The A24 New Wave – Episode Six – Representation with Alex Mell-Taylor

About this episode

Alex Mell-Taylor joins to discuss A24 and the importance of representation in film.

Description: Alex Mell-Taylor from Alex Has Opinions joins to talk about A24 and representation. We talk about some of the recent examples of positive representation and compare it with some not so great examples. We also talk about how someone who is not part of a particular group benefits from seeing what their life is like when representative actually reflects that experience, and how great it feels for people to see characters and stories that they can identify with on screen. Links: Video of this episode Alex Has Opinions – Website Alex’s Patreon Follow Us: Cinejourneys – YouTube Channel | Facebook Page | Facebook Group | Instagram | Letterboxd | BlueSky | Threads Jill Blake – BlueSky Aaron West – BlueSky | Letterboxd

People in this episode

Hosts: Aaron West, Jill Blake

Guest: Alex Mell-Taylor

Topics covered

• A24
• representation
• film analysis
• positive representation
• character identification

Keywords

• A24
• representation
• film
• characters
• storytelling
• identification
• Alex Has Opinions

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Alex Has Opinions, Cinejourneys

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