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TIFF, the Holy Grail? - The Gaze
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A monthly radio show about race, gender and cultural representation in cinema. TIFF, the Holy Grail? Episode 9: TIFF, the Holy Grail? It’s almost Labour Day and for most filmmakers and film lovers in Toronto it’s one of the most exciting times of the year. The Toronto Film Festival is the holy grail of the fiction film world. In this episode, we wonder out loud what a premiere at TIFF can do for Canadian filmmakers? Does it really propel your career ahead? Featured music in this episode includes:.
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January 2016 - The Gaze
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A monthly radio show about race, gender and cultural representation in cinema.
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February 2016 - The Gaze
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A monthly radio show about race, gender and cultural representation in cinema.
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White-washing - The Gaze
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A monthly radio show about race, gender and cultural representation in cinema. In this episode, we discuss the controversy around Nina. The upcoming biopic on musician and civil rights activist, Nina Simone. The film stars well-known Zoe Saldana. Sporting skin-darkening make-up and a prosthetic nose. Critics call the casting move disrespectful and embarrassing, claiming it reinforces the very patriarchal and colonialist structures Nina fought to dismantle. Joined by our special guest co-host, Sana Malik.
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The White Saviour - The Gaze
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A monthly radio show about race, gender and cultural representation in cinema. Episode 3: The White Saviour. In this episode, we look at the popular cinematic trope of the “White Saviour.” The story of various white people saving people of colour from their own plight has a long history in Hollywood cinema. Unfortunately, this trope continues to go strong making it easy to draw from numerous contemporary examples. 8220; White Saviour Industrial Complex. 8221; by Teju Cole in the. 8221; by Robtel Pailey in.
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#Boycott Star Wars - The Gaze
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A monthly radio show about race, gender and cultural representation in cinema. Episode 2: #Boycott Star Wars. The new Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens has unleashed a hot debate about gender and race. J.J. Abrams gives us two new heroes to look up to: the ass-kicking Rey and the defector who saves the day, Finn. But are these two total departures from old, gendered and racist stereotypical characters? How have some women and people of colour related to this film empire until now? Patton Oswalt’s rant aga...
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August 2016 - The Gaze
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A monthly radio show about race, gender and cultural representation in cinema. TIFF, the Holy Grail?
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The Female Gaze - The Gaze
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A monthly radio show about race, gender and cultural representation in cinema. Episode 8: The Female Gaze. Featured music in this episode includes:. 8211; Parachute Club (penned by Lynne Fernie). 8211; Janelle Mon áe. 8211; Mary J Blige. 8211; Holly Cole Trio. Suggested Reading and Watching:. Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema. 8211; Laura Mulvey’s seminal essay. The Male Gaze vs. the The Female Gaze. 8211; MsCinephile for Cinema Verité. Embracing the Female Gaze. 8211; Melissa Silverstein for IndieWire.
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Hot Docs - The Gaze
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A monthly radio show about race, gender and cultural representation in cinema. Still from 2016 Hot Docs Audience Award winning film, Angry Inuk. Episode 6: Hot Docs. How do you produce and direct effective social justice documentaries? What makes a social justice documentary successful on the festival circuit? How does this success translate into actual social change? Lucius Dechausay and producer of feature doc Migrant Dreams. To dig deeper, check out these links:. Hoop Dreams, the real thing.
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April 2016 - The Gaze
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