Ep292. The Adversarial Director

About this episode

The episode discusses filmmaker Shirley Clarke's defiance of expectations in the world of independent art film.

The ladies are again joined by Jessalyn Finch and Pod Jesus to wine about another filmmaker who took every opportunity to defy expectations and piss of the man (or a lot of men). Shirley Clarke was born into privledge but also under the thumb of her controling father. Through dance and filmmaking, she not only found an escape, but put her stamp on the world of independent art film! Shirley we're not joking because we're wining about herstory! Join the Funerary Cult: https://www.patreon.com/winingaboutherstory Sponsor a Glass of Wine: https://buymeacoffee.com/wahpod Get Merch: https://wining-about-herstory.myspreadshop.com/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

People in this episode

Guests: Jessalyn Finch, Pod Jesus

Topics covered

• filmmaking
• independent art film
• women in film
• Shirley Clarke

Keywords

• adversarial director
• defy expectations
• privilege
• dance
• art

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