101. Magnus von Horn's Films: The Here After and Sweat

We discuss the two features of Swedish filmmaker Magnus von Horn: his latest, Sweat, and his first feature from 2015, The Here After, with particular focus on how empathy is so crucial to his work. The episode features Editor-in-Chief Alex Heeney, Executive Editor Orla Smith, Associate Editor Brett Pardy, and Contributing Editor Lindsay Pugh. On this Episode: Why we paired these films (7:45) The Here After (12:42) Sweat (39:17) Comparisons (1:15:59) Preview for next week (1:28:36) Episode Notes Read Orla's interview with von Horn about Sweat Read Alex's 2015 review of The Here After Related Episodes Ep. 97: The Films and TV of Desiree Akhavan Ep. 93: The Films of Agnieszka Holland Ep. 85: The Films of Naomi Kawase, featuring True Mothers Ep. 66: Francis Lee's God's Own Country and Ammonite (Member's Only) Ep. 45: The films of Anne Émond, from Nuit #1 to Nelly (Member's Only)