Seventh Row Podcast

We loved Francis Lee's debut film God's Own Country, so much so that we wrote about a book about it. In this episode we discussed God's Own Country and Ammonite, two films that are somewhat the antithesis of each other, to uncover how they explore class, sex, intimacy, and labour.

This episode features Editor-in-Chief Alex Heeney, Executive Editor Orla Smith, Associate Editor Brett Pardy, and special guest Lena Wilson.

For detailed show notes, visit: https://seventh-row.com/2020/11/17/ep-66-francis-lees-gods-own-country-ammonite/

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This episode presents our Lockdown Film School master class with writer-director Alice Winocour in podcast form. We discuss her three features including the recently released Proxima, her writing process, and her cinematic interest in the body. This episode features Editor-in-Chief Alex Heeney and Executive Editor Orla Smith interviewing writer-director Alice Winocour.

For detailed show notes, visit: https://seventh-row.com/2020/11/03/ep-64-lockdown-film-school-with-alice-winocour/

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In honour of Justine Triet's historic Palme d'Or win, we are republishing our in-depth discussion of her two most recent films for free. This episode was originally released on September 8, 2020 as episode 56.

This week on the podcast we look at Justine Triet's two films, In Bed With Victoria and Sibyl. Both films are non-judgemental character studies of career women in their thirties who are falling apart in various ways. We discuss how Triet's blending of multiple genres emphasizes the multiple facets of a character's life, and more.

This episode features Editor-in-Chief Alex Heeney, Executive Editor Orla Smith, Editor at Large Mary Angela Rowe, and special guest Lindsay Pugh.

For detailed show notes, visit: https://seventh-row.com/2020/09/08/ep-56-justine-triets-women-on-the-verge-in-bed-with-victoria-and-sibyl/

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Kelly Reichardt's newest film First Cow is her second feature, after Wendy and Lucy (2008), to explore the effects of capitalism through character's relationship with an animal. In this episode, we discuss the connections between the two films (and animals). This episode of the podcast features Editor-in-Chief Alex Heeney, Executive Editor Orla Smith, Associate Editor Brett Pardy, and Roads to Nowhere contributor Angelo Muredda.

For detailed show notes, visit: https://seventh-row.com/2020/08/11/ep-52:-first-cow-&-wendy-and-lucy/

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This episode previews the exciting contents of our new ebook, Roads to nowhere: Kelly Reichardt's broken American dreams. Associate Editor Brett Pardy interviews Editor-in-Chief Alex Heeney and Executive Editor Orla Smith about the process of creating the book and explore the book section by section. For detailed show notes, visit: https://seventh-row.com/2020/07/07/ep-47:roads-to-nowhere/

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This episode highlights a session from our Lockdown Film School with writer-directors Mina Shum (Double Happiness, Ninth Floor, and Meditation Park) and Philippe Falardeau (Monsieur Lazhar, The Good Lie, My Internship in Canada. In it, the two discuss their craft, compare notes on process, and discuss how they were inspired by each other. The discussion was facilitated by Editor-in-Chief Alex Heeney and Associate Editor Orla Smith For detailed show notes, visit: https://seventh-row.com/2020/06/30/ep-46:-mina-shum-and-philippe-falardeau/

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Recent hit Normal People and site favourite On Chesil Beach both feature couples failing to communicate. We analyze the characters, the story's approaches to class, and break down the directing choices in key scenes. This episode features Editor-in-Chief Alex Heeney, Executive Editor Orla Smith, and special guest Fiona Underhill.

For detailed show notes, visit: https://seventh-row.com/2020/05/19/ep-42:the-romances-of-normal-people-&-on-chesil-beach/

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This episode focuses on three films, Stories We Tell, Louder Than Bombs, and Mouthpiece, united by their focus on dead mothers and formally expressive explorations of grief, memory, and subjectivity. Editor-in-Chief Alex Heeney is joined by Executive Editor Orla Smith, Associate Editor Brett Pardy, and Editor-at-Large Mary Angela Rowe.

This episode focuses on three films, Stories We Tell, Louder Than Bombs, and Mouthpiece, united by their focus on dead mothers and formally expressive explorations of grief, memory, and subjectivity. Editor-in-Chief Alex Heeney is joined by Executive Editor Orla Smith, Associate Editor Brett Pardy, and Editor-at-Large Mary Angela Rowe. For detailed show notes, visit: https://seventh-row.com/2020/05/05/ep-40-dead-mothers/ Follow Seventh Row on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and read our articles at seventh-row.com.

Kelly Reichardt has directed two films set in the 19th century American West, Meek's Cutoff and First Cow. To explore how she differs from the traditional Western genre, we compare her films with Oregon-set Bend of the River (1952) and cow film Red River (1948). Join Editor-in-Chief Alex Heeney, Executive Editor Orla Smith, and Associate Editor Brett Pardy as along the way we also look at modern Westerns, the surprisingly long career of Stephen Meek, and somehow manage to link the genre to a site favourite who has never directed a Western.

For detailed show notes, visit: https://seventh-row.com/2020/04/14/ep-37:-subverting-the-western-featuring-meek's-cutoff<-em>/

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