Changing the Frame Indigo & Leo

Hosts Leo Torre and Indigo Korres interview Cande Lázaro about his work as a filmmaker and photographer based in Cuenca, Spain. Lázaro has produced his own independent short films and photography projects, and is currently working on a feature film project called La Pastora (The Shepherdess).

Lázaro's Media Recommendations:

- Book: Tríptico del Silencio by Brigitte Vasallo

- Series: La Mesías by los Javis

Make sure to follow Lázaro on instagram: @un.zagal

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Episode Recorded on: 14/12/2023

Hosts Leo Torre and Indigo Korres interview Sarnt Utamachote about their work as a film curator and filmmaker based in Berlin. Sarnt is the founder of the Thai-German diasporic artists collective un.thai.tled and has programmed for festivals such as Hamburg Short Film Festival and the Xposed Queer Film Festival. Sarnt has also produced their own independent short films and is currently working on a new film.

Sarnt's Media Recommendations:

- Film: Anhell69 by Theo Montoya

- Film: Kokomo City by D. Smith

- Film: Mutt by Vuk Lungulov-Klotz

- Film: Mars One by Gabriel Martins

- Film: I Can See The Sun But I Can'T Feel It Yet by Joseph Wilson

- Film: Too Rough by Sean Lìonadh

- Music: Gemini Feed by Banks

- Music: Something to Give Each Other by Troye Sivan

Make sure to follow Sarnt on instagram: @sarntolstice

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Episode Recorded on: 06/12/2023

Hosts Leo Torre and Indigo Korres interview Michael Lee Richardson about their work as a writer and filmmaker based in Glasgow. They have written for TV and films such as Who I am Now (directed by our previous interviewee Jack Goessens) and My Loneliness is Killing me, which won a BAFTA Scotland Award in 2018. Michael’s first funded short film as a director, Just Jackie, has recently entered the festival circuit.

Michael's Media Recommendations:

- BOOK: Patricia wants to cuddle by Samantha Leigh Allen

- BOOK: Any other city by Hazel Jane Plante

- BOOK: Little Blue Encyclopedia by Hazel Jane Plante

- PODCAST: Like a Virgin with Rose Dommu and Fran Tirado

Make sure to follow Michael on instagram: @hrfmichael

And check out the Queer Words Project Scotland mentoring scheme, which is currently open for applications through queerwordsprojectscotland.com.

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Episode Recorded on: 21/12/2023

Hosts Leo Torre and Indigo Korres interview Bec Penner about their work as an interdisciplinary artist working in film production and exhibition. They utilize film/video, painting, and collage to explore memory/trauma, illness, and connection. Their work is informed by their experience as chronically ill, mad, neurodivergent, Queer, and Jewish, and has been seen in film festivals, exhibitions, and publications in the U.S., U.K., & Canada. With an interest in Disability arts and community care, Bec is organising RestFest Film Festival and pursuing an MSW degree.

Bec's Media Recommendations:

- Film: This is not Berlin by Hari Sama

- Streaming Service: NoBudge.com

- TV Show: Sex Education

- Work by the artists Nathalie Djurberg and Hans Berg

Make sure to follow Bec on Instagram, @greenleavesalongtheboulevards, and RestFest Film Festival on Instagram @restfestfilmfestival and check their website out to see more of their work: becpenner.com and www.restfestfilmfestival.org.


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Episode Recorded on: 13/10/2023

Hosts Leo Torre and Indigo Korres interview Autojektor about her work as an experimental filmmaker and visual artist mainly practicing cameraless filmmaking. She has showcased her practice through workshops in spaces such as Camp Trans and her work has been included in the Analog Cookbook, a film publication dedicated to promoting accessibility in celluloid filmmaking.



Autojektor's Media Recommendations:

- The artistic practices of Aun Helden and Junji Ito.

- Videogame: Dark Souls 2


Make sure to follow Autojektor on Instagram, @autojektorx, and check her website out to see more of her work: autojektor.com.


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Episode Recorded on: 28/08/2023

This is a special episode in which Leo Torre interviews Indigo Korres about her work as a festival director and programme coordinator for the Scottish Queer International Film Festival, as well as her career as a freelance curator.

Indigo's Media Recommendations:

- Books: Heartstopper, the series by Alice Oseman

- Book: Nevada, by Imogen Binnie

- Book: Bellies, by Nicola Dinan

- TV Show: Sex Education (Season 4)

- Film: Sex Change: Shock! Horror! Probe! (dir. Kristiene Clarke, 1988)

- Music genre: Pagode

- Song: Fall In Love With A Girl, by Cavetown.

- Podcast: vibes em análise

Make sure to follow Indigo on Instagram: @indigokorres

Check out the programme for the upcoming collaborative festival taking place in Glasgow and online, from the the 27th of October to the 5th of November, for which Indigo has been working as a mentor: CineAstra.

Make sure to follow the Changing The Frame podcast on Instagram: @changingtheframe.podcast

Episode Recorded on: 05/10/2023