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Episode 25: Long-Term Films w/ Marion Biet

February 26, 2026·1h 8m
Episode Description from the Publisher

Film academic Marion Biet came on the podcast to talk about long-term films (aka longitudinal films) with me since it&#39;s her expertise - making her one of the first to analyze this type of film within an academic framework. Long-term films are films that capture a long passage of time, the most prominent example of this is Michael Apted&#39;s Up Series which I refer to a lot during our conversation. We spoke about international long-term films, the ethical dimensions of these films, and their socio-political potential. Show Notes:Marion Biet’s Uni WebsiteMarion&#39;s Film L&#39;usine, c&#39;est particulier quand même (2017)Marion’s book DokumentwerdenUp Film SeriesChildren from Golzow (1961-2007)Helena TrestikovaDEFARene (2008)The Bend Episode – Tony (The Up Series)Neil Hughes from The Up Series7 Up South Africa (1992)7 Up Japan (1992)Born in the USSR (1991-)21 Up New Generation (2014-)Born To Be Different (2003-)Daldongne 33 Up (2020)Before Trilogy (1995-2013)Boyhood (2014)Over the Years (2015)Michael AptedKatka (2010)dafilms.comAnny (2020)Private Universe (2012)Quest (2017)Profiles of Farmers: Daily Life (2005)Cow (2021)Minding the Gap (2018)</a

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