"Portrait of a Lady on Fire" (2019) and The Female Gaze.

If you enjoy this program consider leaving us a tip at  https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory or, for more content,  join our DVD Extras Club.Director Céline Sciamma's 18th century sapphic love story can be enjoyed simply for the beauty of it's images, the great performances by Noémie Merlant, Adèle Haenel and Luàna Bajrami, or as an all too human tale of love and loss. It was also seen as a great step forward in queer representation on screen and the ability of openly gay women to tell their own stories. The normal panel of Eric Trommater, Sila Blume and Erin Brown were augmented this week by four diverse voices within the queer women's film world.Nicole De Meneses is a writer-director-producer and runs Dark Rainbow Films. https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-dark-rainbows-sapphic-stories-shineJennifer A. Trujillo  runs the Gilbert Baker film festival, showcasing LGBTQIA+ narrative films, shorts and documentaries. https://gilbertbakerfilmfestival.lgbtLaura Petrie runs The Cinema Systers Film Festival. The only all-lesbian film festival in America. https://cinemasysters.com/krissy mahan is a working class filmmaker whose work uses humor to explore contemporary issues such as accessibility, gender expression and classism through short films and documentaries.https://www.dykeumentary.com/Check us out on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@worldcinehist?si=z8Yay0W0I-6APEZz ⁠⁠⁠ on Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/world-cinema-history/id1744483892 or Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/4YkCJSJvngtDMhey0CNsWj?si=i143kCA8RQKhQauUICLrmA or follow us on X (The Artist Formerly Known as Twitter): @etrommater Consider joining the World Cinema History DVD Extras Club.Benefits include:* Bonus Episodes * Attending Live Recordings of the Show * Our Love and Appreciation * Whatever Else We Think of in The Future * Having your name mispronounced on the podcast (sorry in advance) To join just go to https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory and make a recurring monthly payment for any amount.