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Send us a textWelcome to the South By Southwest (SXSW) Festival in Austin, Texas! Queendom is a documentary that follows Gena Marvin, a queer artist from a small town in Russia, as she wears costumes and stages performances that blend a new form of art and activism- and the dangers she faces as a result. We were joined by director Agniia Galdanova and producer Igor Myakotin to discuss how they met Gena, how they kept their crew safe while filming her in public, and the complications that were added while filming during the start of the war in Ukraine.Follow Queendom on IGFollow artist/performer Gena Marvin on IG & TikTokFollow director Agniia Galdonova on IG Follow producer Igor Myakotin on IG & Twitter--Thanks for listening and for your support! We couldn't have reached 10 years, 700 episodes or Best of The Bay Best Podcast without your help! --Be well, stay safe, Black Lives Matter, AAPI Lives Matter, and abortion is normal.--SUPPORT US HERE!Subscribe to our channel on YouTube for behind the sc

Send us a textWelcome to the South By Southwest (SXSW) Festival in Austin, Texas! We're kicking off our coverage with two powerful short films, Scotty's Vag, and Vibrator Girl.Scotty's Vag explores a night of sorority hazing, and how far one girl is willing to go to fit in. Director Chaconne Martin-Berkowicz sat down with us to talk about her experience with sororities, her apprehensions with the film's title, and the difficulty of shooting a scene that involves jello wrestling. Vibrator Girl is a horror/fantasy that imagines what happens when a girl uses her vibrator compulsively to the point of no return. We were joined by screenwriter/star Zoe Mintz, and screenwriter/producer Morgan Ciot to discuss why this had to be a horror film, and the ongoing themes of femininity, body dysmorphia, and pleasure. Follow Scotty's Vag on IGFollow director Chaconne Martin-Berkowicz on IG Follow Vibrator Girl on IGFollow screenwriter/talent Zoe Mintz on IG & FB & TwitterFollow screenwriter/p

Send us a textA Good Person follows Allison, a woman who seemingly has her life together, until her involvement in a fatal car accident changes everything. It's safe to say we all loved this film, yet we were not prepared for the emotional gut punch. It was the first time that a movie had everyone on the Bitch Talk team not only laughing, but also in tears. We sat down virtually with writer/director Zach Braff to discuss the themes of grief, addiction, and the importance of laughter through tears. He also explained why he loves telling stories set in his hometown of New Jersey, and how he's excited for the world to find out that Florence Pugh is not only a phenomenal actress, but an incredible singer/songwriter.A Good Person hits theaters this Friday, March 24th. For showtimes, click hereFollow writer/director Zach Braff on IG & FB & Twitter --Thanks for listening and for your support! We couldn't have reached 10 years, 700 episodes or Best of The Bay Best Podcast without your help! --B

Send us a textWE ARE AT SXSW, Y'ALL! With the help of a special someone in our Bitch Talk community, we were grateful to get to the SXSW  (South By South West conference & festival) in person for the first time. SXSW is not for the faint of heart. There are conference panels (with folks like Barack Obama), film and TV premieres, music EVERYWHERE, comedy, and art exhibitions.  It's probably THE MOST a festival can get. Your Bitches landed  on the second half of the festival and one of us (not saying who cause it's obvious in this first Basic) lost their voice in our first two days.  We'll have more to say when we record a recap, but enjoy this first catch-up while we were on the ground in Austin, Texas with one of our podcasting partners Jeff Hunt of Storied: San Francisco. Yeeeehaw!P.S. - If you listen to this entire recording, we're including the Ode To Whataburger by Amir Safi link here. :)--Thanks for listening and for your support! We couldn't have reached 10 years, 700 e

Send us a textIn honor of the upcoming Oscars (Sunday, March 12th), we're rewinding to the films we've covered that have been nominated for Academy Awards! This film is nominated for a record eleven academy awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best supporting Actress (for both Jamie Lee Curtis and Stephanie Hsu), Best Original Screenplay, Best Costume Design, Best Film Editing, Best Score, and Best Song. So in other words, best everything!The Daniels Everything Everywhere All At Once is 2022's best film. Go see it and tell us it is not. This is the most excited we've been about a major action/sci-fi release in a long time (maybe ever) and we were ecstatic to welcome the lead cast to the mic - Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan, Stephanie Hsu, and directors  Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert. With the Daniels, we get to hear how they met, how they're process was writing this script before and during the Trump presidency, they're very fun fight

Send us a textIn honor of the upcoming Oscars (Sunday, March 12th), we're rewinding to the films we've covered that have been nominated for Academy Awards!The animated episodic series My Year of Dicks follows Pam, a teenager trying desperately to lose her virginity, and the dicks (literally and metaphorically) she meets along the way. We're joined by director Sara Gunnarsdottir, showrunner/writer Pamela Ribon, and lead actor Brie Tilton. In other words, get ready for a Zoom room full of women ready to commiserate about our younger years! We dive deeper into Pamela's childhood memoir that this series is based on, and the fantasy of a young girl's crush vs. the awkward (and sometimes gross) reality.You can follow the episodic series My Year of Dicks on IG & TwitterYou can follow director Sara Gunnarsdottir on IGYou can follow writer Pamela Ribon on IG & TwitterYou can follow actor Brie Tilton on IG & Twitter & FB--Thanks for listening and for your support! We couldn&apos

Send us a textIn honor of the upcoming Oscars (Sunday, March 12th), we're rewinding to the films we've covered that have been nominated for Academy Awards!In Sara Dosa's Fire of Love, we get an intimate look at the lives of the world's most famous volcanologist couple, Katia and Maurice Kraft, whose love for volcanoes and capturing the most informative (and closest) footage of them eventually leads to their death. We discuss the wealth of archival footage that Sara had to work with, and what Katia and Maurice's relationship and love of volcanoes can teach us about life. (Sara is also a return guest, you can catch our prior conversation with her here)You can follow director Sara Dosa on IG & Twitter & FB--Thanks for listening and for your support! We couldn't have reached 10 years, 700 episodes or Best of The Bay Best Podcast without your help! --Be well, stay safe, Black Lives Matter, AAPI Lives Matter, and abortion is normal.--SUPPORT US HERE!Subscribe to our channel on 

Send us a textIn honor of the upcoming Oscars (Sunday, March 12th), we're rewinding to the films we've covered that have been nominated for Academy Awards!Pixar's Turning Red follows Mei Lee, a 13-year-old Chinese-Canadian who starts turning into a giant red panda when she gets too excited- a metaphor for "magical puberty". Mei Lee and her friends are also obsessed with a boy band called 4 Town, and with that, the ladies at Bitch Talk have never felt more represented by an animated film. Director Domee Shi shares her origin story and how she ended up at Pixar, how being the first of many things as a woman of color gave her the confidence to do things her own way, and the joy that came with creating Pixar's first boy band (4 Town, WE LOVE YOU!!).Turning Red is streaming exclusively on Disney+ You can follow director Domee Shi on IGYou can follow Pixar's Turning Red on IG & Twitter & FB--Thanks for listening and for your support! We couldn't have reached 10 years,

Send us a textIt's been a minute since we've caught up, and a lot has happened! Ange has been traveling, Erin met a ghost (or two?!?) and they both share their attempt at the keto diet. We also discuss the return of our friend Richard aka "The Curse" aka "Ricardo Falls", and how the novel Shantaram spawned a unique encounter. Plus we give you a tease at our coverage for the upcoming South by Southwest Film Festival in March, which will also be our return to Austin, Texas!--Thanks for listening and for your support! We couldn't have reached 10 years, 700 episodes or Best of The Bay Best Podcast without your help! --Be well, stay safe, Black Lives Matter, AAPI Lives Matter, and abortion is normal.--SUPPORT US HERE!Subscribe to our channel on YouTube for behind the scenes footage!Rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts!Visit our website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.comFollow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.Listen every other Thursday 9:30 - 10 am on BFF.FMPOWERED BY 

Send us a textWelcome to Day Twelve and our final episode of our Sundance/Slamdance Film Festival coverage! Joined again by our Park City cohort & honorary bitch John Wildman of Films Gone Wild, we're capping it off with one very unique project from each festival.The Slamdance episodic series Who's Annie is a dark comedy about a New Yorker in her 50's who is starting an acting career after surviving addiction, incarceration, and abuse. Director Sophia Peer and subject Annie Pisapia join us for a fun conversation about how this show was inspired by their real life meeting at a Burger King in Queens, how they both brought new hope and inspiration into each other's life, and Annie's ability to be upbeat and positive despite what life has handed her.Fantastic Machine (winner, Sundance Special Jury Award; Creative Vision) is a documentary that uses an in depth array of archival footage to dissect the evolution and impact (both good and bad) of photographic images and technology, and ho

Send us a textWelcome to Day Eleven of our Sundance/Slamdance Film Festival coverage! Joined again by our Park City cohort & honorary bitch John Wildman of Films Gone Wild, this time we're highlighting three powerful Sundance short films that center around the family.In AirHostess-737, an air hostess struggles with the discomfort of her braces while working a flight that is also bringing her mother's dead body back to her hometown. Director Thanasis Neofotistos explains how grief is explored in his film, the process of finding an actress with braces, and how the idea for this story came to him in a dream.The Family Circus tells the story of a Vietnamese-American family that is trying to cover up a drunk driving accident. Director Andrew Fitzgerald and talent Elyse Dinh share how this film is based on actual events in Andrew's life, what it was like to work with the great Michael Ironside, and how emotional it was for Elyse to receive praise from Andrew's mother.When You Left Me On That

Send us a textWelcome to day 10 of our Sundance/Slamdance Film Festival coverage! Joined again by our Park City cohort & honorary bitch John Wildman of Films Gone Wild, we're highlighting a Slamdance documentary and short film both made by directors from the Bay!Sign The Show is a documentary that gives insight into Deaf Culture, and the difficulties they face in regards to access to  entertainment. Director Cat Brewer and one of the film's subjects/EP Matt Maxey join us to talk about the organic way this film came to be, how they got huge performers like Andre 3000 and Kelly Clarkson to participate, and the fine art of being an interpreter.Tooth is a short film about a fed up tooth that wages a war against its oppressor. Director Jillian Corsie shares how her own baby teeth were the catalyst for this story, the common thread this project has with the rest of her work, and how she hopes that this film will bring both horror and laughter to whoever watches.Follow director Cat Brewer on IG & F

Send us a textWelcome to day 9 of our Sundance/Slamdance Film Festival coverage! Joined again by our Park City cohort & honorary bitch John Wildman of Films Gone Wild, we're highlighting a Sundance film and series that focus on Indigenous issues. Twice Colonized is a documentary that tells the story of Aaju Peter, a Greenlandic Inuit lawyer and activist who is working to bring her colonizers in both Canada and Denmark to justice, and defend the human rights of Indigenous peoples of the Arctic.  We had the pleasure of sitting down with Aaju Peter and director Lin Alluna, to discuss the difficulty of following Aaju through some of the toughest moments in anyone's life, the importance of bringing some light and fun into the film, and what it means to be Twice Colonized.The episodic docu-series Murder in Big Horn gives a thorough examination of the tribal members and communities in Big Horn, Montana who are fighting an epidemic of missing and murdered Indigenous women (MMIW) that has been reoccurrin

Send us a textWelcome to day 8 of our Sundance/Slamdance Film Festival coverage! Along with our Park City Co-Host John Wildman of Films Gone Wild, we are sharing two award winning Slamdance documentaries that follow people with very complicated lives.In Silent Love (winner of the Slamdance Grand Jury Honorable Mention for Documentary Feature Film), we follow Aga who, after the death of her mother, is raising her younger brother while keeping her relationship with a woman a secret in a small homophobic town in Poland. Director Marek Kozakiewicz discusses how he gained the trust of the women to tell their story, and how the film has helped to give them the confidence to be more open with their relationship.In Starring Jerry as Himself (winner of the Slamdance Grand Jury Documentary Feature Film Award, Audience Award for Documentary Feature Film, and Acting Award), the genre lines become blurred between one part crime thriller, and one part documentary. Retiree and Chinese immigrant, Jerry Hsu, is joined by his

Send us a textWelcome to Day Seven of our Sundance/Slamdance Film Festival coverage! Per the usual with Honorary Bitch John Wildman of Films Gone Wild, we're highlighting three Sundance documentary films that focus on strong women who changed the game.In Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields, we get an inside look on how her rise to fame at a young age caused her to be sexualized as a child, and the repercussions (both good and bad) that this had on her career on her personal life. We sat down with returning guest, director Lana Wilson (who we interviewed in 2020 for her Taylor Swift documentary, Miss Americana), to discuss what it was like to tell the story of an American icon, and how the most important part of her film is about the relationship between a mother and her daughter.The Disappearance of Shere Hite tells the story of a woman who should be widely known and talked about, but sadly, as the title suggests, her life story has disappeared from our country just as she did. Shere Hite was the author of The H

Send us a textWelcome to day 6 of our Sundance/Slamdance Film Festival coverage! Joined per the usual with our Park City Co-Host, John Wildman of Films Gone Wild, we highlight two Slamdance documentaries that are centered around artists: The Mad Writer, and With Peter Bradley.The Mad Writer follows hip-hop phenom and music producer L'Orange as he deals with his clinical depression, in addition to finding mysterious tumors in his ear canals that threaten his future in music. We sat down with director Zach Kashkett, producer Jon Webb, cinematographer Trevor Metscher, and subject L'Orange (aka Austin Hart), as they described what it was like to work together as longtime friends, the difficulties of filming a self-proclaimed recluse, and how important it was for L'Orange to share his struggles with mental illness.In With Peter Bradley, we're introduced into the world of Peter Bradley, a 79-year-old Black abstract artist who hasn't had his own show in an art gallery since 1972. Director Al

Send us a textWelcome to day 5 of our Sundance/Slamdance Film Festival coverage! Along with our Park City co-host, John Wildman of Films Gone Wild, we're highlighting two Sundance documentaries that deal with current issues around the world and here in the US- Food and Country, and 20 Days in Mariupol.Food and Country follows trailblazing food writer Ruth Reichl during her journey to connect with small farmers, ranchers, and chefs, as they try to survive not only during the pandemic, but through the systemic challenges they face in the food industry. We were happily reunited with return guest, director Laura Gabbert (our first interview was for her 2015 film City of Gold), and she explains how she met Ruth Reichl, and how a film about restaurants surviving during the pandemic became  an expansive history of the food industry, and the struggle behind the food we eat.20 Days in Mariupol (winner of the Sundance World Cinema Documentary Competition Audience Award) is a film that everyone in the world needs t

Send us a textWelcome to day four of our Sundance/Slamdance Film Festival coverage! Today we're getting to know two Slamdance documentaries that tell the story of overlooked or abandoned American towns- Cisco Kid and Motel Drive. Joined as always by our Park City co-host and honorary bitch, John Wildman of FilmsGoneWild.com. In Cisco Kid, we meet Eileen, who is living alone among the remnants of a deserted ghost town in Cisco, Utah. Director Emily Kaye Allen shares how she met and gained the trust of Eileen, and how making this film helped her spend more time in nature and see the beauty in being away from mainstream society.Motel Drive is a documentary about an infamous strip of motels in Fresno, California, and a family struggling to survive among its rapid decline. Director Brendan Geraghty  explains why he decided to make this film, the struggles of an indie filmmaker budget,  how his main subjects have become a part of his family and and composer Zach Wright chats with us about finding the right sou

Send us a textWelcome to day three of our Sundance/Slamdance Film Festival coverage! Today we're bringing you two Sundance documentaries dealing with women's issues that we knew we had to cover, Plan C, and Smoke Sauna Sisterhood. Plan C follows Francine Coeytaux and her team of providers as they find ways to distribute abortion pills across the country during the pandemic, as well as after the fall of Roe V. Wade. Director Tracy Droz Tragos shares how she met Francine and gained her trust, and how documenting this story has turned her fear into hope. Not only is this a great film, but it is a call to action! For more information, click hereIn Smoke Sauna Sisterhood (winner of the Sundance Directing Award, World Cinema Documentary), we are invited into the intimate and sacred ritual of the smoke sauna in southern Estonia, where women share their deepest and innermost thoughts and secrets. Director Anna Hints and producer Marianne Ostrat joined us to share how they were able to convey the overall bea

Send us a textIt's day 2 of our Sundance/Slamdance Film Festival coverage and today we're sharing three very different, yet powerful Slamdance narrative films. Joined again by our friend & Park City cohort, John Wildman of FilmsGoneWild.com. Mascot follows a frustrated young man whose dangerous actions are endangering not only himself, but his whole family. Director Remy van Heugten shares how this film was an expression of his fear for the younger generation and  the long term effects that our society will have on them.The Underbug is a thriller (that won the Slamdance Grand Jury Award for Best Breakout Feature Film) based in India that shows what happens when two untrusting strangers meet in the midst of country-wide riots and violence. Director Shujaat Saudagar and star Ali Fazal share how they were not only able to make this film during the peak of the quarantine, but it also helped them cope with the trauma of the moment.Waiting for the Light To Change is a coming of age film about a group