OBSCURAE is supported by our viewers, listeners and readers. Subscribe for free at ⁠⁠obscurae.co.uk⁠⁠. You can also ⁠⁠find us on TikTok⁠ @obscurae !Join us for a special throwback to the 2025 BFI LFF Red Carpet, where we talked with BAFTA winner Akinola Davies Jr. to discuss the DNA of his acclaimed work, My Father’s Shadow. Featuring insights from Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù, Wale Davies, and twin stars Godwin Chiemerie Egbo and Chibuike Marvellous Egbo.Sophisticulture is a podcast for people who care a lot about stories and storytellers.

CW, TW for the film: Reference to Suicide, scenes of domestic violence or abuse, scenes of transphobic attitudes and language.

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Lucie Neale speaks to filmmakers Logan Rozos and Lexie Bean about their Berlinale and Flare Selected feature on the TransMasculine+ community, "What Will I Become", discussing the journey of creating a documentary that captures the essence of trans youth, community, and resilience. The conversation highlights creative decisions, the power of art in affirming identities, and reflections on time, grief, and hope in trans lives.

OBSCURAE is supported by our viewers, listeners and readers. Subscribe for free at ⁠⁠obscurae.co.uk⁠⁠. You can also ⁠⁠find us on TikTok⁠ @obscurae !Holly Perring speaks to filmmakers Rahemur Rahman and Lily Vetch about their short documentary, Body of Our Own, as it screens at Flare. From Holly's review of the film, "[It] follows three Hijra transgender women, Momo, Neshi, and Jannat, who each live unique lives yet are bound by their resilience and sense of self. It is shot intimately, allowing the three women to take the lead in discussing everyday lives, deepest aspirations, and everything in between."Sophisticulture is a podcast for people who care a lot about stories and storytellers.

OBSCURAE is supported by our viewers, listeners and readers. Subscribe for free at ⁠⁠obscurae.co.uk⁠⁠. You can also ⁠⁠find us on TikTok⁠ @obscurae !Sophisticulture is a podcast for people who care a lot about stories and storytellers.

OBSCURAE is supported by our viewers, listeners and readers. Subscribe for free at ⁠⁠obscurae.co.uk⁠⁠. You can also ⁠⁠find us on TikTok⁠ @obscurae !Sophisticulture is a podcast for people who care a lot about stories and storytellers.

OBSCURAE is supported by our viewers, listeners and readers. Subscribe for free at ⁠⁠obscurae.co.uk⁠⁠. You can also ⁠⁠find us on TikTok⁠ @obscurae !Sophisticulture is a podcast for people who care a lot about stories and storytellers.CHAPTERS:00:00 Intro2:28 Oscars Recap47:48 Now We're just Yapping52.39 Rec of the Week

​Amaris joins us to discuss the pitfalls and intricacies of the most unintentionally cavalier (and metaphorical) film of the season, Marty Supreme.Join us for our Academy Awards Watch Party this Sunday, 15th March, starting 10pm GMT! https://youtube.com/live/hfNwrM466dg?feature=shareSophisticulture is a podcast for people who care a lot about stories and storytellers.OBSCURAE is supported by our viewers, listeners and readers. Subscribe for free at http://obscurae.co.uk/⁠⁠. You can also ⁠⁠find us on TikTok⁠ @obscurae !

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Join Umnia, your Editor-in-Chief, as she shares her thoughts and makes some oscar predictions for the upcoming academy awards, including why Sinners is primed to sweep the ceremony. Get ready for some top-tier yapping and see if your predictions align with hers for the biggest awards night in movies! Then, we get into the Paramount and Warner Bros Merger – what it is, what it will affect, and how indie film as it currently exists won't save us.

Welcome back to the Sophisticulture Podcast! In this episode, we sit down with Maddy Myer to discuss her new podcast, Maddy Mania. We also get into Wrestling as an artform, Katseye's Manon on "hiatus", and UMNIA's Hot Take gets into the BAFTA's mishap last weekend.

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CHAPTERS:

00:00 Intro

1:34 Maddy Mania

4:52 Manon 101

17:19 Maddy Mania Podcast Preview

19:55 Wrestling Talk

28:46 UMNIA's BAFTAs Hot Take

38:03 Rec of the Week + Our Oscars Watch Party

Suhaila dives into Khalid's process creating his award-winning short film, which is available on iPlayer from February 27th -- mild spoilers ahead.

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