{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"189. Berlinale: a S\u00e1mi musical, a queer Black South African film, and an 1800s queer period drama","description":"Some of the best, most boundary-pushing cinema at the Berlinale is quietly tucked away in the sidebars where most of the press never look. In today's episode, I\u2019m looking at three films that feel like a step forward for women\u2019s stories: Arr\u00fa: A S\u00e1mi musical from Norway Black Burns Fast: A queer South African coming-of-age story directed by a Black woman The Education of Jane Cumming: A Scottish period drama based on the first documented legal case involving accusations of lesbians in the UK Taken together, these show how filmmakers are finding new ways to dramatize the systems shaping women\u2019s lives \u2014 from colonial land politics to the legacy of apartheid to the class and racial hierarchies of the 19th century. \ud83d\udc49 Curious about joining one of my film programs? Get on the waitlist here. I only open a few a year, and they're limited enrollment, so this is the best way to ensure you get first dibs on a spot. ","author_name":"Seventh Row Podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/seventh-row.com","html":"