Short Stories: Rejecting films 'The Wife' & 'The Favourite'

Short Stories: Rejecting films 'The Wife' & 'The Favourite'

April 29, 2026 · 32 min · Season 7 · Episode 4

About this episode

The episode discusses the rejection stories of two Oscar-nominated films written and produced by women.

This week, we bring you a Short Stories episode. It’s been a minute since we’ve done a two-er. Behold, the stories of two 2019 Oscar nominees – 'The Wife' and 'The Favourite.' Both written by women, both produced by women, both starring women, both rejected for a combined 34 years.  Hope you’ll join us.  Ask us Anything: Email us: hello@apostrophepodcasts.ca Write to us on socials: @apostrophepod Leave us a voicemail We don’t regret to inform you – you can now listen ad-free! Plus bonus episodes, chats with Sidney, Terry, Allison & more. Subscribe here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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