Aja says goodbye to the IU Cinema podcast.

Footage Not Found is a co-production of the Indiana University Cinema and WFIU Studios.

Our theme song is “Only Ones” from the band Busman's Holiday off of their recently released album Good Songs. You can currently stream Good Songs on Bandcamp and you can find out more about the band on busmansholidayband.com as well as by following them on Instagram @busmansholiday.

You can follow IU Cinema on Instagram, Twitter, Letterboxd, and Facebook @IUCinema.

You can follow Aja on Twitter @Samuraiflicks, on Letterboxd @AjaEssex and on Instagram @Aja.Essex.

Check out Aja’s farewell post when it’s live on Establishing Shot: https://blogs.iu.edu/establishingshot/

You can continue to follow Aja and her pop-up theater Cicada Cinema @Cicada_Cinema on Instagram and CicadaCinema.com

IU Cinema’s bi-monthly calendar: https://cinema.indiana.edu/doc/fourthwall-vol1-for-website.pdf

IU Cinema’s website: https://cinema.indiana.edu/

IU Cinema’s blog, Establishing Shot: https://blogs.iu.edu/establishingshot/

This week's Footage Not Found features a long-awaited guest: founding Indiana University Cinema director Jon Vickers joins Aja to discuss the films and themes of Hirokazu Kore-eda with special focus paid to his first narrative film, Maborosi, and his most recent film, Broker. They also discuss Jon’s origins as a film programmer and exhibition entrepreneur and their shared love of the joys that blossom from the pains of everyday life.

Footage Not Found is a co-production of the Indiana University Cinema and WFIU Studios.

Our theme song is “Only Ones” from the band Busman's Holiday off of their recently released album Good Songs. You can currently stream Good Songs on Bandcamp and you can find out more about the band on busmansholidayband.com as well as by following them on Instagram @busmansholiday.

You can follow IU Cinema on Instagram, Twitter, Letterboxd, and Facebook @IUCinema.

You can follow Aja on Twitter @Samuraiflicks, on Letterboxd @AjaEssex and on Instagram @Aja.Essex.

Maborosi screening page:

https://cinema.indiana.edu/upcoming-films/screening/2022-fall-program-saturday-november-12-700pm

IU Cinema’s bi-monthly calendar: https://cinema.indiana.edu/doc/fourthwall-vol1-for-website.pdf

IU Cinema’s website: https://cinema.indiana.edu/

IU Cinema’s blog, Establishing Shot: https://blogs.iu.edu/establishingshot/

This week's Footage Not Found features filmmaker Fred Kuwornu, the director behind the documentary film Blaxploitalian, which explores the little-known world of Italian-born and American Black performers and their roles in the Italian film industry. Fred also talks about his work with Spike Lee on the film The Miracle at Santa Anna and his role in the 2016 “Oscars So White” campaign.

Footage Not Found is a co-production of the Indiana University Cinema and WFIU Studios.

Our theme song is “Only Ones” from the band Busman's Holiday off of their recently released album Good Songs. You can currently stream Good Songs on Bandcamp and you can find out more about the band on busmansholidayband.com as well as by following them on Instagram @busmansholiday.

You can follow IU Cinema on Instagram, Twitter, Letterboxd, and Facebook @IUCinema.

You can follow Aja on Twitter @Samuraiflicks, on Letterboxd  @AjaEssex and on Instagram @Aja.Essex.

Blaxploitalian:100 Years Of Blackness In Italian Cinema screening page:

https://cinema.indiana.edu/upcoming-films/screening/2022-fall-program-thursday-november-3-700pm

IU Cinema’s bi-monthly calendar: https://cinema.indiana.edu/doc/fourthwall-vol1-for-website.pdf

IU Cinema’s website: https://cinema.indiana.edu/

IU Cinema’s blog, Establishing Shot: https://blogs.iu.edu/establishingshot/

By the pricking of our thumbs, the return of an IU Cinema series this way comes. For this week's episode of Footage Not Found, we set the tone for the changing of the seasons, as the leaves begin to dry and days begin to dwindle, by highlighting IU Cinema’s long-dormant series Friday Night Frights. What makes a horror movie feel so different on a Friday night? Listen to Aja try to untangle this question as she gets lyrical about the thrills (and chills) of movie-watching in the month of October.

Footage Not Found is a co-production of the Indiana University Cinema and WFIU Studios.

Our theme song this week is “Evening Flows” from the band Busman's Holiday off of their album Popular Cycles. You can find out more about them on busmansholidayband.com as well as by following them on Instagram @busmansholiday.

You can follow IU Cinema on Instagram, Twitter, Letterboxd, and Facebook @IUCinema.

You can follow Aja on Twitter @Samuraiflicks and on Instagram @Aja.Essex.

Friday Night Frights series page:

https://cinema.indiana.edu/upcoming-films/series/friday-night-frights

IU Cinema’s bi-monthly calendar: https://cinema.indiana.edu/doc/fourthwall-vol2-web.pdf

IU Cinema’s website: https://cinema.indiana.edu/

IU Cinema’s blog, Establishing Shot: https://blogs.iu.edu/establishingshot/

For this week’s episode of Footage Not Found, we are joined by Indiana University Associate Professor Gerry Lanosga. Gerry details his life in journalism and, since 2022 is its 50th anniversary, gets into a discussion of the Watergate scandal as well as contextualizes the profession of investigative journalism through media portrayals, most notably All the President’s Men.

Footage Not Found is a co-production of the Indiana University Cinema and WFIU Studios.

Our theme song is “Only Ones” from the band Busman's Holiday off of their yet-to-be-released album Good Songs. You can find out more about them on busmansholidayband.com as well as by following them on Instagram @busmansholiday.

You can follow IU Cinema on Instagram, Twitter, Letterboxd, and Facebook @IUCinema.

You can follow Aja on Twitter @Samuraiflicks and on Instagram @Aja.Essex.

All the President's Men screening info: https://cinema.indiana.edu/upcoming-films/screening/2022-fall-program-thursday-october-13-700pm

IU Cinema’s bi-monthly calendar: https://cinema.indiana.edu/doc/fourthwall-vol1-for-website.pdf

IU Cinema’s website: https://cinema.indiana.edu/

IU Cinema’s blog, Establishing Shot: https://blogs.iu.edu/establishingshot/

Indiana University Cinema’s new regular series “Women on Top” seeks to showcase a couple of things. It wants to show the audience that despite the large steps being made to amplify women's voices in the film industry, it has been primarily doing that through the role of the director when so many important and overlooked roles in the film industry have been shaped by women and femmes. It also seeks to give a window into the enriching opportunities and artforms outside of that director’s chair. This episode is a very brief tour of the IU Cinema’s fall “Women on Top” series, which trains a focused eye on the past, present, and future legacies of women global filmmakers, including directors but also writers, curators, cinematographers, costume designers, and more.

Footage Not Found is a co-production of the Indiana University Cinema and WFIU Studios.

Our theme song is “Only Ones” from the band Busman's Holiday off of their yet-to-be-released album Good Songs. You can find out more about them on busmansholidayband.com as well as by following them on Instagram @busmansholiday.

You can follow IU Cinema on Instagram, Twitter, Letterboxd, and Facebook @IUCinema.

You can follow Aja on Twitter @Samuraiflicks and on Instagram @Aja.Essex.

Women on Top series page: https://cinema.indiana.edu/upcoming-films/series/women-on-top-legacies-of-women-in-global-cinema

Alicia Kozma’s writing on Women on Top: https://blogs.iu.edu/establishingshot/2022/08/25/women-on-top-spotlighting-the-work-of-global-women-filmmakers/

IU Cinema’s write-up on Kinuyo Tanaka’s Love Letter:

https://blogs.iu.edu/establishingshot/2022/09/01/women-on-top-presents-love-letter-1953/

IU Cinema’s bi-monthly calendar: https://cinema.indiana.edu/doc/fourthwall-vol1-for-website.pdf

IU Cinema’s website: https://cinema.indiana.edu/

IU Cinema’s blog, Establishing Shot: https://blogs.iu.edu/establishingshot/

Welcome to the first episode of Footage Not Found (formerly A Place for Film), a podcast dedicated to filling in and contextualizing your cinematic gaps. For our inaugural episode, Indiana University Cinema’s Managing Director Brittany Friesner and Director Alicia Kozma sit down to discuss a new film series at the IU Cinema called New Americas Cinema. They detail how it was borne out of the longstanding International Arthouse series as well as define how it is different and aims to serve the Cinema's audience.

Footage Not Found is a co-production of the Indiana University Cinema and WFIU Studios.

Our theme song is “Only Ones” from the band Busman's Holiday off of their yet-to-be-released album Good Songs. You can find out more about them on busmansholiday.com as well as by following them on Instagram @busmansholiday.

You can follow IU Cinema on Instagram, Twitter, Letterboxd, and Facebook @IUCinema.

You can follow Aja on Twitter @Samuraiflicks and on Instagram @Aja.Essex.

New Americas Cinema series page: https://cinema.indiana.edu/upcoming-films/series/new-americas-cinema

IU Cinema’s bi-monthly calendar: https://cinema.indiana.edu/doc/fourthwall-vol1-for-website.pdf

IU Cinema’s website: https://cinema.indiana.edu/

IU Cinema’s blog, Establishing Shot: https://blogs.iu.edu/establishingshot/

This weeks episode is a little primer for one of the cinemas favorite recent editions: Monthly Movie Round-Up: Virtual Edition. I have my uneasy ally, Publications Editor Michaela Owens on to try and get y'all pumped up for what is a nice party and reunion amongst the regular IU Cinema bloggers. We even spill the beans on what will will be talking about next Tuesday.

You can find information on how to register for this event here:

https://cinema.indiana.edu/upcoming-films/screening/2022-spring-program-tuesday-may-3-700pm

Full transparency: all Blu-rays reviewed were provided by Criterion, Kino Lorber, Imprint Films, Arrow Video & 88 Films US.

On this months episode of Physical Media Isn't Dead, It Just Smells Funny, we have nothing but the biggest bangers. Imprint Films delivers The Odd Couple Collection. Kino Lorber brings Zoot Suit and Shakedown. Arrow Video comes through with awaited releases To Sleep So As To Dream and Come Drink With Me. I sit down with returning guest and martial arts master Jesse Balzer to discuss 88 Films US's releases of Shaolin Mantis and welcome mega surprise Monkey Kung Fu. Finally, I'm pleased to talk about Criterions incredible additions to their collection with The Last Waltz and Love Jones.

Hey Everyone,

My name is Aja Alexandria Essex and I am a woman. I'll talk about it more as the days become weeks and so forth, but just know I am the happiest I've been in a long time.

What's presented in this episode is my intro to Speed Racer on 3/25/2022 at the IU Cinema. It was an emotional and overwhelming event in the best possible way.

I love doing the podcast and look forward to doing as myself in the future.

With love,

Aja

NOTES:

The Audre Lorde book I'm referencing is called Zami: A New Spelling of My Name

The YouTube video I reference about coming out can be found here:

https://youtu.be/AITRzvm0Xtg

Video of the introduction can be found here:

https://youtu.be/XLOGgQvtFps

And just because I'm proud of it, you can find my Speed Racer essay here:

https://blogs.iu.edu/aplaceforfilm/2022/03/21/speed-racer-and-the-assault-on-aesthetics-of-the-20th-century/