As Disney attempts to secure viewers for future projects by touting LGBT characters as bait, it is simultaneously funding totalitarian anti-LGBT laws in its home base of Florida. Fight Florida's Don't Say Gay Bill: https://act.eqfl.org/a/oppose-dont-say-gay-bill Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Filmosophy-Pod-102200845551498 Twitter - https://tw…

Late as late can be, we discuss all the issues with this year's broadcast of the 94th Academy Awards. Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Filmosophy-Pod-102200845551498 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Filmosophypod Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4VfTIGYZtdETwftvF4NJOP Google Podcasts - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0…

Is there an ethical reason to pirate films? We debate it this week. Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Filmosophy-Pod-102200845551498 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Filmosophypod Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4VfTIGYZtdETwftvF4NJOP Google Podcasts - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy82ZjdlZjQ3Yy9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw Ap…

This week we explore the complexities of China's film industry and its effect on American film exports. Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Filmosophy-Pod-102200845551498 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Filmosophypod Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4VfTIGYZtdETwftvF4NJOP Google Podcasts - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZ…

As the 94th Academy Awards Ceremony draws near, Graham and Anya discuss what relevance the Academy still has in a world of growing opportunities for non-white cis male filmmakers, and how the Oscars have systematically excluded the majority of creators. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/anastasia-esther/support…

What does it mean to cast the right people in the right roles for the right reasons? This week, we explore the world of casting, and how we as filmmakers can open up more space for actors of marginalized communities rather than "casting over" them by placing others in their roles. Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Filmosophy-Pod-102200845551498 T…

This week, with recurring special guest Matt Nowak, we discuss the benefits and drawbacks of going to film school. Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Filmosophy-Pod-102200845551498 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Filmosophypod Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4VfTIGYZtdETwftvF4NJOP Google Podcasts - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly…

WTF is an NFT? We asked this week's guest expert Matt Nowak to explain and debate how this will change the film industry for better or for worse. Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Filmosophy-Pod-102200845551498 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Filmosophypod Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4VfTIGYZtdETwftvF4NJOP Google Podcasts - https://podc…

Kubric. Polanski. Russel. Where is the line between Auteur and Abuser? We discuss that this week on Filmosophy. Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Filmosophy-Pod-102200845551498 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Filmosophypod Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4VfTIGYZtdETwftvF4NJOP Google Podcasts - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hb…

This week, Anya and Graham discuss how the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center affected cinema as a whole. Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Filmosophy-Pod-102200845551498 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Filmosophypod Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4VfTIGYZtdETwftvF4NJOP Google Podcasts - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly…

In honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day 2022, Graham and Anya discuss fictional depictions of the Holocaust and their effect on global understanding of its history. Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Filmosophy-Pod-102200845551498 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Filmosophypod Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4VfTIGYZtdETwftvF4NJOP Google Podcas…

Color correction is a valuable tool in filmmaking, but has a form of it been weaponized against countries like Mexico and Bangladesh? Probably. Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Filmosophy-Pod-102200845551498 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Filmosophypod Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4VfTIGYZtdETwftvF4NJOP Google Podcasts - https://podcas…

In 2014, one year after the death of Chris Kyle, Clint Eastwood releases American Sniper to the world. This week, Graham and Anya debate the difference's between the real-life protagonist and the version portrayed by Bradley Cooper, and what it means to watch pro-war cinema. Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Filmosophy-Pod-102200845551498 Twitter…

This week's episode has a trigger warning for just about everything as we discuss the Disturbing Cinema Iceberg and the films included therein. View the Iceberg here: https://twitter.com/apoca1ypse_n0w/status/1365468884917190656 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4VfTIGYZtdETwftvF4NJOP Google Podcasts - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM…

We're back after our bye week, and we're coming out swinging. This week's episode tackles the 2020 film Nomadland and the real-world impact of Amazon's control of cinema. Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4VfTIGYZtdETwftvF4NJOP Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/filmosophy/id1591049210 Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/cha…

We all have that "So bad it's good" film that we love to show our friends. But why do white male directors hold the monopoly on capitalizing off of failure? This week, Anya and Graham search for the space where minority directors are allowed to fail the way these legends of midnight cinema did, and profit from it the same way. Follow us! Facebook -…

This week Graham and Anya discuss the merits of the Criterion Collection. Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Filmosophy-Pod-102200845551498 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Filmosophypod Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4VfTIGYZtdETwftvF4NJOP Google Podcasts - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy82ZjdlZjQ3Yy9wb2RjYXN0L3J…

In a tangent from our previous episode, Graham and Anya discuss the evolution of film as art. Follow us! Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Filmosophy-Pod-102200845551498 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Filmosophypod Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4VfTIGYZtdETwftvF4NJOP Google Podcasts - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3Iu…

This week, Graham and Anya discuss the fan-made memorial to Dobby the House Elf on Freshwater West Beach in Wales, and the environmental impact of fan behavior. After years of fans dumping socks and rocks into the area, the local government removed the memorial to combat further erosion of the protected area. We ask: What responsibilities are filmm…

This week, Graham and Anya deep dive into the history of animals in film and question the ethics of our current standards. Follow us! Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Filmosophy-Pod-102200845551498 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Filmosophypod Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4VfTIGYZtdETwftvF4NJOP Google Podcasts - https://podcasts.google.…

In June 2020, allegations surfaced against disgraced comedian and actor Chris D’Elia. Although filming for his last film, Army of the Dead, had been done for months, the productions chose to spend millions to digitally remove and replace D’Elia with actress Tig Nataro. This week Graham and Anastasia discuss the ramifications of digital recasting in…

In reaction to the on-set death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, we wanted to speak on the facts as they have been presented as well as the safeguards that must be implemented in the industry. Recorded on 10/24/2021 Resources: Safety for Sarah - https://www.safetyforsarah.com/ Raise Funds In Memory of Halyna Hutchins - https://www.gofundme.com/f…

On May 31, 2014, in Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States, two 12-year-old girls, Anissa Weier and Morgan Geyser, lured their friend Payton Leutner into a forest and stabbed her 19 times in an attempt to become proxies of the fictional character Slender Man. Hollywood responded with 2 films, Beware The Slenderman (2016) and Slenderman (2018). Graham a…

Are YOU complicit? This week, Anastasia and Graham discuss the 2019 Netflix Docu-series "Don't Fuck with Cats" and the ethics of documentary filmmaking. Follow us and get updates when we post! Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/filmosophypod Twitter - https://twitter.com/Filmosophypod Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC__IVCPTVrPh0va4Z_FV…