Um die Ästhetik der Filme von Sofia Coppola mit ihrem neuen, feministischen Potential voll umschreiben zu können, hat Filmjoker ebenfalls eine neue Stimme angeheuert: Dies ist die Debütfolge von Isabella, dem neuesten Zugang unseres Teams! Also seid lieb. Tobit hat sich auch Mühe gegeben.

Explizit besprochen werden Sofia Coppolas Werke THE VIRGIN SUICIDES, LOST IN TRANSLATION, MARIE ANTOINETTE, SOMEWHERE und THE BLING RING.

230: Lost in Nepotism

We welcomed Maya Williams (ey/they/she) back to the show to discuss their new chapbook of poetry, Feminine Morbidity, along with Sofia Coppola's 1999 feature debut, The Virgin Suicides.

Based on Jefferey Eugenides' 1991 novel, this film follows the Lisbon sisters and their parents who are reeling after the youngest sister, Cecelia, takes her own life. 

In this episode: mental health portrayals in Hollywood; protecting teen actors; the fetishization of sadness; bad parents and even worse wigs; the Mystical Lands of Suburbia; giving girls agency in life and in death.

Our recommendations: Things in Nature Merely Grow by Yiyun Li, Mustang (2015), Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975), Picnic at Hanging Rock TV Series (2018)

Feminine Morbidity is the Headline Review 2025 Poetry Chapbook Prize. You can pre-order Maya's new collection here: https://www.theheadlightreview.com/store/p/chapbook-feminine-morbidity-by-maya-williams

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In the Studio With: The Virgin Suicides (1999) feat. Maya Williams

Black Girl Film Club is a podcast aimed at creating a space for black girls to watch and discuss movies. Join hosts Britney and Ashley as they analyze movies and the film industry from their unique, and often underrepresented, point of view.

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