This week on THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we discuss the Netherlands' drama about fatherhood and compassion that won at the 70th Academy Awards: Mike van Diem's CHARACTER.

This week's guest is Ronaldo Trancoso Jr, blogger at Cinematic Tips and contributor at Trash to Tarkovsky. He was also the guest on the episode discussing A FANTASTIC WOMAN and the films of 2017.

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Ronaldo Trancoso Jr: @ronaldotrancoso

Juan Carlos Ojano: @carlosojano

You can now support this podcast via Patreon! Click here: https://www.patreon.com/TheOneInchBarrier

Music Credits

Opening and Ending: Original music by Paleis van Boem

This week on THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we talk about Italy's drama-comedy about fatherhood and the Holocaust that triumphed at the 71st Academy Awards: Roberto Benigni's LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL.

This week's guest is Tim Kimber, a writer, sub-editor, and podcast producer. He writes the film retrospective International Oscar Showdown.

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Tim Kimber: @Tim_Kimber

Juan Carlos Ojano: @carlosojano

You can now support this podcast via Patreon! Click here: https://www.patreon.com/TheOneInchBarrier

Music Credits

Opening: "La vita è bella" - Nicola Piovani

In the season three premiere of THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we discuss Spain's melodrama about motherhood and role-playing that won at the 72nd Academy Awards: Pedro Almodóvar's ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER.

This week's guest is Manish Mathur, film writer and podcaster at It Pod to be You and Queer and Now.

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Manish Mathur: @themanish89

Juan Carlos Ojano: @carlosojano

You can now support this podcast via Patreon! Click here: https://www.patreon.com/TheOneInchBarrier

Music Credits

Opening: "Todo Sobre Mi Madre" - Alberto Iglesias

In this season two finale of THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we discuss Taiwan's wuxia film about romance and power that took the world by storm and triumphed at the 73rd Academy Awards: Ang Lee's CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON.

This week's guest is Nick Davis, a professor of English, gender & sexuality studies, and film studies at the Northwestern University. He is also a writer at Nick-Davis.com (formerly Nick's Flick Picks).

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Nick Davis: @NicksFlickPicks

Juan Carlos Ojano: @carlosojano

Music Credits

Opening: "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" - Tan Dun

This week on THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we talk about Bosnia and Herzegovina's drama about armed conflict and foreign intervention that triumphed at the 74th Academy Awards: Danis Tanović's NO MAN'S LAND.

This week's guest is Cláudio Alves, contributor at The Film Experience and writer at Magazine HD. 

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Cláudio Alves: @claudioalvesDC

Juan Carlos Ojano: @carlosojano

Music Credits

Opening and Ending: "Nini Sine, Spavaj Sine" - Alma Bandić

This week on THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we talk about Germany's war drama about anti-Semitism and survival that won at the 75th Academy Awards: Caroline Link's NOWHERE IN AFRICA.

This week's guest is Carla Manalo, a filmmaker currently specializing in color grading. Her most recent work as a film colorist is THIS IS OUR LAND (DAGAMI DAYTOY), a documentary short by Nonilon Abao and is an official entry to the SeaShorts 2020.

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Carla Manalo: @isleofhues (Instagram)

Juan Carlos Ojano: @carlosojano

Music Credits

Opening: "Visiting the Camp" - Niki Reiser

This week on THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we talk about Canada's comedy-drama about sex and death that won at the 76th Academy Awards: Denys Arcand's THE BARBARIAN INVASIONS.

This week's guest is Megan McLachlan, co-editor at Awards Daily TV.

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Megan McLachlan: @heydudemeg

Juan Carlos Ojano: @carlosojano

Music Credits

Opening: "Sonate R. 381" - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

This week on THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we talk about Spain's drama about death and freedom of choice that won at the 77th Academy Awards: Alejandro Amenábar's THE SEA INSIDE.

This week's guest is Cody Dericks, writer at Next Best Picture and co-host of Halloweeners: A Horror Movie Podcast.

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Cody Dericks: @codymonster91

Juan Carlos Ojano: @carlosojano

Music Credits

Opening: "El Accidente" - Alejandro Amenábar

This week on THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we talk about South Africa's drama about crime and poverty that brought home the gold at the 78th Academy Awards: Gavin Hood's TSOTSI.

This week's guest is Calum Reed, writer at In Review Online and co-host of Categorically Oscars.

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Calum Reed: @Calum_Reed

Juan Carlos Ojano: @carlosojano

Music Credits

Opening: "E sale noka" - Mark Kilian, Paul Hepker, and Vusi Mahlasela

This week on THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we talk about Germany's Cold War drama thriller that triumphed at the 79th Academy Awards: Florian Henckel von Dommersmarck's THE LIVES OF OTHERS.

This week's guest is NJ Nuñez, a freelance writer, a fellow UP Film Institute alumna, and an alumna of the 2018 Young Critics Workshop in Ghent, Belgium.

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NJ Nuñez

Juan Carlos Ojano: @carlosojano

Music Credits

Opening: "Der Verrat" - Gabriel Yared