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PODCAST | Matt Micucci interviewsJulia Scotti and Susan Sandler, protagonist and director of the film Julia Scotti: Funny That Way.

Julia Scotti: Funny That Way is a new documentary about senior trans comedian Julia Scotti. In this conversation, we talk about the movie with Scotti herself, plus the director of the film Susan Sandler. Here, Scotti talks about the challenges of revisiting her life story, including the important moment in her life when she gained widespread notoriety after appearing on America’s Got Talent. We also ask Sandler about working on the film, including what it was about Scotti’s story that prompted her to make her film directorial debut.

Julia Scotti: Funny That Way: Comedian Julia Scotti‘s vibrant and moving comeback as “The Crazy Old Lady of Comedy.” Last seen 20 years ago as Rick Scotti (on bills with Chris Rock, Adam Sandler, and Jerry Seinfeld) she comes out on network TV, her children return after a long and painful estrangement, and we watch her triumphant homecoming to the brutal standup comedy world as she delivers a truth that breaks down walls.

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PODCAST | Matt Micucci interviews Alan Kryszak, film composer of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

A conversation with Alan Kryszak, film composer and film director, with a particular focus on his work with silent film scoring. We especially talk about his piano concerto for the 1920 John Barrymore classic, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, which will be aired on Turner Classic Movies this August 13th at 6 a.m. In addition, we talk about Lux Internum, one of his latest music projects, with Svetlana Belsky.

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PODCAST | Matt Micucci interviews John Ewing, co-founder and director of Cleveland Cinematheque.

A conversation about Ohio’s Cleveland Cinematheque with its co-founder/director John Ewing. The cinematheque is celebrating its 34th anniversary this year and we revisit some of its history and mission statement. In this interview, Ewing also talks about the 34th anniversary special event: a screening with live music accompaniment of Buster Keaton’s first feature film, Three Ages from 1923.

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PODCAST | Francesca Raffi interviews Jorge Diaz-Cintas, Professor of Translation and founder director of the Centre for Translation Studies (CenTraS) at University College London.

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FRED is pleased to present the new episode of Accessible Cinema, a new periodical programme on media accessibility and inclusion, fostered by Sub-ti Access. This programme aims to inform its listeners and keep you updated on the status of media accessibility. We hope to raise awareness on accessibility in media and live entertainment, which is one of the 8 priority areas of the European Disability Strategy 2010 – 2020.

In this new episode of Accessible Cinema we will know more about the changes that the Covid-19 pandemic has brought to the field of media accessibility. How is the cinema market changing, especially in terms of media accessibility services? What is the role of online streaming platforms in making entertainment accessible to everyone? Are we going towards a “digital media accessibility”? To know more about that, Francesca Raffi interviews Jorge Diaz-Cintas, Professor of Translation and founder director of the Centre for Translation Studies (CenTraS) at University College London.

Jorge Diaz-Cintas is Professor of Translation and founder director of the Centre for Translation Studies (CenTraS) at University College London. He is the author of numerous articles, special issues and books on audiovisual translation and media accessibility. He was the president of the European Association for Studies in Screen Translation (2002-2010) and is now one of its directors. He is the Chief Editor of the Peter Lang series New Trends in Translation Studies and a member of the international research group TransMedia and the EU LIND (Language Industry) Expert Group. He is the recipient of the Jan Ivarsson Award (2014) and the Xènia Martínez Award (2015) for invaluable services to the field of audiovisual translation.

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PODCAST | Chiara Nicoletti interviews actress Isabelle Huppert.

She’s one of the most important actress in European cinema and thanks to her work and her career she has contributed to start a sort of revolution in the cinema world on how women are portrayed on the big screen. Isabelle Huppert is not afraid of challenging roles and at the Filming Italy Sardegna Festival she is celebrated with the Filming Italy Woman Power Award. The French and international actress will be taking part in the new film by Italian director Michele Placido L’ombra di Caravaggio with Riccardo Scamarcio in the role of Costanza Sforza Colonna, the woman protecting the painter.

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PODCAST | Chiara Nicoletti interviews actress Carol Alt.

Thanks to Carlo and Enrico Vanzina, Carol Alt became a legend in the 80’s and 90’s Italian comedies with unforgettable titles like I miei primi 40 anni in 1987. She has recently come back filming in Italy thanks to her participation in the Italian independent comedy produced by Eagle Pictures, Un Figlio di Nome Erasmus – A son named Erasmus acting against some of the most important comedic Italian actors. Carol Alt reveals that Roberto Proia, Eagle Pictures’ executive producer defined her being iconic as the reason why he wanted her in the film. The American actress then proceeds to unveil her desire of acting in a period film impersonating a woman who managed to change the world.

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