If you love golf, this episode is for you. If you hate golf, this episode is for you. 

Charlene and Jackie close out summer by unpacking Filipiñana, a film so powerful it won the Special Jury Prize for Creative Vision at Sundance, spurred deep discussions about post-colonialism and indirect violence in the global south. As well as successfully tranquilized multiple members of a Friday night Film Forum audience.

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Time Stamped Show Notes: 

2:18 The Filipinana Short that the feature was based on was Rafael Manuel’s thesis film at London Film School 

3:05 “It’s just such an important part of why I wanted to make this film: to make the violence of the Global South relatable to Western audiences as well.”

7:00 There are truly so many special jury prizes at Sundance (over 15)

10:08 The book Charlene is referencing is Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and the director Jackie is referencing is Apichatpong Weerasethakul

16:43 Both the costume design and the production design of Filipiñana were done by Carla Villenueva 

21:35 ‘This Timelessnes of Colonialism’ And Interview with Rafael Manuel on Filipinana

27:14 The sound design in this scene of The Shining goes crazy!!!

34:29 You can buy the ‘Chairs I Have Loved’ Zine at the Old News Newsstand in Manhattan!

35:50 Time to Say Goodbye podcast discussion on why Filipinos are great at karaoke

36:00 Karen Tongson AKA Tongsonator 

42:14 An incredible reflection on the cakes of Marie Antoinette 

44:06 There are over 130 languages spoken in the Philippines!

47:28 The 1988 Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program

56:07 A guide to the Icy, Confrontational cinema of Michael Haneke 

58:50 Sign of the Times is both a Prince song and a Harry Styles song

59:31 A little movie called Duets and the many instances of characters expressing themselves and or bonding through Karaoke 

1:04:08 “I just want you to know that some people have war in their countries”

1:05:08 The documentary about the harlem renaissance is: Once Upon a Time in Harlem

1:11:35 Sissy Spacek and Jack Fisks marriage is one for the books

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