TFT 123 – Jason Lehel / GAIA / Toby Leonard / The Belcourt / Nashville Film Festival Day 6
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Jett Loe
TFT 123 – Jason Lehel / GAIA / Toby Leonard / The Belcourt / Nashville Film Festival Day 6
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DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE:
GAIA / THE BELCOURT / NASHVILLE FILM FESTIVAL
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hey guys,
i've been enjoying these daily shows from the festival. some interesting and entertaining guests.
however, the most recent of the 'chest hair comparisons' got me to thinking about diversity…
i'm beginning to wonder about (lack of) diversity in film-making. looking at your film fest page and all the pics of the guests lined up, i see all (white) men. i don't want to lay that entirely at your feet since that might reflect who is showing films at the fest, (although i do see Leanne Pooley has won 'best film with GLBT content' and there are various women and people of colour interviewed on the red carpet over at the festival video page, so there is clearly some level of diversity amongst the participants).
so in the spirit of friendly and constructive criticism, i am wondering, with 2 days to go, if there's a chance
1) we'll be hearing from a female guest, (i think i've heard all the shows in their entirety and i don't think i've missed any women on the show – if i have, please feel free to correct me and i will re-listen) and/or
2. a conversation to be had on diversity in film making and/or what one can tell (if anything) about diversity progress in the film industry by who attends film festivals.
i'd be interested to hear what your thoughts are.
if you'll permit me, as a fairly obvious recent example of what i'm thinking about: i heard of Kathryn Bigelow's win for The Hurt Locker with mixed feelings. on the one hand, good on her. on the other hand… it's 2010. it took *this* long? i'm not sure Holywood deserves to be patting itself on the back too much. (although if there was ever an industry that loves to be self congratulatory it's the film industry. ;)) but progress has only truly been made when contributions, participation and wins by people other than white men are not something 'remark-able', but just as likely.
anyways, you both have a lot more knowledge of the industry than i, and i'd be interested in your perspectives, or those of others here…
anyways, enjoying the shows and looking forward to being in town for the fest in 2011. this has whetted my appetite. and much of the shows on offer seem to be well worth checking out.
hope you have a good final 2 days,
cary. (no chest hair)
well. an on-air response i was not expecting! caught me quite by surprise. thanks for taking the time to respond. you two have proved yourselves more than capable of being challenged by one another in your conversations, let alone by others, and i have no doubt there are interesting thoughts from you both to come in the future. thanks for taking it on board.
jett – thanks for reminding me about kim reed. must track down the prodigal sons. it looks so good.
loved the music on today's show.
tonight's festival line-up looks awesome. enjoy. :)
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