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Is This About Filmmaking?
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Welcome to the meeting point between craft, theory and the lived experience.
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2/1/2026
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Recent Episodes
June 28, 2026
Night of the Kings Pt4: The Youth’s Inherited Responsibility
<p>On our last episode, we discuss the responsibility passed down from the older generation to the youth through a case study of Blackbeard ‘s character archetype derived from the Virgin’s Promise.</p><p><br></p><p>Listener discretion advised. </p>
June 21, 2026
Night of the Kings Pt 3: Prison Setting & Scene Analysis
<p>On the penultimate episode on Night of the Kings, we continue quite an emotional journey going through this film that fell into our hands. </p><p>We step inside La Maca, Côte d'Ivoire's largest prison and the setting of the film. More than a prison, La Maca functions as its own society, with its own rituals, hierarchies, and rules. Join us as we break down the film's opening scene and explore how Philippe Lacôte transforms this fortress into a compelling setting.</p><p>Listener is discretion is advised.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>
June 14, 2026
Night of the Kings Pt 2: Language, translation and cultural meaning
<p>This week, we explore language, translation, and storytelling through Night of the Kings. From the role of the djeli and African oral traditions to adaptation, cultural nuance, and storytelling as survival. </p><p><br></p><p>We examine how stories travel across cultures, what gets lost in translation, and why specificity often makes stories more universal rather than less.</p><p><br></p><p>Listener discretion is advised.</p>
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