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Episode 23

#53: Never Look Away

Kent and Wonder discuss the documentary Never Look Away using the untimed birth chart of photojournalist Margaret Moth. Themes that emerge are people who put their lives on the line for things they believe in, what it might take for someone to be...

Episode 22

#52: Tendaberry

Wonder and Kent discuss the experimental narrative film, Tendaberry, a poignant coming of age film centering a young, mixed race woman living in New York. Emerging themes include the forging pressures of new responsibilities and freedoms, the...

Episode 21

#51: Desire Lines

Kent and Wonder discuss the experimental film Desire Lines, which boldly explores transmasculine identity and sexual expression, moving back and forth between archival footage, interviews, and a fictional narrative exploring the themes. Other...

Episode 19

#49: Bob’s Funeral

Kent and Wonder discuss the non-fiction short, Bob’s Funeral, a funny and touching story of two family funerals told in first-person by filmmaker, Jack Dunphy. Emerging themes include generational humor, generational trauma, the way that humor...

Episode 18

#48: Nocturnes

Wonder and Kent discuss the immersive non-fiction film, Nocturnes, which follows scientists up a remote region of the Himalayas on the hunt for moths. Emerging themes include biodiversity in the midst of climate change, tracking those changes using...

Episode 17

#47: Gaucho Gaucho

Kent and Wonder discuss the poetic non-fiction film, Gaucho Gaucho, which traces a small community of Gauchos living with their horses and families against the backdrop of the vast plains of Argentina. Emerging themes include caring for the land...