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A weekly film podcast that helps you have a more rewarding experience watching movies by connecting you to the best under-the-radar films from around the world so that you don't have to watch all the movies to watch good movies that expand your cinematic horizons — both in content and form.This is a podcast about those films, the joys and challenges of finding and watching those films, how filmmaking choices affect our experience of them, and the people and places we discover through looking outside the mainstream and beyond the English language.Our mission is to upend the canon to be more inclusive by spotlighting and diving deep into international and independent films by and about women, Indigenous People, LGBTQ+ people, and other marginalized groups. Find multiple episodes on the films of Kelly Reichardt, Céline Sciamma, Andrew Haigh, and Joachim Trier.Become a member to access the full (200+ episode) podcast archive and get early access to new episodes: http://seventh-row.com/
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- Jun 20, 20261h 8m
192. At the Place of Ghosts with director Bretten Hannam
Some critics have approached At the Place of Ghosts as either a horror movie or a psychological drama and found it wanting on those terms. But what if that's the wrong question? What if the more interesting question is what the film's horror elements allow it to do? In this episode, Alex Heeney explores how writer-director Bretten Hannam uses ghosts, hauntings, and a forest where memories persist to connect personal trauma to larger histories—and to imagine healing through relationships with family, ancestors, and the land. Then Alex sits down with Hannam to discuss Indigenous storytelling traditions, genre filmmaking, and the making of one of my favourite films of the year. Bretten Hannam is a Two-Spirit L'nu filmmaker living in Kespukwitk, Mi'kma'ki (Nova Scotia) where they were raised. If you're interested in learning more about The Long Arc, check out episode 191: Great films ask for more than a binge. You can also find all the details on our website: 👉 Learn more about The Long Arc here You can reach Alex on Instagram @SeventhRow or via email at contact@seventh-row.com, if you have any questions.
- Jun 18, 202613 min
191. Great TV asks for more than a binge
Why do some shows keep rewarding us years later? And is there a way to make those rewards come sooner — without having to get older or rewatch ad infinitum? In this episode, Alex introduces The Long Arc, a new 10-week experience built around the first season of HBO's Looking. She walks through what a typical week looks like, how the live sessions work, why each participant follows a different thread through the season, and how spending time with the same show—and the same group of people—changes the way you watch. The first season of The Long Arc begins June 30. 👉 Learn more about The Long Arc here You can reach Alex on Instagram @SeventhRow or via email at contact@seventh-row.com, if you have any questions.
- Apr 2, 202612 min
190. Oslo, August 31st: Beginning and Ending (Deep Focus preview)
Joachim Trier's Oslo, August 31st starts with a sequence that doesn't advance the plot — and yet shifts how you watch the entire film — and ends with a sequence with almost no dialogue but a lot happens. They're sequences I've returned to again and again over 14 years to figure out how they work — and keep discovering something new that shifts how I see the film. In this episode, Joachim Trier talks about the problem the opening was trying to solve, Eskil Vogt talks about the challenges of writing the ending, and I talk about the pleasures of digging into them. This month, I'll be hosting in-depth workshops on the opening and the ending of Oslo, August 31st as part of The Deep Focus. 👉 Find out more about The Deep Focus
- Mar 17, 202639 min
189. Berlinale: a Sámi musical, a queer Black South African film, and an 1800s queer period drama
Some of the best, most boundary-pushing cinema at the Berlinale is quietly tucked away in the sidebars where most of the press never look. In today's episode, I'm looking at three films that feel like a step forward for women's stories: Arrú: A Sámi musical from Norway Black Burns Fast: A queer South African coming-of-age story directed by a Black woman The Education of Jane Cumming: A Scottish period drama based on the first documented legal case involving accusations of lesbians in the UK Taken together, these show how filmmakers are finding new ways to dramatize the systems shaping women's lives — from colonial land politics to the legacy of apartheid to the class and racial hierarchies of the 19th century. 👉 Curious about joining one of my film programs? Get on the waitlist here. I only open a few a year, and they're limited enrollment, so this is the best way to ensure you get first dibs on a spot.
- Feb 17, 202613 min
188. My Berlinale talk: Why the first conversation about a film shouldn't be the last
This episode was originally recorded for a panel at the Berlinale Film Festival called Let's talk about (short) films! Pluralistic Discourse in Film Criticism. I was invited to speak about the online film programs I've been building for thinking and talking about film — where we don't just share opinions about a film and move on. Instead, we're looking for something new: what does this film offer that I didn't notice the first time? Because you don't need to wait for a major life change to see a film differently. Sometimes, all you need is a new question, a new lens, or the chance to look again with other curious people. In this episode, I walk through some of the ways I structure those conversations to be places to explore ideas and discover something new. And the best part? You don't need to be a film expert. You just need to be willing to notice something — even if it feels obvious — and let the group carry the torch from there. Curious about joining the next film program? 👉 Join the waitlist to find out when the next one opens
- Jan 26, 202656 min
187. Sound of Falling + Interview with Mascha Schilinski
Sound of Falling, the second feature by German writer-director Mascha Schilinski, follows women across four generations of the same farming family. Gothic and ambitious, it explores memory, intergenrational trauma, and what it's like to live inside a woman's body — while still showing moments of joy and connection. Through its form, the film offers the audience a catharsis that the characters don't have access to. So on today's episode, host Alex Heeney digs into why the film won her over…and then talks to Schilinski about developing the film's Schilinski talks about how the film blurs memory and imagination, the titular image of falling, the sound design, and more. Want to learn how, like Schilinski, Joachim Trier builds a catharsis that only the audience has access to? 👉 Join the waitlist for The Deep Focus: Oslo, August 31st
- Jan 6, 202639 min
186. Heated Rivalry: the queer Canadian hockey romance taking the internet by storm
The best directed TV show of 2025 is a queer hockey romance from Canada called Heated Rivalry. And like the rest of the internet, host Alex Heeney has become quite a fan. But she's been thinking a lot about what makes it good and what has made it popular, and how those two things definitely intersect, but the Venn diagram isn't just a circle. So on today's episode, Alex talks about why she, too, was very excited for the cottage, why the show is hitting in this cultural moment, what still felt lacking — and how all of that sent her to rewatch Looking, a very different kind of show, to get the hit she was really craving. 👉 Want to watch/rewatch Looking with Alex and a small group this spring? Get on the waitlist here: http://email.seventh-row.com/looking
- Dec 12, 20251h 28m
185. Chloé Zhao's Hamnet with Angelo Muredda
Early screenings of Chloé Zhao's Hamnet had critics weeping in the aisles Host Alex Heeney left it dry-eyed — and so did her guest, Angelo Muredda. We're Shakespeare fans, long-time film critics, and not exactly immune to a good cry — so in this episode, we try to figure out why the film didn't land. We dig into what works in the film (a short list) and what doesn't (a longer one), where the adaptation of Maggie O'Farrell's novel went awry, and whether having read a synopsis of Hamlet on Wikipedia might actually impede your enjoyment of the film. 👉 Stay updated on Alex's next group experiences Related Episodes 169. David Cronenberg's The Shrouds with Angelo Muredda 132. Sarah Polley's Women Talking with Angelo Muredda 159. Macbeth with David Tennant
About Seventh Row Podcast
A weekly film podcast that helps you have a more rewarding experience watching movies by connecting you to the best under-the-radar films from around the world so that you don't have to watch all the movies to watch good movies that expand your cinematic horizons — both in content and form.This is a podcast about those films, the joys and challenges of finding and watching those films, how filmmaking choices affect our experience of them, and the people and places we discover through looking outside the mainstream and beyond the English language.Our mission is to upend the canon to be more inclusive by spotlighting and diving deep into international and independent films by and about women, Indigenous People, LGBTQ+ people, and other marginalized groups. Find multiple episodes on the films of Kelly Reichardt, Céline Sciamma, Andrew Haigh, and Joachim Trier.Become a member to access the full (200+ episode) podcast archive and get early access to new episodes: http://seventh-row.com/
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