports to tell the real story of Mary using…

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WILDCAT | Making the most UNDERRATED movie of the year w/Eric Groth 42:55

6M ago42:55

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WILDCAT is a meditative journey into the spiritual and creative life of Flannery O'Connor. Ethan Hawke directs his daughter Maya Hawke as the great Catholic writer. Together they tell story of a crucial moment in O'Connor's life when her artistic ambition converged against her diagnosis with lupus. The film's Executive Producer, Eric Groth (Full of…

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Rewriting GLADIATOR 2 with Dr. Jared Zimmerer 44:52

6M ago44:52

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Many have talked about the failures of GLADIATOR 2, but in this episode we throw our hat in the ring and arrogantly try to fix an ultimately uninspired retread of Ridley Scott's classic film, GLADIATOR. Luckily we're joined by Great Books professor and Director of the Center for Catholic Media, Dr. Jared Zimmerer. The Catholic Film Club is about Ca…

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Disney's THE HUNCHBACK of NOTRE DAME is a religious masterpiece 52:25

6M ago52:25

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Over the past decade, The Hunchback of Notre Dame has gained a swell of appreciation, from the grandeur of its production, to the stunning complexity of its central villain, Judge Frollo. But this is a film so steeped in Catholicism that you can only fully understand it through a religious lens. In this episode of The Catholic Film Club, Michael Co…

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HERETIC has a lot to say about RELIGION 43:31

6M ago43:31

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Hugh Grant lures two Mormon missionaries into a sinister psychological game to test their religious beliefs. He and the writers of HERETIC ask one of the ultimate questions, "What is the one true religion?" (It's Catholicism). The Catholic Film Club is a podcast about Craft & Conscience in the movies. This show is brought to you by The Center for C…

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S3E6 — REGENERATION OF PLACES — with Anna Serlenga, Marie Doiret and Judita Strumilaite 32:09

7M ago32:09

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IN SITU Podcast Season 3 Episode 6, a three-way conversation between: > Marie Doiret from Sauf le Dimanche, Associate artist of Scène Nationale de l'Essonne (FR) > Anna Serlenga from CORPS CITOYEN, Emerging artist of the Italian consortium > Judita Strumilaite, Co-founder and programmer of SPOT Festival (LI) Credits Produced by IN SITU Editing and …

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11. Post-War Italians and a No-Good, Very Bad Time (Bicycle Thieves, Umberto D., La Strada) 1:37:25

7M ago1:37:25

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This week we’re discussing the Italian Neo-realism movement that shaped much of the later 20th century’s films, by looking at Bicycle Thieves, Umberto D., and La Strada.. Films: Bicycle Thieves (1948, d. Vittorio De Sica) US Blu-ray: Amazon Umberto D. (1952, d. Vittorio De Sica) US Blu-Ray: Amazon UK Blu-Ray: Amazon UK La Strada (1954, d. Federico …

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What CONCLAVE gets right and VERY wrong 1:04:02

7M ago1:04:02

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"Conclave" is a masterfully directed but ultimately bone-headed thriller about the election of a new pope. Tom Hoopes (The Extraordinary Story Podcast) joins the Catholic Film Club to bring some light to what the film gets wrong about the Catholic faith, including its approach to certain physical disorders, priestly ordination, and the sacraments. …

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Dr. Nathan Bowman finds Greek Tragedy in Horror Films 38:49

7M ago38:49

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Dr. Nathan Bowman is the Chair of the Department of Theatre at Benedictine College. He is also an avid horror fan. Michael Coy sits down with Dr. Bowman to talk about how horror approaches Catholicism, paganism, and his dissertation on the relationship between horror and Greek tragedy. Michael and co-host Patrick Bautista also list four of their fa…

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MEGALOPOLIS is unfinished on a colossal level 51:18

7M ago51:18

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Michael and Patrick went into Megalopolis expecting anything from a crazy masterpiece to an admirable failure. What they saw, instead, was a pitiful failure. A hodgepodge of half baked ideas as visually inconsistent as its narrative. But what could have saved Megalopolis? The Catholic Film Club is brought to you by The Center for Catholic Media at …

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S3E5 — SOCIAL JUSTICE — with Marine Thevenet, Valentina Salis and Florent Mehmeti 29:23

7M ago29:23

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IN SITU Podcast Season 3 Episode 5, a three-way conversation between: > Marine Thevenet, Director, CIFAS, Belgium > Valentina Salis, Responsible for artistic activities, Sardegna Teatro, Italy > Florent Mehmeti, Co-Founder and Director, ODA Teatri, Kosovo Credits Produced by IN SITU Editing and hosting: Jeanne Robet Graphic studio : Studio Muro A p…

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S3E4 — CULTURAL IDENTITY — with Naja Lee Jensen, Abshishek Thapar and Werner Schrempf 31:09

7M ago31:09

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We reunited two artists and a programmer to discuss the notion of cultural identity: through different contexts, realities, art forms. IN SITU Podcast Season 3 Episode 3, a three-way conversation between: > Naja Lee Jensen, Associate artist of Østfold Internasjonale Teater (NO) > Abhishek Thapar, Emerging artist of Oerol Festival (NL) > Werner Schr…

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SPECIAL EDITION — IN SITU Focus: In conversation with Johannes Bellinkx, Nana Francisca Schottländer and Eva Bubla 39:23

7M ago39:23

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A conversation between (UN)COMMON SPACES Associate Artists Johannes Bellinkx, Eva Bubla and Nana Francisca Schottländer, and Østfold Internasjonale Teater curator-producer James Moore. The conversation took place in May 2023 during parallel artistic residencies in Fredrikstad, Norway, in cabin belonging to the ornithological society BirdLife Østfol…

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SPECIAL EDITION — Silver Boom: A Case Study in Involving Inhabitants in Art in Public Space 27:05

7M ago27:05

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A conversation between IN SITU artists Anna Anderegg and Live Skullerud, and Østfold Internasjonale Teater (ØIT) curator-producer James Moore. The conversation took place over zoom in March 2024 and was edited by Jonas Bjerketvedt. The conversation reflected upon Andereggs work Silver Boom, a chorographic intervention in public space with local wom…

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S3E3 — NATURE — with Emke Idema, Marija Baranauskaite Liberman and Katrien Verwilt 28:50

7M ago28:50

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IN SITU Podcast Season 3 Episode 3, a three-way conversation between: > Emke Idema, Associate artist of Oerol Festival (NL) > Marija Baranauskaite Liberman, Emerging artist of SPOT Festival (LI) > Katrien Verwilt, Co-Director of Metropolis (DK) Credits Produced by IN SITU Editing and hosting: Jeanne Robet Graphic studio : Studio Muro A project led …

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S3E2 — COMMUNITIES — with Seth Honnor, Anne Le Goff and Hugo Bergs 31:16

8M ago31:16

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IN SITU Podcast Season 3 Episode 2, a three-way conversation between: > Seth Honnor of Kaleider, Associate artist of Freedrom Festival (UK) > Anne Le Goff, Director of Atelier 231 (FR) > Hugo Bergs, Artistic Coordinator at Provinciaal Domein Dommelhof (BE) Credits Produced by IN SITU Editing and hosting: Jeanne Robet Graphic studio : Studio Muro A …

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S3E1 — DIGITAL SPACES — with Elisabete Sousa, Johannes Bellinkx and Markéta Černá 33:10

8M ago33:10

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IN SITU Podcast Season 3 Episode 1, a three-way conversation between: > Elisabete Sousa, Emerging artist of Bùssola (PT) > Johannes Bellinkx, Associate artist of Provinciaal Domein Dommelhof (BE) > the partner Markéta Černá, Producer of Čtyři dny / 4+4 Days in Motion (CZ) Credits Produced by IN SITU Editing and hosting: Jeanne Robet Graphic studio …

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SPECIAL EDITION — [FR] Cosmic Care : Genèse d'un projet artistique européen 13:50

8M ago13:50

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[FR] A podcast to read and listen to in French. by La Zankà Il est 7 h 30 du matin. Notre avion doit être à dix kilomètres d'altitude. A bord de cet avion, Zineb Benzekri et Jérémy Morelle. Nous sommes deux artistes en route vers une résidence du réseau IN SITU (UN)COMMON SPACES. Notre destination : la Hongrie. Notre contact : Fanny Nanay, directri…

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SPECIAL EDITION — Tween Tree, about the dialogue between an artist and a citizen 33:51

9M ago33:51

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In this podcast you will learn about the residency of artist Cristina Maldonado in Au bout du Plongeoir invited by the citizen Fabienne Quéméneur with the support of Atelier 231 and Čtyri Dny. It is a soundscape journey between interviews, field recordings, notes from the research journal, questions that arose for future projects and an overview of…

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10. Violence & Redemption (Raging Bull, Silence, Killers of the Flower Moon) 2:03:15

10M ago2:03:15

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This week we’re joined by Rev. Maryann Philbrook Sturges of the Cathedral Church of the Nativity in the Episcopal Diocese of Bethlehem to talk about some of the Scorsese films centred around faith and redemption. Films: Raging Bull (1980, d. Martin Scorsese) US 4K Blu-ray: Amazon UK 4K Blu-ray: Amazon UK Silence (2016, d. Martin Scorsese) US Blu-Ra…

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SPECIAL EDITION — 600 HIGHWAYMEN in conversation with Marc El Samrani 25:56

11M ago25:56

25:56

Marc el Samrani interviews Michael Silverstone and Abigail Browde from 600 HIGHWAYMEN on their iconic project An Assembly.By IN SITU

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SPECIAL EDITION — [FR] Sauf le Dimanche rencontre Matthias Tronqual de la Scène nationale de l'Essonne 30:49

11M ago30:49

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[FR] A podcast in French. Seizing the existence of IN SITU Narratives as an opportunity to meet further, Emilie, Marie and Matthias meet for a three-way conversation, giving birth to an IN SITU podcast episode in French. These questions seek to bring into dialogue the vision of the programmer and that of the artist, around creation in public spaces…

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9. Sciammarama (Water Lilies, Tomboy, Portrait of a Lady on Fire) 1:16:10

12M ago1:16:10

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This week we’re joined by Adrianna Gober (@EADxBB) to talk about the sapphic worlds of French auteur Céline Sciamma. You can find Adrianna on her latest podcast “Bartel Me Something Good” over on the Cinema Smorgasbord feed at the Cinepunx network. Feed Films: Water Lilies (2007, d. Céline Sciamma) This film is out of print in English-subbed form, …

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8. The New New Cinema (Breathless, The Graduate, Mean Streets) 1:03:12

1y ago1:03:12

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Films: Breathless (1960, d. Jean-Luc Godard) US 4K Blu-ray: Amazon UK 4K Blu-Ray: Amazon UK The Graduate (1967, d. Mike Nichols) US Blu-Ray: Amazon UK Blu-ray: Amazon UK Mean Streets (1973, d. Martin Scorsese) US 4K Blu-ray: Amazon UK 4K Blu-Ray: Amazon UK This podcast is produced by Brave Voice Films. You can reach out to us at framesofreference@b…

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7. Cuarón (Y tu mamá también, Children of Men, Roma) 1:45:12

1y ago1:45:12

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Films: Y tu mamá también (2001, d. Alfonso Cuarón) US Blu-ray: Amazon Children of Men (2006, d. Alfonso Cuarón) US Blu-Ray: Amazon UK Blu-ray: (Superior transfer but region locked): Amazon UK Roma (2018, d. Alfonso Cuarón) US Blu-ray: Amazon This podcast is produced by Brave Voice Films. You can reach out to us at framesofreference@bravevoicefilms.…

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6. Sound Speed (The Conversation, Blow Out, The Lives of Others) 1:33:54

1y ago1:33:54

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Films: The Conversation (1974, d. Francis Ford Coppola) UK 4K Blu-ray : Orbit DVD Blow Out (1981, d. Brian De Palma) US 4K Blu-Ray: Orbit DVD UK Blu-ray: Amazon UK The Lives of Others (2006, d. Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck) UK Blu-ray Amazon UK This podcast is produced by Brave Voice Films. You can reach out to us at framesofreference@bravevoic…

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SPECIAL EDITION — Seth Honnor from Kaleider meets Jay Wahl from The Flynn 30:24

1y ago30:24

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In 2022, Kaleider's performance "The Money" was presented in Vermont, USA at The Flynn Centre. For the occasion Artistic Director Seth Honnor and executive director Jay Wahl sat for a conversation around the project.By IN SITU

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S2E6 — CULTURAL IDENTITY — with Zineb Benzekri, Jay Wahl and Bruno Costa 35:47

1y ago35:47

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IN SITU Podcast episode 6 - Season 2, a three-way conversation between: > Zineb Benzekri - La Zankà, Associate Artist of Lieux Publics (FR) > The partner Jay Wahl, Executive director of the Flynn Center (USA) > Bruno Costa, Associate partner and Director of Bússola (PT), Credits Produced by IN SITU Editing and hosting : Jeanne Robet Graphic studio …

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5. The World of Demy (The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, The Young Girls Of Rochefort, La La Land) 2:09:58

1+ y ago2:09:58

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Films: The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964, d. Jacques Demy) US Blu-ray: Orbit DVD US Blu-Ray Box Set: Orbit DVD The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967, d. Jacques Demy) US Blu-Ray Box Set: Orbit DVD La La Land (2016, d. Damien Chazelle) US 4K Blu-ray: Amazon UK 4K Blu-ray: Amazon UK This podcast is produced by Brave Voice Films. You can reach out to us a…

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S2E5 — NATURE — with Tora Balslev, James Moore and Andreas Goritschnig 33:57

1+ y ago33:57

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IN SITU Podcast episode 5 - Season 2, a three-way conversation between: > Tora Balslev, Emerging Artist of Metropolis/KIT (DK) > The partner James Moore, Curator-producer of Østfold International Theater (NO) > Andreas Goritschnig, Architect and cultural transformation designer and the Associate Citizen of La Strada Festival (AU) Credits Produced b…

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S2E4 — SOCIAL JUSTICE — with Donika Rudi, Daniel Brine and JJ Tatten 29:53

1+ y ago29:53

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IN SITU Podcast episode 4 - Season 2, a three-way conversation between: > Donika Rudi, Associate artist of ODA Teatri (KO) > the partner Daniel Brine, Artistic Director of Norfolk & Norwich Festival (UK) > the Associate citizen, JJ Tatten, Chief executive officer at The Warren project Hull (UK) Credits Produced by IN SITU Editing and hosting : Jean…

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4. Voyeurism (Psycho, Peeping Tom, Last Night in Soho) 1:32:44

1+ y ago1:32:44

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Films: Psycho (1960, d. Alfred Hitchcock) US 4K Blu-ray: Orbit DVD UK 4K Blu-ray: Amazon UK Peeping Tom (1960, d. Michael Powell) US Imported 4K Blu-ray: Orbit DVD ** Note the regular blu-ray is locked to Region B and will require a reion-free player in North America. UK 4K Blu-ray: Amazon UK Last Night in Soho (2021, d. Edgar Wright) US 4K Blu-ray…

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3: Gerwigmania (Frances Ha, Lady Bird, Barbie) 1:54:08

1+ y ago1:54:08

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Films: Frances Ha (2012, d. Noah Baumbach), Lady Bird (2017, d. Greta Gerwig), Barbie (2023, d. Greta Gerwig) This podcast is produced by Brave Voice Films. You can reach out to us at [email protected] Tweet us: @podcastfor Our episodes will run bi-weekly. Please email us your suggestions!…

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S2E3 — COMMUNITIES — with 600 Highwaymen, Florent Mehmeti and Lucile Jauffret 28:58

1+ y ago28:58

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IN SITU Podcast episode 4 - Season 2, a three-way conversation between: > Abigail from 600 Highwaymen, Associate artist of the Flynn Center (US) > the partner Florent Mehmeti, Director of ODA Teatri (KO) > the Associate citizen of Scène Nationale de l'Essonne (FR), Lucile Jauffret, project manager at Ethnofonik Credits Produced by IN SITU Editing a…

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S2E2 — DIGITAL SPACES — with Matt Adams, Fanni Nanay and Marc El Samrani 38:46

2y ago38:46

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IN SITU Podcast episode 2 - Season 2, a three-way conversation between: > Matt Adams, Associate artist of Norfolk & Norwich Festival (UK) > the partner Fanni Nanay, Founder of Artopolis Association & Artistic Director of PLACCC Festival (HU) > the Associate citizen of Lieux Publics (FR), Marc El Samrani, scholar and researcher on new urban public s…

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S2E1 — REGENERATION OF SPACES — with Veronica Tzekova, Anna Giribet I Argiles and David Kaspar 27:26

2y ago27:26

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IN SITU Podcast episode 1 - Season 2, a three-way conversation between: > Veronika Tzekova, Associate artist of La Strada (AU) > the partner Anna Giribet I Argiles, Artistic Director of Fira Tàrrega (ES) > the associate citizen of Čtyři Dny (CZ), David Kaspar, cultural manager and deputy mayor in Prague Credits Produced by IN SITU Editing and hosti…

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S1E6 — DIGITAL SPACES — with Cristina Maldonado, Valentina Kastlunger and Lluis Nacenta 31:45

2y ago31:45

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IN SITU Podcast episode 6, a three-way conversation between: > Cristina Maldonado, Associate artist of Čtyři Dny (CZ) > the partner Valentina Kastlunger, Artistic Director of Zona K (IT) > the associate citizen of Fira Tàrrega (ES), Lluís Nacenta, Professor, writer and curator in the fields of music and contemporary art Credits Produced by IN SITU …

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