EPISODE 22: WHAT? LIKE IT'S HARD?
New Year, new block of films! We’re kicking off 2021 with our Girl Boss series, celebrating badass female characters who take control of their own narratives. In this episode, Karen and Janet are joined by award-winning filmmaker, Agustin McCarthy, to discuss both the pleasures and problematic nature of 2001’s Legally Blonde.
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What We’re Into Lately:
The Bletchley Circle - Smart ladies stuck in regressive, post-WWII, British society who solve mysteries together?? Sign us up!
Over the Moon - Gorgeous, sweeping animation that gives us more than Asian representation; it gives us beautifully rendered characters and a universal tale of love, death, grief, and family bonds. Go watch it! (But have tissues ready.)
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Agustin McCarthy is a yoga and mindfulness instructor who is also an award-winning independent filmmaker and Assistant Professor of Media Arts at City University of New York (at BMCC). Agustin is currently working on several film projects, including Pink, White & Blue, a documentary that explores gender identity and what it means to be queer; and Stuck in Hazardville, a coming-of-age comedy about a teenage rebel with Asperger's who sets out to wreak havoc on the reunion of their rural Trump-voting family.
You can find Agustin online at Facebook or Instagram or visit AgustinMcCarthy.com.