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- Yesterday12 min
Jay's Short Animated Movie Review: Bouchra (2025)
Jay briefly talks about Bouchra, an indie CG animated movie about an anthropomorphic queer Moroccan jackal.
- 2 weeks ago1h 43m
Santa Sangre (1989) is Bleeding to El Pueblo
Episode recorded: July 11th, 2026 (07/11/2026) 00:00:00 - Important message (why Jay won't be going to Pennsylvania this month). 00:00:28 - Episode starts. 00:05:16 - What is Santa Sangre about? 00:10:30 - Madzy’s interpretation of Santa Sangre as an allegory for trans experience. 00:30:30 - Who is Alejandro Jodorowsky? 00:38:18 - Jay loves The Holy Mountain. 00:45:14 - How this could also work in animation? 00:46:02 - Ad break! 01:23:08 - Jay recommends one of his favorite Mexican movies We Are the Flesh (Tenemos la carne). 01:25:27 - Some tangents on Mexico, its surrealist movies, and Mexican animation scenes. 01:39:44 - More about the topic for the next month’s episode Jay is laid off from Troma and his planned trip to Pennsylvania has been cancelled. Though at least he gave himself a chance to watch a Mexican horror movie that he hasn’t seen before, and it’s from his favorite film director Alejandro Jodorowsky. It was recommended by his co-host Madzy Williams herself and it’s one of her favorite movies for a personal reason. Please support Haneen and her students! https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-haneen-koraz-empower-voices-through-art?attribution_id=sl%3A7c48cd74-d034-4ab2-88e1-dcb39f3a0adc&utm_id=97760_v0_s00_e0_tv3 Intro music: WANDERLUST (Celest3 mix) by Celest3 - https://celest3.bandcamp.com/track/wanderlust-celest3-mix (CC BY-SA 4.0 - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Ad break music: Early Riser by Kevin MacLeod - https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Best_of_2014_1461/Early_Riser (licensed under a Attribution 3.0 International License) Ending music: Arizona Green Tea by Stuffy Doll - https://stuffydollband.bandcamp.com/track/arizona-green-tea (used it with a permission) Movies, shorts, and tv shows we have mostly discussed during the episode (spoilers ahead): Santa Sangre (1989), directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky Fando y Lis (1968), directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky The Holy Mountain (La montaña sagrada) (1973), directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky The Skin I Live In (La piel que habito) (2011), directed by Pedro Almodóvar Amer (2009), directed by Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani The Strange Color of Your Body’s Tears (L'étrange couleur des larmes de ton corps) (2013), directed by Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani Suspiria (1977), directed by Dario Argento Punch & Judy (Rakvickarna) (1966), directed by Jan Švankmajer The works of Haneen Koraz and her students Dave Made a Maze (2017), directed by Bill Watterson The Devil’s Rejects (2005), directed by Rob Zombie Halloween 2 (2009), directed by Rob Zombie We Are the Flesh (Tenemos la carne) (2016), directed by Emiliano Rocha Minter The Mansion of Madness (La mansión de la locura) (1973), directed by Juan López Moctezuma El héroe (1994), directed by Carlos Carrera Ana y Bruno (2017), directed by Carlos Carrera
- 3 weeks ago48 min
The Special Interview Episode 02 - Ted Efremoff
Episode Recorded: July 4th, 2026 (07/04/2026) 00:37 - About Ted Efremoff himself. 02:53 - Inspiration behind A Refugee’s Guide to Rome. 04:43 - How did Ted meet Joseph Peters? 06:06 - About Aeneas and Virgil’s Aeneid. 13:13 - What’s Ted’s favorite Greco-Roman mythology story? 14:16 - What made Ted become a multidisciplinary artist? 16:46 - Jay and Ted discuss The Five Obstructions. 24:48 - How Ted would reimagine his documentary into an animation. 30:39 - The power of oral storytelling. 35:42 - Who would be a good animation studio or animator for Ted’s documentary? 40:07 - Ted’s personal favorite of his works. 43:27 - Do Ted and Joseph still keep in touch? 46:23 - “Before we go…..” Multidisciplinary artist Ted Efremoff came onto the podcast to talk about his documentary A Refugee’s Guide to Rome. Ted Efremoff shared his Felliniesque past as a Russian immigrant who fell in love with Rome, how he met his documentary’s subject Joseph Peters, and how Joseph Peters himself relates his journey with the legendary Aeneas as a LGBTQ rights-supporting refugee fleeing from Sierra Leone, and the power of oral storytelling. Ted also shared how he started his artist career, his fascination with mythology, and his love for the documentary The Five Obstructions. And Jay got confused about archaeoacoustics. More on Ted Efremoff and his works: https://www.tedefremoff.com/ A trailer for A Refugee’s Guide to Rome: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8Ifbwyz0sU A Refugee’s Guide to Rome: https://www.amazon.com/Refugees-Guide-Rome-Ted-Efremoff/dp/B0FXJQY8Y2 https://tubitv.com/movies/100056923/a-refugee-s-guide-to-rome Ted’s instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/tedefremoff/ Intro music: WANDERLUST (Celest3 mix) by Celest3 - https://celest3.bandcamp.com/track/wanderlust-celest3-mix (CC BY-SA 4.0 - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Ending music: Arizona Green Tea by Stuffy Doll - https://stuffydollband.bandcamp.com/track/arizona-green-tea (used it with a permission) Audio Editor: Jay Whang
- Jun 22, 20261h 53m
We’re All Going to See Jane Schoenbrun’s Movies Glow - Pride Month 2026
Episode recorded: June 13th, 2026 (06/13/2026) 00:00:00 - Important Message. 00:00:54 - Intro and icebreaker. 00:04:29 - Begin talking about We’re All Going to the World’s Fair, and its connection with the 2010s creepypasta subculture. 00:16:48 - The bridge between the 2010s internet and the 2020s filmmaking. 00:18:39 - The queer following of the analog horror subgenre and horror in general. 00:27:18 - Begin talking about I Saw the TV Glow. 00:37:11 - Jay initially viewed I Saw the TV Glow as a Classic Greek tragedy about a unique transgender experience. 00:41:50 - Discussing their childhood media made them realize their core identity or “crack the egg” 00:50:22 - Ad break! 00:59:02 - About Jane Schoenbrun. 01:08:37 - Shout outs to transgender and non-binary animators and puppeteers. 01:12:27 - Surrealism and its root in folklores and mythologies around the world. 01:29:22 - What would be the animation equivalent to the Jane Schoenbrun movie? 01:35:56 - Some discussions on Jane Schoenbrun’s latest movie Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Masima and their Black Hole streaming show. On this Pride Month, Jay and Madzy saw Jane Schoenbrun’s movies glow like that pink ghost tattoo on the back of Helena Howard and Lindsey Jordan’s necks. And things get very personal. Jay and Madzy will talk about Jane Schoenbrun, THE non-binary film director of the 2020s, and the first two films of their filmography - We’re All Going to the World’s Fair and I Saw the TV Glow. The hosts also discussed the 2010s creepypasta subculture, the relation between the LGBTQ+ community and the horror genre and surrealism, their own “Pink Opaque” - youth media that realized their core identity, why the world should fund trans and non-binary storytellers to avoid another Emilia Perez situation, Schoenbrun’s upcoming movie Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Masima, and their planned streaming adaptation of Charles Burns’s coming-of-age body-horror graphic novel Black Hole. Jay also made a case for “nostalgia-pessimist” or “nostalgia-cynic” media, using Schoenbrun's filmography and Black Hole as examples, as a counter-response to the current nostalgia-baits. For inquiries: jay@box.jaywhangmakes.com Some shout out to transgender and non-binary animators and puppeteers that we follow! Please support their work! https://linktr.ee/Beeragon https://www.instagram.com/tucker13x/ https://www.youtube.com/@angelafellowsfilms https://www.instagram.com/mu_cube/ Intro music: WANDERLUST (Celest3 mix) by Celest3 - https://celest3.bandcamp.com/track/wanderlust-celest3-mix (CC BY-SA 4.0 - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Ad break music: Early Riser by Kevin MacLeod - https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Best_of_2014_1461/Early_Riser (licensed under a Attribution 3.0 International License) Ending music: Arizona Green Tea by Stuffy Doll - https://stuffydollband.bandcamp.com/track/arizona-green-tea (used it with a permission) Movies, shorts, and tv shows we have mostly discussed during the episode (spoilers ahead): We’re All Going to the World’s Fair (2021), directed by Jane Schoenbrun I Saw the TV Glow (2024), directed by Jane Schoenbrun Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Masima (2026), directed by Jane Schoenbrun The Matrix (1999), directed by Lana and Lilly Wachowski Speed Buggy (1973), created by Hanna-Barbera Greek and Roman Mythology (만화로 보는 그리스 로마 신화) (2000 – 2006), created by Hong Eun-young Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001), directed by John Cameron Mitchell Tux and Fanny (2019), directed by Albert Birney The Boy and the Heron (君たちはどう生きるか) (2023), directed by Hayao Miyazaki Mulholland Drive (2001), directed by David Lynch Angel Hare (2022 – 2025), created by The Mangan Sisters Black Hole (1995 – 2005), created by Charles Burns
- Jun 5, 202643 min
The Special Interview Episode 01 - Joseph Mbah
Correction - Around 38:40, Jay has said "disruptive thoughts,” when he meant “intrusive thoughts.” Episode recorded: June 3rd, 2026 (06/03/2026) 01:00 - Podcast starts. 02:30 - About Joseph Mbah himself. 03:20 - How Joseph’s filmmaking journey started. 10:28 - How Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight made Joseph become a film director. 15:40 - Joseph Mbah’s views on recent animation (including Sony Pictures Animation’s Goat). 25:24 - About Whispers Bind, its behind-the-scenes, and how Joseph ended up becoming the movie’s lead actor. 33:48 - Joseph’s favorite behind-the-scenes story. 35:40 - Joseph’s personal favorite of his filmography. 36:50 - What if someone or some studio from any part of the world made the animated adaptation of Whispers Bind? 39:00 - What’s Joseph Mbah currently working on? Film director Joseph Mbah has reached out to Jay on Podmatch and he wants to talk about his latest movie Whispers Bind, which will be available on Roku and Fawesome. Because of that, this will be the podcast’s first Special Interview episode where filmmakers, film scholars, or animators share their creative journey, their works, their knowledge in movies, and thoughts on the world of animation. For more information on Joseph Mbah’s movie Whispers Bind: https://www.paradoxuniverse.net/ Trailer for Whispers Bind: https://vimeo.com/1102698686/a0824bb9bc?fl=pl&fe=sh Joseph Mbah’s instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/joseph_mbah Intro music: WANDERLUST (Celest3 mix) by Celest3 - https://celest3.bandcamp.com/track/wanderlust-celest3-mix (CC BY-SA 4.0 - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Ending music: Arizona Green Tea by Stuffy Doll - https://stuffydollband.bandcamp.com/track/arizona-green-tea (used it with a permission) Audio Editor: Jay Whang
- May 23, 20261h 39m
El Mariachi (1993) performs From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
Note: We were supposed to have guests, but they were no-shows. Because of that, Jay forgot to share a couple things during the podcast and it’s too late already. Episode recorded: May 16th, 2026 (05/16/2026) Madzy Williams is back. And one of our former co-hosts has suggested we look into a vampire action flick From Dusk Till Dawn, made by our favorite film director Robert Rodriguez and written by Quentin Tarantino based on an idea from special effects artist Robert Kurtzman. To contextualize the independent filmmaking of the time of its release, we also look into Rodriguez’s first feature film El Mariachi, which made its headline for its small budget of $7000. Jay and Madzy talk about their favorite Rodriguez’s movies, the indie movie boom of the 90s, and its similarities with the indie animation boom of the 2020s. Jay has also expressed his annoyance at people comparing last year’s Sinners with From Dusk Till Dawn for their superficial similarities. El Mariachi is currently distributed by Columbia Pictures. It’s now available on video-on-demand, Blu-Rays, and DVDs from Arrow Videos. From Dusk Till Dawn is currently distributed by Miramax through Paramount Pictures. It’s now available on video-on-demand, Blu-Rays, and DVDs from Paramount Home Entertainment. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/ReAnimateTHISPodcast For inquiries: jay@box.jaywhangmakes.com Some promotions, shout outs, and fundraising: Jay is now working as one of the observers at the Troma Entertainment, the studio behind The Toxic Avengers and Sgt. Kabukiman. TROMA-THON '26 is going to happen from July 17th to 18th at the Mahoning Drive-in Theater in Lehighton, PA. If you want to see Jay in person, please come to TROMA-THON '26 where you also get to watch some Troma movies. https://events.ticketleap.com/tickets/mahoningdrivein/Troma26 The submission for Tromadance Film Festival 2026 is still open. If you have made a DIY short film that feels like a Troma production, then please submit your entries now at Tromadance’s Film Freeway page. It will be closed on June 20th. The submission is absolutely free. Tromadance will be held at the Pine Box Rock Shop from September 4th to 6th. https://filmfreeway.com/TromadanceFilmFestival Intro music: WANDERLUST (Celest3 mix) by Celest3 - https://celest3.bandcamp.com/track/wanderlust-celest3-mix (CC BY-SA 4.0 - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Ad break music: Early Riser by Kevin MacLeod - https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Best_of_2014_1461/Early_Riser (licensed under a Attribution 3.0 International License) Ending music: Arizona Green Tea by Stuffy Doll - https://stuffydollband.bandcamp.com/track/arizona-green-tea (used it with a permission) Narrator: Dom Valentini Audio Editor: Jay Whang Movies, shorts, and tv shows we have mostly discussed during the episode (spoilers ahead): From Dusk Till Dawn (1996), directed by Robert Rodriguez El Mariachi (1993), directed by Robert Rodriguez Bedhead (1991), directed by Robert Rodriguez Four Rooms (1995), directed by Allison Anders, Alexandre Rockwell, Robert Rodriguez, and Quentin Tarantino Spy Kids (2001), directed by Robert Rodriguez Sin City (2005), directed by Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller Planet Terror (2007), directed by Robert Rodriguez Machete (2010), directed by Robert Rodriguez Red 11 (2019), directed by Robert Rodriguez Sinners (2025), directed by Ryan Coogler The Terminator (1984), directed by James Cameron Assault on Precinct 13 (1976), directed by John Carpenter Escape from New York (1981), directed by John Carpenter VFW (2019), directed by Joe Begos The Amazing Digital Circus (2023-2026), created by Gooseworx Sources: Rodriguez, R. (1996). Rebel without a crew: Or how a 23-year-old filmmaker with $7,000 became a Hollywood player. Plume.
- Apr 23, 20261h 33m
The Two Sayats: The Color of Pomegranates (1969) & the novel The Highlands Burn (2026) (feat. THB author Joe Kassabian & theatre actress Mari Vial-Golden)
Episode recorded: April 18th, 2026 (04/18/2026) April is the Armenian American Heritage Month, this means Jay is going to talk about The Color of Pomegranates, that one Armenian movie he mentioned in last year’s Halloween Special. Before that, he invited two creatives of Armenian background - one is his close friend and another is a novelist who has his latest novel publishing soon. Mari Vial-Golden is a theatre actress while Joe Kassabian is a military history podcaster with his gunpowder fantasy novel The Highlands Burn soon coming out. By pure coincidence, The Color of Pomegranates is about a real-life ashugh Sayat-Nova, and the main character of The Highlands Burn is named Sayat. Before going into Sergei Parajanov’s tableau vivants movie, Jay is going to ask Joe about the inspirations behind his upcoming novel. After that, we will deep dive into Parajanov's filmography, his influences from illustrated manuscripts, Armenia’s rich animation culture, and whether The Highlands Burn would be considered as “the first Armenian anime”? And sorry for Jay explaining the summary of these Armenian shorts poorly. The Color of Pomegranates is currently distributed by Janus Films. It is now part of the Criterion Collection and available on video-on-demand, streaming, blu-ray, and DVD. Mari’s website: https://www.marivialgolden.com/ Joe Kassabian’s social media profile: https://bsky.app/profile/jkass99.bsky.social Lions Led By Donkeys Podcast’s Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys Pre-order Joe Kassabian’s The Highlands Burn: https://a.co/d/09pahrj0 Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/ReAnimateTHISPodcast For inquiries: jay@box.jaywhangmakes.com Some promotions, shout outs, and fundraising: Scout Tafoya’s Stubborn Beast GoFundMe page: https://gofund.me/383ef7b6b Link to the ticket page for the premiere of Ryan’s short Dork at the Coney Island Film Festival: https://www.coneyisland.com/2026-ciff/program-7 Link to the ticket page for the New York City screening of Hellavision Television’s CUNT-A-VISION 2.0: Fix Your Heart Or Die: https://restlessnites.com/events/hellavisioncuntavision21may2026 For info on more screenings of Hellavision Television’s CUNT-A-VISION 2.0: Fix Your Heart Or Die: https://www.hellavisiontelevision.com/episodes/cunt-a-vision-2-0-fix-your-hearts-or-die https://www.hellavisiontelevision.com/links ARMOR Coalition: https://www.instagram.com/armorcoalition/ The Garod Collective: https://www.instagram.com/garod_collective/ Arshak Makichyan: https://www.instagram.com/makichyan.arshak/ Warren Manvelyan: https://www.instagram.com/warren.manvelyan/ Anoush Ter Taulian: https://www.instagram.com/anoushforjustice/ (for funds to help the displaced people of Artsakh): https://venmo.com/u/anoushforjustice https://freearmenianprisoners.com/ For Vrej Khatchatyran’s education fund: https://donorbox.org/my-sweet-land-vrejs-fund Intro music: WANDERLUST (Celest3 mix) by Celest3 - https://celest3.bandcamp.com/track/wanderlust-celest3-mix (CC BY-SA 4.0 - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Ad break music: Early Riser by Kevin MacLeod - <a href='https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod
- Mar 28, 20261h 48m
A Grand Mockery (2024) (feat. Sam Dixon & Adam C. Briggs)
Episode recorded: March 21st, 2026 (03/21/2026) This is mostly a clip-less episode. Jay and Ryan are back with talking about A Grand Mockery, an Australian movie shot with Super 8mm films and set in the city of Brisbane, Australia. From there on, they discuss Australian film industry, how feature films rarely shot on 8mm films, and what would be the New Yorker animation equivalent to it. In the midst of it, the movie's directors Sam Dixon and Adam C. Briggs enter in and tell the creative process and inspirations behind A Grand Mockery. A Grand Mockery is currently distributed by Yellow Veil Pictures. It is now available on video-on-demand and blu-ray. You can purchase the physical copy on Vinegar Syndrome. Follow Adam and Sam on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adamcbriggs/ https://www.instagram.com/dickos_variety_hour/ And also, please help our co-editor Jessie get her short film Affluenza funded: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/aidanserviss/affluenza-a-satirical-short-film Jessie described it as a satirical short film thematically similar to HBO’s Succession with an absurdist element. It’s about the spoiled son of an upper class family who commits a crime that could put his father’s political ambition in jeopardy, so the family hire a doctor to diagnose him for an affidavit. It’s inspired from the real-life case of Ethan Couch, who got away with vehicular manslaughter through non-existence diagnosis called Affluenza. If you like Succession the tv show and interested in the real-life case of Ethan Couch, please help Jessie to get her project off the ground on Kickstarter. The link to the crowdfunding campaign is in the description, and it is currently live until April the 2nd. And support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/ReAnimateTHISPodcast Intro music: WANDERLUST (Celest3 mix) by Celest3 - https://celest3.bandcamp.com/track/wanderlust-celest3-mix (CC BY-SA 4.0 - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Ad break music: Early Riser by Kevin MacLeod - https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Best_of_2014_1461/Early_Riser (licensed under a Attribution 3.0 International License) Ending music: Arizona Green Tea by Stuffy Doll - https://stuffydollband.bandcamp.com/track/arizona-green-tea (used it with a permission) Narrator: Dom Valentini Audio Editor: Jay Whang Movies, shorts, and works that we have discussed (spoilers ahead!): A Grand Mockery (2024), directed by Adam C. Briggs & Sam Dixon Eraserhead (1977), directed by David Lynch Lost Highway (1997), directed by David Lynch Mulholland Drive (2001), directed by David Lynch DumbLand (2002), directed by David Lynch The Nightingale (2018), directed by Jennifer Kent The Babadook (2014), directed by Jennifer Kent The Loved Ones (2009), directed by Sean Byrne Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! (2008), Directed by Mark Hartley Lesbian Space Princess (2025), directed by Emma Hough Hobbs & Leela Varghese Harvie Krumpet (2003), directed Adam Elliot Bluey, created by Joe Brumm Sable: A Ghost Story, created by Ethan M. Aldridge YOLO (2020-2025), created by Michael Cusack Bushworld Adventures (2018), directed by Michael Cusack 1981 (2026), directed by Andy & Carolyn London Tango (1981), directed by Zbigniew Rybczyński Running Up That Hill [Kate Bush Cover] (2019), directed by Meg Myers The End of Evangelion (1997), directed by Hideaki Anno & Kazuya Tsurumaki
About Re-Animate THIS!
The podcast show where me, my co-host, or our possible guest talk about movies, and discuss how to adapt one live-action movie into an animation.If you have any question or interested in being on the show, please email: jay@box.jaywhangmakes.comYou can follow us here: https://bsky.app/profile/reanimatethispod.bsky.social
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