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In this second part of season 2 episode 3, hosts Jacky Celestino and Emily Ko turn to The Green Knight (dir. David Lowery) to continue their discussion on what it means to truly live, how the film relates to an ever-changing, collective definition of a meaningful life, and more! With special guests Edson Oda and Professor Daniel Pope! Hosted by Jacky Celestino and Emily Ko | Edited by Emily Ko and Joseph Torres | Podcast art by Jacky Celestino | Podcast music by Quentin Callewaert --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/umassterclass/message

In this first part of season 2 episode 3, hosts Jacky Celestino and Emily Ko talk about Nine Days (dir. Edson Oda) and delve into its existentialist themes like what does it mean to live a meaningful life? They also discuss the film's cultural relevance to the social movements of today, and more. With special guests Edson Oda and Professor Daniel Pope! Hosted by Jacky Celestino and Emily Ko | Edited by Emily Ko | Podcast art by Jacky Celestino | Podcast music by Quentin Callewaert --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/umassterclass/message

Happy second week of this year's MMFF! In this podcast extra, host Emily Ko talks to Guest Curator Laura McGough, Assistant Curator Nefeli Forni, and Co-Director Daniel Pope about this year's theme (Indigeneities), the virtual format, and the history and future of the festival! To participate in the festival, go to: https://blogs.umass.edu/mmff2022/ To watch last week's live Q&A with filmmaker Danis Goulet, go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCCs9FLMjSg Hosted by Emily Ko | Edited by Emily Ko | Podcast theme by Quentin Callewaert | Podcast art by Jacky Celestino --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/umassterclass/message

In this second part of season 2 episode 2, host Emily Ko talks about Chloé Zhao's The Rider and Nomadland. She discusses the cowboy identity, feminist filmmaking, nomadic living, and more! With special guests Professor Robin Blaetz and J.D. Swerzenski. Hosted/edited/produced by Emily Ko | Podcast art by Jacky Celestino --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/umassterclass/message

In this first part of season 2 episode 2, host Emily Ko talks about Chloé Zhao's filmmaking journey, as well as her first feature film, Songs My Brothers Taught Me. She discusses the film's contemplative portrayal of life on Pine Ridge, the importance of film as a medium, The Eternals, and more! With special guests Professor Robin Blaetz and Christian Buckley. Hosted/edited/produced by Emily Ko | Podcast art by Jacky Celestino --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/umassterclass/message

Welcome to UMassterclass, the official, award-winning podcast of the Film Studies program at UMass Amherst! Get a taste of what the show is like, meet every member of the team, and learn more about the origins of UMassterclass! Hosted/edited/produced by Emily Ko | Theme Music by Corey Shaya | Podcast art by Jacky Celestino --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/umassterclass/message

In this podcast extra, host Emily Ko interviews Nefeli Forni, coordinator of the 80 Years of Xanadu: Legacies of Citizen Kane conference that is taking place on December 3. Nefeli invites faculty, graduate, and undergraduate students from UMass Amherst and the Five Colleges to submit their academic paper, creative project, or video essay on Citizen Kane. She also talks about coordinating this conference, the kinds of work that she would like to see, and her personal connection to Citizen Kane! The deadline for abstracts is Friday, October 29. For more information (and the link to the abstracts submission form), go to: https://www.umass.edu/film/citizenkane80event If you have any questions about the conference, please email nforni@umass.edu Hosted/edited/produced by Emily Ko | Theme Music by Corey Shaya | Podcast art by Jacky Celestino --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/umassterclass/message

Last episode of the summer! In this guest episode, host Ben Sepinuck gives an overview of the Best Picture nominees of the 2021 Academy Awards. He talks about films like Judas and the Black Messiah, Minari, Nomadland, and more! This amazing episode also won Best in Competition at the 2020-2021 Michael S. Roif Awards! Please check out: www.explaintheasterisk.org/ Music in Ben's episode: Tumblin Down (cdk Mix) by Analog By Nature (c) copyright 2012 Licensed under a Creative Commons Noncommercial Sampling Plus license. dig.ccmixter.org/files/cdk/35847 Ft: Kirkoid Featured episode hosted/edited/produced by Ben Sepinuck | Introduced by Jacky Celestino and Emily Ko | Edited by Emily Ko | Theme Music by Corey Shaya | Podcast art by Jacky Celestino --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/umassterclass/message

In this special episode, host Emily Ko talks about The Shape of Water (dir. Guillermo Del Toro). This episode is part of Emily's Made Me Cry podcast where she talks about films that made her and many other people cry. She discusses the 2018 Oscars, how The Shape of Water moves audiences through its filmmaking, and some of the criticism that this film received. Aisha Harris's article on The Shape of Water winning Best Picture at the 2018 Oscars: https://slate.com/culture/2018/03/the-shape-of-waters-best-picture-win-is-middle-of-the-road.html Guillermo Del Toro's quote "It's a movie that tells you that the racism, classism, sexual mores, everything that was alive in ‘62, is all alive now" from: https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/film/guillermo-del-toro-on-the-deeper-meaning-in-the-shape-of-water-1.699621 Alexandre Desplat's quote from: https://deadline.com/2017/12/the-shape-of-water-alexandre-desplat-oscars-interview-1202220056/ Featured episode hosted/edited/produced by Emily Ko | Introduced by Jacky Celestino and Emily Ko | Edited by Emily Ko | Theme Music by Corey Shaya | Podcast art by Jacky Celestino --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/umassterclass/message

In this episode, hosts Jacky Celestino and Emily Ko talk with undergraduate teaching assistants from different film classes. They discuss the TAing experience, the content of the courses, and much more! These interviews were recorded during the Spring 2021 semester. Due to the virtual nature of these interviews, there are some variations in audio quality. Thank you for your patience! Hosted by Jacky Celestino and Emily Ko | Edited by Joseph Torres and Emily Ko | Theme Music by Corey Shaya | Podcast art by Jacky Celestino --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/umassterclass/message

First guest episode ever! Today, UMassterclass is featuring Hannah Chan's episode on Minari (dir. Lee Isaac Chung) and Burning (dir. Lee Chang-Dong) from her podcast, Asian Film Express. She talks about the Golden Globes, Asian representation, Steven Yeun, and more! Stop AAPI Hate: https://stopaapihate.org Anti-Asian Violence Resources: https://anti-asianviolenceresources.carrd.co Featured episode hosted/edited/produced by Hannah Chan | Introduced by Jacky Celestino and Emily Ko | Edited by Emily Ko | Theme Music by Corey Shaya | Podcast art by Jacky Celestino --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/umassterclass/message

In this first full episode of season 2, hosts Emily Ko and Jacky Celestino discuss One Night in Miami (dir. Regina King) and Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (dir. George C. Wolfe). Their analysis looks at how the films' technical elements underscore the confines of racial disparities that the characters face. They compare Sam Cooke and Malcom X's relationship with that of Ma Rainey and Levee's to further explore intersecting themes of liberation, activism, and art. Hosted by Emily Ko and Jacky Celestino | Edited by Emily Ko | Theme Music by Corey Shaya | Podcast art by Jacky Celestino --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/umassterclass/message

This bonus episode features three mini episodes created by students from Professor Olga Gershenson's Fall 2020 Jewish Humor course. Some students discuss The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, focusing on the Catskills and Lenny Bruce's influence on comedy. Other students talk about the portrayal of Schmidt's mother in New Girl. Hosts Jacky Celestino and Emily Ko talk with Professor Gershenson to learn more about the assignment. Background music in the New Girl episode is “Bossa Antigua” by Kevin MacLeod. Link to song: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3454-bossa-antigua Link to license: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/standard-license Hosted by Jacky Celestino and Emily Ko | Edited by Emily Ko and Joseph Torres | Podcast art by Jacky Celestino --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/umassterclass/message

Happy first day of the Massachusetts Multicultural Film Festival! In this podcast extra, hosts Emily Ko and Jacky Celestino speak with the festival's Assistant Curator, Nefeli Forni, about this year's theme "Alliances" and the process of putting together a virtual festival. For more information and tickets, visit umass.edu/film/mmff Hosted by Emily Ko and Jacky Celestino | Edited by Emily Ko | Podcast theme by Corey Shaya | Podcast art by Jacky Celestino --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/umassterclass/message

Our BLM focused mini-series continues with a discussion between our hosts and UMass Communication grad student Goyland Williams on how film and television has changed in its representation of the Black community in recent years. They ask whether or not this is a measure of cultural change. The group also discusses the dissonance between the rise in popularity of black culture and people's refusal to acknowledge systemic racism. Produced/Edited/Hosted by Eleanor Rose and Jacky Celestino | Podcast theme by Corey Shaya | Podcast art by Jacky Celestino --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/umassterclass/message

This week's episode is the first of a three part mini-series called Black Perspectives in Film. Hosts Eleanor Rose and Jacky Celestino talk with Professor Toussaint Losier from UMass's AfroAm Department to explore why representation in film matters, how harmful stereotypes emerged in film's early history, and the real consequences that can occur from its perpetuation. Produced/Edited/Hosted by Eleanor Rose and Jacky Celestino | Podcast theme by Corey Shaya | Podcast art by Jacky Celestino --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/umassterclass/message

Christian invites a panel of UMass Amherst film scholars, including Barbara Zecchi, Director of Film Studies, and Daniel Pope and Barry Spence on the Film Studies faculty, to pick their brains about the new Film Major coming to the University, their the films they are watching and thinking about while isolating at home during the COVID-19 pandemic. This episode takes you right into their homes for a fascinating discussion of the challenges of the pandemic, film culture durning quarantine, and what you should see now. (Note: This podcast was recorded in May before the dramatic and historic events unfolding in the wake of the killing of George Floyd. UMassterclass is preparing a Black Lives Matter episode soon.) Guests: Barbara Zecchi, Daniel Pope, Barry Spence Barbara Zecchi's Vimeo: https://www.barbarazecchi.com/video-essays Produced/Edited/Hosted by Christian Buckley | Podcast theme by Corey Shaya | Podcast art by Jacky Celestino --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/umassterclass/message

Get acquainted with us, Christian Buckley and Eleanor Rose, the hosts of UMassterclass, as we talk about our tastes, interests, and history with film in our own lives and at UMass Amherst! Welcome to the show! UMassterclass is a student-run podcast focussing on learning about, discussing, and appreciating film, television, and film culture together. Special thanks: Daniel Pope, Corey Shaya, Barbara Zecchi Hosted by Christian Buckley and Eleanor Rose | Theme music by Corey Shaya | Podcast art by Jacky Celestino --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/umassterclass/message