Norita | A Conversation with Producer Sarah Schoellkopf

In this episode, I talk with producer Sarah Schoellkopf about Norita, a moving documentary about Argentine human rights icon Nora “Norita” Cortiñas, one of the founders of the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo.Sarah shares how her decades-long friendship with Norita inspired the project, how animation gave visual form to memory, and why the film serves as a manual for activism today.Learn more at noritafilm.comRead the full transcript here.Support Austin B MediaIf you enjoyed this podcast, consider joining my Patreon.Members get:Early access to reviews and podcasts ($10 members get unedited episodes)Exclusive monthly Film Club, where we watch a movie and discuss it together on ZoomCommunity polls to help choose what I cover nextBehind-the-scenes research notes⁠⁠⁠Join here and help shape the future of Austin B Media!Chapters:00:00 – Introduction00:53 – Meeting Nora Cortiñas05:27 – Documentary Teaching06:10 – Using Animation to Tell History11:11 – Speaking About Trauma in One’s Own Language12:43 – Balancing the Personal and Political17:08 – Norita as a Manual for Activism29:30 – Collaboration Across Continents33:00 – Where to Watch Norita33:30 – Closing RemarksWhere to Follow MeBluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTubeUntil next time!