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A series of discussions with guests focusing on issues of representation in film and media. Sponsored by ArtsWave and community partners in the Greater Cincinnati region, this Truth & Reconciliation podcast will remix critical takes and personal perspecti


    • Mar 17, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 51m AVG DURATION
    • 19 EPISODES


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    The Freedom Film Series: Hold Your Fire Director Stefan Forbes

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2022 34:03


    In celebration of the kickoff of the Freedom Film Series, a partnership between the Over-the-Rhine International Film Festival (organized by LADD) and the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, tune into this dynamic conversation between myself (Artistic Director of the festival) and Hold Your Fire director Stefan Forbes.

    Leading the LADD Way with Blair Whitt

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2022 46:14


    The intention behind Leading the LADD Way is to create a safe space to relate, release, and recharge our passion for people – remembering that diversity & inclusion are critical components to our shared humanity and ability to help transform lives.

    Leading the LADD Way with Eric Gronefeld

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2022 44:49


    The intention behind Leading the LADD Way is to create a safe space to relate, release, and recharge our passion for people – remembering that diversity & inclusion are critical components to our shared humanity and ability to help transform lives. Episode 3 of 4 in this series.

    New Cincy Filmmaker David Chimusoro Gets Critical

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2021 41:14


    Join me for an engaging chat with David Chimusoro, a rising Queen City filmmaker with an amazing short film (Our Baby Knows) that's about to hit the festival circuit. Come bear witness to the birth of a new voice and vision.

    Leading the LADD Way with Nik Worstell

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2021 51:31


    The intention behind Leading the LADD Way is to create a safe space to relate, release, and recharge our passion for people – remembering that diversity & inclusion are critical components to our shared humanity and ability to help transform lives. Episode 2 of 4 in this series.

    Leading the LADD Way with Jason Harris

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2021 47:46


    The intention behind Leading the LADD Way is to create a safe space to relate, release, and recharge our passion for people – remembering that diversity & inclusion are critical components to our shared humanity and ability to help transform lives.

    Getting Critical With Filmmaker Nicholas Jarecki

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2021 50:58


    Season 2 of the Critical Reflections podcast kicks off with a frank conversation around filmmaking and film criticism in the age of cancel culture. 'Crisis' filmmaker Nicholas Jarecki breaks down the alternative process he embarked on to promote his film during a particularly trying period.

    Sharing Truths For Greater Communal Health - Darnell Pierre Benjamin

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2021 67:14


    The final episode of Season 1 captures a dynamic conversation between myself and fellow Truth and Reconciliation project grantee Darnell Pierre Benjamin. We discuss representation, creative work, and efforts to protect the Black psyche.

    Community Engagement with Katie Hoffman

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2021 27:40


    The second episode of the three-part series conclusion of Season 1 of Critical Reflections spotlights Katie Hoffman, another member of the Symmes Township community working with Truth and Reconciliation project grantee Darnell Pierre Benjamin to present his film '13th & Republic' at Home of the Brave Park. The conversation focuses on creating opportunities to be seen and heard.

    Critical Community Partnerships - Sara Bitter

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2021 53:01


    The first of a three-part series of episodes signaling the end of the first season of Critical Reflections. This episode features a conversation with Sara Bitter, a Symmes Township resident who rallied various community members in support of a screening of Truth and Reconciliation Project grantee Darnell Pierre Benjamin's film '13th & Republic' in a neighborhood park following initial resistance. This story is an example of community members coming together and worth breaking down from several perspectives.

    Getting Personal and Critical With Daniel Pfahl

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2021 78:01


    The latest episode of the Critical Reflections podcast spotlights the similarities of growing into an appreciation of various art forms between Ohio and North Carolina as Ohio native Daniel Pfahl joins the conversation.

    Origins of a Nerdy Critic - Dave Chernomas

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2021 58:24


    For this throwback episode of the Critical Reflections podcast, special guest Dave Chernomas helps me recall a host of moviegoing experiences that define my experiences as a film critic.

    Intentional Representation - Mike Moroski

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2021 35:38


    Today's episode of the Critical Reflections podcast explores how we (especially parents) can strive to make representation an intentionally meaningful part of our lives. Change starts within (ourselves and our homes).

    Generational Reflections on Media - Nathan Ivey

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2021 47:54


    The latest installment of the Critical Reflections podcast (part of tt stern-enzi's Truth and Reconciliation project) features a conversation with Cincinnati native and live-podcaster Nathan Ivey about media representation and generational Black creativity.

    A (Black) American Hero/Symbol - Kevin Fleischmann

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2021 60:26


    This episode features a discussion of the Marvel/Disney+ series 'Falcon and the Winter Soldier' and questions whether or not non-white identity groups can/should be accepted as American symbols.

    Black Trauma on Film - Malcolm Johnson

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2021 58:22


    This episode focuses on the Academy Award-nominated Live Action Short 'Two Distant Strangers' and explores using art to confront traumatic social justice issues.

    Film & Media - Tiffany Brown Metz

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2021 52:15


    The latest installment of tt stern-enzi's Truth & Reconciliation project podcast Critical Reflections. Unfiltered conversations on representation and race.

    The Next Episode - Brian Taylor

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2021 64:07


    The next installment of tt stern-enzi's Truth and Reconciliation podcast (Critical Reflections) with special guest Brian Taylor.

    The Beginning - Mike Smith

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2021 52:51


    Kicking off tt stern-enzi's Truth & Reconciliation podcast (Critical Reflections) with special guest, Cincinnati native Mike Smith.

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