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avadaniels · 5 months

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AUGUST WINTER as KIRA MANNING Orphan Black: Echoes 1x05 “Do I Know You?”

#august uses they/them pronouns btw :-)#orphan black: echoes #orphan black echoes #kira manning #august winter #orphan black #orphanblackedit #obedit #userioni #userbarrow #*#not to be dramatic but...kira manning lesbian butch dyke masc woman-lover means everything to me

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sestrahulk · 6 months

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Kira Manning through the years in Orphan Black & Orphan Black: Echoes

#GIVE THE CASTING DIRECTOR A RAISE #also I just want to mention that August Winter who plays Kira in her 20s is non-binary and goes by they/them pronouns #I'm so happy for them #they did such a good job #and Keeley was also wonderful #literally perfect casting #Kira Manning #Orphan Black #Orphan Black Echoes #Orphan Black Spoilers #OB Spoilers #Orphan Black Echoes Spoilers #OBE Spoilers #Skyler Wexler #August Winter #Keeley Hawes

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filmswithoutfaces · 1 year

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Women Talking 2022 | dir. Sarah Polley

#women talking #filmedit #sarah polley #rooney mara #claire foy #jessie buckley #frances mcdormand #ben whishaw #michelle mcleod #august winter #judith ivey #sheila mccarthy #films #movies #faceless

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oliveoomph · 6 months

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- So why are you here? - You asked if I wanted to come with you. - That's not what I meant.

Orphan Black: Echoes - S01e05 - Do I know you?

#orphan black echoes #eleanor miller #kira manning #krysten ritter #august winter #s01e05 #do i know you #gifs by olive #kiss #wlw

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escapismthroughfilm · 1 year

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cptrs · 11 months

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#women talking #sarah polley #filmedit #rooney mara #august winter #kate hallett #liv mcneil #💁‍♀

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theoscarchallenge · 9 months

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Another film that I haven’t heard anyone talk about. Which is a shame, it’s a beautiful picture. Heartbreaking and surprising and understated and powerful and beautiful. Women Talking is definitely one I would recommend. It received the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay.

#the academy awards #the oscars #women talking #sarah polley #rooney mara #claire foy #frances mcdormand #jessie buckley #judith ivey #kate hallett #liv mcneil #michelle mcleod #ben whishaw #august winter #emily mitchell #2022 #theoscarchallenge

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foxsoulcourt · 1 year

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Women Talking

For a VaRiEtY of reasons last week I went down some rabbit holes around this movie + the principals involved.

Navigating this experience illuminated how I want to stretch + grow in terms of exercising leadership, no matter my role within a group or community. I stand in wonder learning a bit about how DeDe Gardner, Sarah Polley + Frances McDormand collaborate. Their vision of how movies can create conversations to help shift important social dynamics INSPIRES ME.

If you are similarly interested, here's some links you might enjoy.

update 3/12/23 8:00pm SARAH POLLEY JUST WON THE ACADEMY AWARD FOR BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY!!! Watch her JoYfuLLy run up to give her iNsiGhTfuL acceptance speech here.

Back in Sept2022 at TIFF2022 (25 min) this L o V e L y small group convo happened. Among other bits, LOVED moderator Sonia Lawrence's summary statement that what she takes from the film into her life is not the community's lack of judgment, but their presence of care.

Here's Frances at MVFF (54 min) - where she read some bits from Sarah Polley's brave book Run Towards The Danger; spoke about the magnificient collaboration between Polley (screenwriter + director), producer Dede Gardner + herself; and described the impact of Polley's way of exercising leadership on others. Watching this video is the first time I've seriously considered using the descriptor 'matriarchal leadership style.' Loved this bit (which is mostly a direct quote), "Movies are not answers, but they are propaganda + conversation starters... we're actively screening at colleges + universities... using the moving to talk about the future, not about the horrible present, but the future + try to radicalise the conversation more. "

Claire Foy in a convo moderated by Kate Erbland (28 min) - about how Foy landed as Salome, what it was like to work with Polley as a director, and more. At 14:05 min there's a sweet bit about the experience of acting with Ben Whishaw + his role in the movie.

NYFF60 (19 min) - Eugene Hernandez does an admirable job getting each person to reflect on the movie within this relatively short panel conversation.

In February Polley + Ben, and then Buckley + Foy were on London Live (9:25 min). L O V E D how about 3/4 of the way through Buckley gently pushes back on interviewer's assumption that the women character's lives were foreign to the actors playing them. They're not, she said, not at all. What WAS foreign + welcome was the ability for a group of women to have an extended conversation about a complex issue and then to make a decision which will have an impact on the rest of their lives. D A M N, if that isn't sobering!

I didn't know August Winter before watching these interviews, so found this Autostraddle interview w/cast member August Winter about the movie + navigating the industry as a non-binary actor + this video. I appreciate hearing from them directly about their character Melvin who is a trans man + learning why silence is such a significant part of their character's behaviour.

Lastly, reading some of Polley's IG posts reminds me that the people I admire most know their worth, yet a l w a y s shine a light on those around them. After listening + watching Polley today, I am even.more.encouraged to do the same. Currently the latter is easier than the former. #work in progress

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scenesandscreens · 1 year

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Women Talking (2022)

Director - Sarah Polley, Cinematography - Luc Montpellier

"We didn't talk about our bodies. So when something like this happened there was no language for it. And without language for it, there was a gaping silence. And in that gaping silence was the real horror."

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genevieveetguy · 1 year

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Why does love - the absence of love, the end of love, the need for love - result in so much violence?

Women Talking, Sarah Polley (2022)

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letterboxd-loggd · 10 months

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Women Talking (2022) Sarah Polley

July 15th 2023

#women talking #2023 #sarah polley #rooney mara #jessie buckley #claire foy #judith ivey #sheila mccarthy #ben whishaw #michelle mcleod #kate hallett #liv mcneil #frances mcdormand #august winter

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laserpinksteam · 1 year

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Film after film: Women Talking (dir. Sarah Polley, 2022)

While it annoyed me with its disappointingly cheesy color-grading choices, this film presents a gripping adaptation of Miriam Toews's novel. It is composed of medium-long still shots that frequently zoom in, simply, on the faces of the actors, speaking to each other or, frequently, monologuing. The cast is uniformly strong, with McLeod and Ivey as my two highlights.

#filmafterfilm #women talking #sarah polley #rooney mara #jessie buckley #claire foy #frances mcdormand #ben whishaw #michelle mcleod #judith ivey #august winter #sheila mccarthy

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rookie-critic · 1 year

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Rookie-Critic's Top 25 Films of 2022: Honorable Mentions - Women Talking (dir. Sarah Polley)

The most ensemble-y of ensemble films from last year, Sarah Polley's meditation on women's role in their own freedom and independence and what it means to truly have a life of choice is a tour de force of acting prowess. All of the film's numerous actresses, from old to young, get a chance to show the audience what they can do. I'm normally not one for films that feel like stage plays, and this most certainly does, but somehow it feels above the pitfalls of that kind of story. It is basically a bunch of monologues and TED Talk-esque discussions strung together, but it's done in a way that asks the audience to engage with what's being said, not to merely sit and listen, but to think, to apply the points being brought up to yourself, to understand, and to accept. The fact that the Best Supporting Actress category at this year's Academy Award wasn't flooded with actresses from this film is a testament to how truly special this year was for movies, because the women of Women Talking are something to behold.

Currently available to rent/purchase on digital (iTunes, Amazon, Vudu, etc.) on on DVD & Blu-ray through Orion & Universal Studios.

Read my full review of Women Talking here.

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detectivedimplez · 1 year

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So fun to see August Winter and Katie Douglas back on tv together even if it was just for a quick scene. Also fun to see Guelph

#pretty hard cases #katie douglas #august winter #mary kills people #canadian tv shows

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screenzealots · 2 years

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"Women Talking"

A talky film with difficult subject matter, dialogue, and situations, but it's also a story that is hopeful and empowering. #TIFF22

This film was screened at the Toronto International Film Festival Writer / director Sarah Polley brings novelist Miriam Toews‘ acclaimed novel to the screen in “Women Talking,” a story that, despite its secluded religious colony setting, has themes that ring true throughout America’s history of antiquated patriarchal systems. It’s a film about the strength of women and their ability to work…

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#August Winter #Ben Whishaw #Claire Foy #Frances McDormand #Jessie Buckley #Judith Ivey #Miriam Toews #Rooney Mara #Sarah Polley #TIFF

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oceanusborealis · 6 months

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Orphan Black: Echoes - Season 1 – TV Review

TL;DR – This is an interesting spin on the original, that works well within the framework that was set, even if it does not quite get the tone right in places. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 3.5 out of 5. Disclosure – I paid for the Stan service that viewed this series.Warning – Contains scenes that may cause distress. Orphan Black: Echoes Review – Back in the day, I was fascinated by this small show out of…

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