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I believe that many films can change our lives for the better. I interview scholars about the films that have had a lasting impact on who they are and what they believe cinema can do in real-world ways. filmschangelives.substack.com
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Signup to Generate a PitchI believe that many films can change our lives for the better. I interview scholars about the films that have had a lasting impact on who they are and what they believe cinema can do in real-world ways.
Films Change Lives is hosted by Elsie Walker. The show has published 12 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Episode 9: J. M. Tyree on FARGO" (20 June 2026, 97 minutes), "Episode 8: Chris Becker on MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON" (20 June 2026, 61 minutes), and "Episode 7: Kimberly van Vulpen on TÓTEM (2023)" (20 June 2026, 63 minutes).
Films Change Lives publishes roughly daily, with episodes averaging 52 minutes across 12 episodes.
Booking probability for Films Change Lives is 28%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Films Change Lives requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Films Change Lives's contact route on record: public web form.
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Elsie Walker hosts Films Change Lives, a tv podcast with 12 episodes published.
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Films Change Lives
<p>We discuss:</p><p>Representing the American Midwest, the especially lives of people in Minnesota</p><p>Tonal ambiguity and cinematic strangeness!</p><p>Carter Burwell’s genre-bending score</p><p>Ironic parallels...
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<p>We discuss:</p><p>The wonderment Marcel inspires</p><p>The voices of Jenny Slade and Isabella Rossellini</p><p>The genesis of the movie</p><p>The treatment of everyday objects as precious, sometimes...
Films Change Lives
<p>We discuss:</p><p>The reality of hospice care</p><p>Michelle Aaron’s book Death and the Moving Image (Edinburgh University Press)</p><p>Familial, cultural, and cinematic strategies for coping with grief</p><p>The...
Films Change Lives
<p>This podcast reflects my love of cinema and hearing about the films that have changed other people’s lives for the long term. While I’m an established scholar, editor, and author who loves sharing my own love of...
Films Change Lives
<p>We discuss:</p><p>The dearth of nuanced representations of deaf people on film, and CODA as an important new example</p><p>ASL in cinema: pitfalls and opportunities for relaying physicalized expressivity</p><p>Music...
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<p>We talk about</p><p>The deceptively simple plot of The Quiet Girl</p><p>Exquisitely nuanced visual and sonic details of life within it</p><p>The distinctively Irish vision and mindset of the film</p><p>The Irish...
Films Change Lives
<p>Please forgive the relatively low-grade quality of this pilot episode. We recorded it at home via Zoom, which felt right because of the personal subject matter. It was a cold, snowy, winter day, and the film uplifted...
Films Change Lives
<p>We discuss:</p><p>Algeria’s War of Independence</p><p>Willful forgetting and the obligation to remember colonial history</p><p>The reality of France's (post)colonial impact</p><p>Personal and collective guilt and...
Films Change Lives
<p>We discuss:</p><p>Greta Gerwig’s distinct directorial approach</p><p>Authentically representing teenage life and being</p><p>Social class in America</p><p>Emotional realness</p><p>Meaningful ellipses</p><p>Phil...
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<p>We discuss:</p><p>A children’s film for adults</p><p>Family and friendship</p><p>Grief</p><p>Non-linear time</p><p>Maximalist fiction in contrast with this minimalist film</p><p>Father/child...
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