In the 1980s, there were only 63 Black films by, for, or about Black Americans. But in the 1990s, that number quadrupled, with 220 Black films making their way to cinema screens nationwide. What sparked this “Black New Wave?” Who blazed this path for contemporaries like Ava DuVernay, Kasi Lemmons and Jordan Peele? And how did these films transform American culture as a whole? Presenting The Class of 1989, a new limited-run series from pop culture critics Len Webb and Vincent Williams, hosts ...
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Saving Face: "Happy endings do exist"
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This week we discuss Farah's pick, Saving Face, a much overlooked movie that centers around the relationship of two Chinese-American women. We take on the A.V. Club’s clueless review of the movie (http://tinyurl.com/q939ncf), discuss how the film makes ‘coming out’ a more universal theme and politely request that director Alice Wu to make more movies please. Who are we? Minority Retort is a weekly film podcast by two people of colour. Each episode, co-hosts Farah and Tope alternate picking from their favourite movies to debate the question: What makes a good film? Find more episodes and content at minorityretortpodcast.com & subscribe on soundcloud or iTunes.
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Indhold leveret af Minority Retort and Farah Z. Ahmed. Alt podcastindhold inklusive episoder, grafik og podcastbeskrivelser uploades og leveres direkte af Minority Retort and Farah Z. Ahmed eller deres podcastplatformspartner. Hvis du mener, at nogen bruger dit ophavsretligt beskyttede værk uden din tilladelse, kan du følge processen beskrevet her https://da.player.fm/legal.
This week we discuss Farah's pick, Saving Face, a much overlooked movie that centers around the relationship of two Chinese-American women. We take on the A.V. Club’s clueless review of the movie (http://tinyurl.com/q939ncf), discuss how the film makes ‘coming out’ a more universal theme and politely request that director Alice Wu to make more movies please. Who are we? Minority Retort is a weekly film podcast by two people of colour. Each episode, co-hosts Farah and Tope alternate picking from their favourite movies to debate the question: What makes a good film? Find more episodes and content at minorityretortpodcast.com & subscribe on soundcloud or iTunes.
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