INTO FILM

Alison Gardner, Rebecca Harrison and Nick Varley discuss what makes a classic film.

In the primary episode of this months podcast we explore the themes of family, on screen representation, and anti bullying in the extremely popular children's film A Wrinkle in Time. The film tells the story of Meg Murry, a high-school-aged girl who is transported on an adventure through time and space with her younger brother Charles Wallace and her friend Calvin O'Keefe to rescue her father, a gifted scientist, from the evil forces that hold him prisoner on another planet. . A Wrinkle in Time https://www.intofilm.org/films/19189 'A Wrinle in time' and Ten Films Celebrating Sibling Adventures https://www.intofilm.org/news-and-views/articles/a-wrinkle-in-time-sibling-adventures

In the first segment of this episode we discuss how Love, Simon is a game changer for gay representation in teenage cinema, with it being the first film from a major studio to address the subject. In the second segment we explore the historical and cultural significance of The Rape of Recy Taylor, a documentary which investigates the rape of Recy Taylor by six white men in Alabama during 1944. Love, Simon https://www.intofilm.org/films/19198 Love Simon : A Game Changer for Gay representation in Teen Cinema https://www.intofilm.org/news-and-views/articles/love-simon-feature The Rape of Recy Taylor https://www.intofilm.org/films/19231 The Rape of Recy Taylor: Film Guide https://www.intofilm.org/resources/1427

Into Film interviewed both director Lenny Abrahamson and actor Domhnall Gleeson for a podcast in advance of The Little Stranger’s theatrical release (21 September). We asked them a wide variety of questions about their approach to the film, its characters, and its themes, designed specifically to support English Literature teachers using The Little Stranger in the classroom. https://www.intofilm.org/news-and-views/articles/the-little-stranger-podcast Watch the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPDA7Z1c-Eg Intro 00:00 - 00:43 Adaptation 00:43 - 2:57 Character 02:59 - 09:01 Setting 09:02 - 13:30 Themes 13:31 - 20:33

BBC Radio 4, The Film Programme - Into Film co-founder Beeban Kidron talks to fellow director Hope Dickson Leach about empowering women in the film industry, with particular focus on female directors. This interview is part of the programme's ongoing strand, 'This Woman's Work.'