BIFF is very much underway! A couple of weeks ago Joe met with Håkon Tveit (Program director (Documentary)/School program/Cine Latino) to discuss BIFF's school program, its importance, the documentary program and Cine Latino! Thanks again to BIFF and Håkon!

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In this very special episode, Joe is joined again by Hanne Rømsing to talk about the recent collab between BFK and Bergen Offentlige Bibliotek (BOB) in which they screened Bernard Bonello's 2023 'The Beast' as part of a project on adaptation at BOB. They discussed the influence of film adaptation, the deeper meanings of the film, and the use of literature as a springboard for cinema.

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In this episode, Joe revisits the life and works of Yasujirō Ozu to give a more holistic view of the Japanese director.

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Sources:

Kantoku Ozu by Shiguehiko Hasumi

Kantozu Yasujiro by Chris Fujiwara in Frames Cinema Journal

Transcending Life on This Planet: The Films of Yasujirō Ozu by Wael Khairy

On Yasujiro Ozu by Paul Schrader

Grave of Yasujiro Ozu from Atlas Obscura

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yasujir%C5%8D_Ozu

BFI article Ozu Yasujiro: the master of time by Thom Anderson

Japan House article Ozu Yasujiro life and films by Jasper Sharp

Harvard Film Archive Ozu 120: The Complete Ozu Yasujiro by Kelley Dong

Nippon.com article Ozu Yasujiro: A Director’s Time in Tateshina by Carmen Grau Villa

Witness me!

We're so back! What a lovely day! In this first episode of the new season of 'The Reel Thing', Joe talks about the heart-racing, blood-pumping, car-driving production of George Miller's smash hit 'Mad Mad: Fury Road'. Specifically touching on the decades the film took to make, they also explored the notion of 'climate fiction' and environmentalism in fiction.

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Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_Max:_Fury_Road

‘Mad Max: Fury Road’: The Oral History of a Modern Action Classic by Kyle Buchanan (Published 2020) NYT

‘A fetish party in the desert’: the making of Mad Max: Fury Road , March 2022, Peter Bradshaw

Time Out Magazine: Mad Max: Fury Road's George Miller on his post-apocalyptic classics and Mel Gibson by Joshua Rothkopf

Challenging Narrative and Gender Representation in the Action Genre, Kyle Barrett

Writer/Director George Miller Talks MAD MAX: FURY ROAD, Returning to the Post-Apocalyptic World, Thousands of Storyboards, and More at Comic-Con by Christina Radish (2014)

Lights! Camera! Infraction! Mad Mad shows why Hollywood indulges bad behaviour by Ryan Gilbey (2022)

Stories to save the world: the new wave of climate fiction by Claire Armistead

https://tabitha-whiting.medium.com/climate-fiction-is-now-our-reality-a267bd1db4c7

‘It’s Not Climate Change - It’s Everything Change’ Margaret Atwood (essay)

In this director-focus episode, Joe talks all about the director Hong Sang-soo, following BFK's screenings of Tale of Cinema, The Novelist's Film, and In Our Day.

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Sources:

Tale of Cinema by Dennis Lim

https://www.frieze.com/article/hong-sang-soo-capacious-confined-cinema

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Sang-soo

https://bronzescreendream.com/hong-sang-soo/

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-new-yorker-interview/hong-sangsoo-knows-if-youre-faking-it

https://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/eng/films/index/peopleView.jsp?peopleCd=10089497

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjAOlKrdpls&pp=ygUYZGVubmlzIGxpbSBob25nIHNhbmcgc29v

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-BttGmnVyw&pp=ygUdbWFydGluIHNjb3JzZXNlIGhvbmcgc2FuZyBzb28%3D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYv8HCQvxfA

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In this minisode, newest BFK board member Lilly-Mae joins Joe on the pod to talk about their position on the board and what films they recommend the most! (Epic edition)

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On (another) very special episode, Joe talked with the director of the deliciously dirty 'Hoard, Luna Carmoon.

They talked about the making of this film, the scents associated, and spotlighted access in the film industry to those without the silver spoon.

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On this very exciting episode, Joe is joined by the BAFTA-nominated director of the 2023 documentary 'Is There Anybody Out There?', Ella Glendining.

In the interview, they talk about the experience of making the documentary, the themes surrounding it, and her upcoming fiction debut 'Curiosities of Fools'.

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Back with a short episode, Joe briefly covers the life and legacy of Indian filmmaker Sai Paranjpye.

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References:

https://archives.ashoka.edu.in/paper_details/247

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sai_Paranjpye

https://scroll.in/reel/979306/sai-paranjpye-interview-i-guess-i-was-born-with-a-grin

https://web.archive.org/web/20071217041336/http://www.asha-foundation.org/women/women/sai_paranjpe.php

https://mubi.com/en/no/films/suee

In this episode, Joe talks about the Claudia Llosa directed 'The Milk of Sorrow' (2009). They discuss the criticism of the movie, specifically whether non-indigenous directors can effectively portray indigenous stories. They also discuss the context of the movie, discussing the history of the Maoist terrorist group, The Shining Path, and the current oppression of indigenous Peruvian people.

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References:

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Milk_of_Sorrow

Selma Mutual Composer: The Milk of Sorrow: https://www.selmamutal.com/the-milk-of-sorrow

Film Comment, Short Takes: The Milk of Sorrow by Chris Chang: https://www.filmcomment.com/article/short-takes-milk-of-sorrow/

Wiki of Claudia Llosa: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudia_Llosa

Wiki of Madeinusa: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madeinusa

Cultural Dyslexia and the Politics of Cross-cultural Excursion in Claudia Llosa's Madeinusa by Diana Palaverisch: https://www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/10.3828/bhs.2013.31

Quechua people wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quechua_people

Magaly Solier UNESCO: https://peru.com/entretenimiento/espectaculos/magaly-solier-unesco-reconoce-actriz-peruana-como-artista-paz-noticia-520329/

Magaly Solier Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magaly_Solier

Shining Path: https://insightcrime.org/peru-organized-crime-news/shining-path-profile/

People’s War: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_war

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