This Brooke Shields biopic traces her career as a beautiful young model and actress, and the complicated relationship with her mother. She narrates the story of her life that is often in stark contrast to the impressions about her as a celebrity...
Traces Shere Hite's journey into sex research and the culture's sexist reactions to the confessions about female pleasure she captured through anonymous surveys. We break down THE DISAPPEARANCE OF SHERE HITE by Nicole Newnham in this episode.
Deconstructs how and why an obscure New Age cult attacked a Tokyo subway system with Sarin Gas in 1995. This cautionary tale unpacks how cults create filter bubbles of reality while drawing parallels to our modern political discourse. We break down...
This biopic Nikki Giovanni blends the emotion and memories captured in her poetry with present day footage as she reflects on her life and key moments in American history. We break down the Sundance 2023 U.S. Documentary Grand Jury Prize winner...
This Michael J. Fox biopic gives an inside look into his career trajectory while hiding his Parkinson's illness for seven years. We break down STILL: A MICHAEL J. FOX MOVIE by Davis Guggenheim in this episode, and how it juxtaposes clips of Fox...
This Indigo Girls biopic explores their musical career in the face of sexism and homophobia, but also their evolution as activists focusing on the deepest relational contexts to the earth, Indigenous communities, and the LGTBQIA+ community. We break...
A psychological investigation of isolation from the perspective of NASA scientists studying long-range space missions. We break down THE LONGEST GOODBYE by Ido Mizrahy through the lens of 12th House of exile, and how social connections tether us...
This biopic documents the systematic erasure of Little Richard's contributions to Rock 'n Roll while exploring the internal tension between religion and his queer identity. We break down LITTLE RICHARD: I AM EVERYTHING by Lisa Cortés in this episode.
A wild journey investigating what happened to a NYC video store archive that blends film essay, non-fiction, & other genres. We break down experimental doc KIM'S VIDEO by David Redmon and Ashley Sabin while reflecting on collective memory and the...
An experimental film that asks us to listen in a new way, d/Deaf director Alison O’Daniel uses captions as a third narrative space. We break down THE TUBA THIEVES in this episode where making sense of the film is the film.