Episode 79 - Nobody's Watching

One Week Only - Podcast

English - September 09, 2017 01:08 - 54.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 15 ratings
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Episode 79 of One Week Only! This week's key film is "Nobody's Watching," a terrific, complex drama about a successful Argentinian actor who is attempting to start a new career in New York, but is hampered by his accent and his immigration status. Directed by Julia Solomonoff, and starring Guillermo Pfening, who won Best Actor at the Tribeca Film Festival, this is a nuanced, thoughtful immigrant drama that explores identity, privilege, and desire, as well as the conflict between dreams and reality. Now Playing in New York at the Film Forum. (45:15)

We also review the unnerving religious drama "Free in Deed" directed by Jake Mahaffy (12:05); fantastical anime adventure "Napping Princess" directed by Kenji Kamiyama (19:25); surreal documentary "The Challenge" about wealthy Qatari sheiks, directed by Yuri Ancarani (28:15); and the heartwarming documentary "School Life" about an Irish boarding school, directed by Neasa Ní Chianáin & David Rane (36:10).

Hosted by Carlos Aguilar & Conor Holt. Music by Kevin MacLeod at www.incompetech.com