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Nina Menkes - Independent Filmmaker & Director
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Length:
23 minutes
Released:
Oct 30, 2022
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Podcast episode
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Meet, Nina Menkes! Nina lives in Los Angeles and is considered a cinematic feminist pioneer and one of America’s foremost independent filmmakers. Nina’s work includes, the narrative films “Queen of Diamonds”, “The Bloody Child”, “The Great Sadness of Zohara”, “Magdalena Viraga”, and “Phantom Love”. Nina’s work has been shown widely in major international film festivals including Sundance, the Berlinale, Cannes, Locarno, AFI, BFI-London, the New York Film Festival to name a few. Nina’s honors include a Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award, a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Creative Capital Awardand a Berlinale FIPRESCI Prize for her first feature documentary MASSAKER. Most recently, Nina premiered her second documentary and fourth feature, BRAINWASHED: SEX-CAMERA-POWER at Sundance this year, and it’s how I discovered her and this amazing and impactful documentary which explores the sexual-politics of cinematic shot design. BRAINWASHED has screened widely at A-list festivals and was awarded the 2022 Female Empowerment Seal by the Critics’ Choice Association. But most importantly, it’s now being distributed by Kino Lorber. I was so happy to see BRAINWASHED receive a theatrical release, in Los Angeles & New York City to begin with, this little film that could with a powerful message has been held over due to demand & is also gaining screenings in other cities. I’ll leave the link to the film’s screening page in the show notes. Trust me, you want to head to the theatre and watch BRAINWASHED in a communal setting. I was thrilled when I saw that BRAINWASHED was going to play at my local art house theatre the Laemmle Royal, but the best part of the evening was getting to meet Nina after the screening and having her agree to chat with me on Blissful Spinster! Her time was limited but our chat is full of her insight and inspiration. I’m so excited to bring you my conversation with Nina! Connect with Nina on: Instagram, Twitter & FacebookConnect with Kino Lorber on: Instagram, Twitter, Facebook & TikTokFollow Brainwashed Movie on: Instagram & FacebookFind a screening of Brainwashed near you at: Kino MarqueeLearn more about the Blissful Spinster Podcast and connect with Cris on the website, Instagram & Twitter
Released:
Oct 30, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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Mike Medavoy - Film Producer: Meet Mike Medavoy! With a career spanning six decades and over 300 feature films, you can imagine my surprise when I got a response to a Twitter DM I sent out in a moment of boldness. Oscar-winning Producer, Mike Medavoy, agreed to be on Blissful Spinster. Being the kid that grew up wanting to find out who was MAKING the films I loved, I’ll admit, I was a mix of nervous and starstruck to meet Mike, he was, after all, part of the teams that were responsible for such films as - One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Rocky, Apocalypse Now, Network, Platoon, Silence of the Lambs, Philadelphia, The Thin Red Line, Black Swan, and Shutter Island… Just to name a few. Mike was open and insightful during our chat and the thing I loved most, was learning how much he valued the collaborative nature of making films. Find out more about Phoenix Pictures on their website at: https://phoenixpictures.com Connect with Mike on Instagram at: https://instagram.com/mikemedavoyup C by Blissful Spinster