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  • SXSW 2022: Crafting a Culture of Accessibility, Part 1

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    Ariel and Rabia have an in-depth conversation about accessibility in the film and television industry with filmmakers Dominique Nieves and Adam Stovall in this episode, recorded with a live audience on the Podcast stage at SXSW 2022. Part 1 of 2.

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    32 min
  • Brad Michael Elmore

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    In this episode, recorded in 2021 with the filmmaker Brad Michael Elmore, Ariel discusses the issue of LGBTQIA+ representation in horror, specifically in his lesbian vampire horror comedy, Bit.

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    37 min
  • SXSW: A Vanishing Fog

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    Ariel speaks with writer/director Augusto Sandino about his lyrically gorgeous film set in an unseen region of the Andes, A VANISHING FOG, in a conversation that ranges from linguistics to colonialism to environmentalism.

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    43 min
  • SXSW: Split at the Root

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    Ariel sits down with the team from the documentary Split at the Root, about the separation of families at the US-Mexico border.  She speaks with producer Maria Grasso, executive producer Marti Noxon and subject Julie Schwietert-Collazo of Immigrant Families Together about the importance of this documentary in this political moment.

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    24 min
  • THUMB

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    An interview recorded fresh off of Sitges, Ariel sits down with director Alexandra Pechman to discuss her horror short film about legacy and performance, THUMB. 

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    25 min
  • SXSW: Your Friend Memphis

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    Ariel sits down with David Zucker, director of Your Friend Memphis, a new documentary that debuted at SXSW, about the life and loves of Memphis DiAngelis, an aspiring filmmaker with cerebral palsy. 

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    22 min
  • SXSW: What We Leave Behind

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    Ariel sits down with director Iliana Sosa to discuss her personal narrative documentary, What We Leave Behind, a moving portrait of her grandfather, Julian, and his legacy.

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    22 min
  • Paul Bolger

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    Ariel sits down with comic book creator and animator Paul Bolger, who created a graphic novel about the indigenous hero of Ireland, Cuchulain. From language and culture to story process, he goes in depth about what it took to produce the incredible work that is HOUND.

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    45 min
  • Prosopagnosia

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    Ariel speaks with autistic director Steven Fraser about his new short film, Prosopagnosia (the technical term for faceblindness). This stunning animated documentary was nominated for major awards and is currently playing at the prestigious Clermont-Ferrand.

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    20 min
  • She Paradise

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    It's International Women's Day, so it's time to watch some great female directors! Ariel sits down to talk with director Maya Cozier about her debut film, a coming of age story set in the midst of Trinidad's dance teams. Now available on Amazon Prime.

    We have exciting news! We've been listed in the top 40 social justice podcasts by Feedspot (we're #12!). We also will be speaking at SXSW soon on the topic of accessibility in the entertainment industry, so stay tuned for tons more content from hither and yon!

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    20 min

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