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AuthorKent Bye

Episode 29

#59: Union

Kent and Wonder discuss the documentary Union, the story of the Amazon Labor Union, using the untimed astrological charts of its founder, Chris Smalls. Striking themes that came up were the overthrowing of an old, established guard, and the...

Episode 26

#56: Frida

Wonder and Kent discuss the documentary Frida using the timed birth chart of artist Frida Kahlo. Themes that emerge are the desire to create beauty and meaning out of loss and darkness, the need to exert one’s autonomy in the face of near...

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...