Film East Chats...

About Film East Chats...

Film East Chats is a podcast-style round table discussion where we talk about a film or TV show specially selected by one of our curators. Each episode aims to make film criticism and analysis more accessible to the casual viewer by highlighting the depth of film and television as an art form. Learn more about Film East at film-east.com.

Publisher

Film East

Category

tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

21 Aug 2021

Latest episode

7 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

55 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   7 Sept 2026

   Film East Chats... I Saw the TV Glow

   In this episode of Film East Chats, Will and Shelby discuss Jane Schoenburn’s sophomore feature, I Saw the TV Glow, along with their newest release, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma. They explore Schoenburn's fimmaking style, how their films interconnect to explore the evolution of their identity and sexuality, and what their films have contributed to contemporary queer media. Listen back to past episodes of Film East Chats by subscribing to the show anywhere you listen to podcasts, including Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube. Get in touch with us at contactfilmeast@gmail.com or via any of our social media accounts below.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/films_east/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/films_east/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@films_east⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/filmeast.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Film East is a multi-award-winning global film organisation based in the East of England and the East Coast of the United States. Since its founding in Norwich, UK in 2019, the group has provided a platform for audiences to experience and interact with film. Run by an international collective, Film East aims to educate and inspire the next generation of film enthusiasts by offering unique opportunities to connect through thought-provoking cinema.

2. 

   4 Aug 2026

   🖼️🎞️ ART/FILM SEASON: All About My Mother

   Film East's newest film criticism book is here! Art/Film examines the collaboration between cinema, fine art, music, theatre and the internet. With fresh and unique perspectives, twenty-one writers use cinematic case studies to understand how different art mediums appear on screen and the role they play in visual storytelling. Released on 11 May 2026, Art/Film is a celebration of creative expression and the art of making. You can learn more about the book and order your copy by visiting ⁠www.film-east.com/art-film⁠. Art/Film is available in paperback and e-book formats. To celebrate the release of this new anthology, we’re bringing back Film East Chats most popular segment: film commentary tracks! Throughout spring and summer, we will be releasing full commentary episodes of select works featured in Art/Film. The Film East Chats team will get together and watch a movie live, recording our unfiltered and totally raw reactions to what’s happening on screen. Then YOU can watch the film along with us, regardless of where in the world you are!Here’s how the season works: We will release each episode periodically throughout the coming months. You can join in on the fun by watching along with us whenever and wherever you want. Just press play on the film on your TV or computer when we tell you to start and hear the Film East members' live reactions alongside your own. It’s like having your favourite film nerds right there with you, laughing, crying and theorising all in real time.In this third and final episode of the season, we’re watching Pedro Almodóvar’s most acclaimed film, All About My Mother. In Art/Film, Inés Cases Falque discusses this movie along with other Almodóvar films, examining how the auteur is inspired by the work of surrealist artists, detailing how the director’s films compare to paintings from the likes of Salvador Dalí, René Magritte and Joan Miró. So, grab some popcorn, settle in and enjoy the colourful, feminine world of All About My Mother.  The Art/Film season includes: Severance — 13 AprilThe Witch — 11 MayAll About My Mother — 4 AugustListen back to past episodes of Film East Chats by subscribing to the show anywhere you listen to podcasts, including Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube.Get in touch with us at contactfilmeast@gmail.com or via any of our social media accounts below.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/films_east/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/films_east/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@films_east⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/filmeast.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Film East is a multi-award-winning global film organisation based in the East of England and the East Coast of the United States. Since its founding in Norwich, UK in 2019, the group has provided a platform for audiences to experience and interact with film. Run by an international collective, Film East aims to educate and inspire the next generation of film enthusiasts by offering unique opportunities to connect through thought-provoking cinema.

3. 

   11 May 2026

   🖼️🎞️ ART/FILM SEASON: The Witch

   Film East's newest film criticism book is on the way! Art/Film examines the collaboration between cinema, fine art, music, theatre and the internet. With fresh and unique perspectives, twenty-one writers use cinematic case studies to understand how different art mediums appear on screen and the role they play in visual storytelling. Releasing on 11 May 2026, Art/Film is a celebration of creative expression and the art of making. You can learn more about the book and order your copy by visiting ⁠www.film-east.com/art-film⁠. Art/Film is available in paperback and e-book formats. To celebrate the release of this new anthology, we’re bringing back Film East Chats most popular segment: film commentary tracks! Throughout spring and summer, we will be releasing full commentary episodes of select works featured in Art/Film. The Film East Chats team will get together and watch a movie live, recording our unfiltered and totally raw reactions to what’s happening on screen. Then YOU can watch the film along with us, regardless of where in the world you are! Here’s how the season works: We will release each episode periodically throughout the coming months. You can join in on the fun by watching along with us whenever and wherever you want. Just press play on the film on your TV or computer when we tell you to start and hear the Film East members' live reactions alongside your own. It’s like having your favourite film nerds right there with you, laughing, crying and theorising all in real time. In this second episode of the season, we’re watching Robert Eggers debut feature film, The Witch. In Art/Film, this movie is discussed with other Eggers films, along with the works of Ari Aster, exploring how contemporary horror cinema embraces elements of the ancient Japanese Noh theatre. The Art/Film season includes: Severance — 13 April The Witch — 11 May With more episodes to come... Listen back to past episodes of Film East Chats by subscribing to the show anywhere you listen to podcasts, including Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube. Get in touch with us at contactfilmeast@gmail.com or via any of our social media accounts below.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/films_east/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/films_east/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@films_east⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://bsky.app/profile/filmeast.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Film East is a multi-award-winning global film organisation based in the East of England and the East Coast of the United States. Since its founding in Norwich, UK in 2019, the group has provided a platform for audiences to experience and interact with film. Run by an international collective, Film East aims to educate and inspire the next generation of film enthusiasts by offering unique opportunities to connect through thought-provoking cinema.

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

4.0 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 36 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

28

Social presence

94

YouTube

0

Engagement

60

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