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When a young Eva Kollisch arrives as a refugee in New York in 1940, she finds a community among socialists who share her values and idealism. She soon discovers ‘the cause’ isn’t as idyllic as it seems. Little does she know this is the beginning of a lifelong commitment to activism and her determination to create radical change in ways that include belonging, love and one's full self. In addition to Eva Kollisch’s memoirs Girl in Movement (2000) and The Ground Under My Feet (2014), LBI’s collections include an oral history interview with Eva conducted in 2014 and the papers of Eva’s mother, poet Margarete Kolllisch, which document Eva’s childhood experience on the Kindertransport. Learn more at www.lbi.org/kollisch . Exile is a production of the Leo Baeck Institute , New York | Berlin and Antica Productions . It’s narrated by Mandy Patinkin. Executive Producers include Katrina Onstad, Stuart Coxe, and Bernie Blum. Senior Producer is Debbie Pacheco. Associate Producers are Hailey Choi and Emily Morantz. Research and translation by Isabella Kempf. Sound design and audio mix by Philip Wilson, with help from Cameron McIver. Theme music by Oliver Wickham. Voice acting by Natalia Bushnik. Special thanks to the Kollisch family for the use of Eva’s two memoirs, “Girl in Movement” and “The Ground Under My Feet”, the Sophia Smith Collection at Smith College and their “Voices of Feminism Oral History Project”, and Soundtrack New York.…

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Motion Sickness Episode Five: The Borderlands feat. Esther Rosenfield 1:03:30

há 3 dias1:03:30

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THIS WEEK: The Borderlands AKA Final Prayer (2013) What was Cate Blanchett thinking signing on to this turkey? Will we ever see the Roth cut? Did I watch the wrong movie again? Esteemed critic Esther Rosenfield joins us to discuss a true undiscovered gem, swept away in the ebb of the found footage wave. Donate to Palestinian Medical Aid Support Optimism Vaccine on Patreon…

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Bigger Than Oldboy (The Films of Soi Cheang - Part 2) 1:08:31

há 10 dias1:08:31

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THIS WEEK: Accident (2009), Limbo (2021), and Mad Fate (2023) This time around, Jack let us watch the GOOD Soi Cheang movies. We're looking at a trio of films made with legendary cinematographer Siu-Keung Cheng under Johnnie To and Wai Ka-Fai's Wilkway Image production company. Has Soi Cheang grown into one of the most essential filmmakers in modern Hong Kong? Yes. But don't watch his movies on Tubi. Turns out they're still fucking up HK distribution in 2025. Donate to Palestinian Medical Aid Support Optimism Vaccine on Patreon…

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Unrealistic Dick Expectations (The Films of Joe Eszterhas) 1:38:10

há 18 dias1:38:10

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THIS WEEK: Basic Instinct (1992), Sliver (1993), and Jade (1995) Forget the Whitman's. This year we got you an Eszterhas sampler for Valentine's Day. It isn't particularly sweet, but there's a lot of cream involved. Donate to Palestinian Medical Aid Support Optimism Vaccine on Patreon

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Motion Sickness Episode Four: The Visit feat. Aaron Casias 1:06:24

há 23 dias1:06:24

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THIS WEEK: The Visit (2015) Motion Sickness welcomes back old friends as Aaron Casias of Hit Factory joins us to discuss the perpetually fascinating career of M. Night Shyamalan. I bet you all forgot that he made a Found Footage film, didn't you? We didn't forget. We never forget. Donate to Palestinian Medical Aid Support Optimism Vaccine on Patreon…

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Choices Were Made (The Films of Soi Cheang - Part 1) 1:14:38

há 5 weeks1:14:38

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THIS WEEK: Home Sweet Home (2005), Dog Bite Dog (2006), and Motorway (2012) A generous patron's request brings us back to Hong Kong to look at a more contemporary side of the HK action-industrial complex via the films of Soi Cheung. Unfortunately, Jack has returned from his sabbatical, and decided he'd rather spend the week mired in the soapy melodrama of Cheung's early career. We vow to rectify this injustice very soon. Donate to Palestinian Medical Aid Support Optimism Vaccine on Patreon…

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Motion Sickness Episode Three: Help Me Someone, Help Me Please 1:20:20

há 6 weeks1:20:20

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THIS WEEK: Cloverfield (2008), Apollo 18 (2011) and The Devil Inside (2012) Life has once again wrought havoc with our schedule, so before we debut the regular format of Motion Sickness, we're bringing you one more genre retrospective. It's a slate featuring some of the least essential films to emerge during the latter days of the format's theatrical viability! And also Cloverfield! What do these things have in common? Their marketing achieved far more notoriety than the films themselves. That's right, we're talking ad campaigns. Strap in. Donate to Palestinian Medical Aid Support Optimism Vaccine on Patreon…

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Motion Sickness Episode Two: Hiding in the Dark, Hiding in the Street 1:25:10

há 7 weeks1:25:10

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THIS WEEK: Local 58, Gemini Home Entertainment, The Mandela Catalogue and The Oldest View We're leaving the dusty theater behind, as Motion Sickness looks at what the children and their dang internet have done to the found footage genre. Liminal spaces, analogue oddities, and alternate personages abound in the ever-evolving world of web horror. Donate to Palestinian Medical Aid Support Optimism Vaccine on Patreon…

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Motion Sickness Episode One: It's Coming for Me Through the Trees 1:46:17

há 7 weeks1:46:17

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THIS WEEK: Cannibal Holocaust (1980), Guinea Pig: Devil's Experiment (1985), The McPherson Tape (1989), Ghostwatch (1992), The Blair Witch Project (1999) and Paranormal Activity (2007) We're kicking off our new series Motion Sickness by looking at the history of the found footage format in horror, from Ruggero Deodato murdering tortoises in the Amazon, to the micro-budget film that launched Blumhouse. Donate to Palestinian Medical Aid Support Optimism Vaccine on Patreon…

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The State of Surveillance (Found Footage in the 2020s) 1:05:54

há 9 weeks1:05:54

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THIS WEEK: Unknown Visitor (2019), Host (2020), Dashcam (2021), and Frogman (2023) What do you do when one of your co-hosts requires emergency surgery on Christmas Day? You pivot. And prepare to pivot again. So while Jack recovers from his "back problems", the rest of us are hard at work on our long-gestating exploration of found footage horror: Motion Sickness. Is this that? Not exactly. Consider it a prologue, in which Steve and Miros look at some of the more intriguing recent stabs at the format. Donate to Palestinian Medical Aid Support Optimism Vaccine on Patreon…

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A Christmas With Old Friends (David DeCoteau and Steven Paul) 1:03:52

há 10 weeks1:03:52

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THIS WEEK: A Magic Christmas (2014), A Christmas Eve Miracle (2015) and A Husband for Christmas (2016) Somewhere along the line, noted shirtless hunk afficionado David DeCoteau was co-opted into the bland holiday film industry. This merits our attention. Steven Paul doesn't merit anyone's attention, but we're still talking about him. The stars are all here: Vivica A. Fox! Eric Roberts! Burt Reynolds! Jon Voight! And half of them are voicing vestigial dog narrators! Donate to Palestinian Medical Aid Support Optimism Vaccine on Patreon…

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The Cold, the Bad, and the Grey (Late-Stage Liam Neeson) 1:00:38

há 11 weeks1:00:38

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THIS WEEK: The Grey (2011), Cold Pursuit (2019) and The Ice Road (2021) This December, we've decided to trudge through the snow with Liam Neeson, charting his curious journey from celebrated thespian to Charles Bronson in a parka along the way. Donate to Palestinian Medical Aid Support Optimism Vaccine on Patreon…

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Smile: Day One (2024 Horror Grotesques) 1:13:44

há 12 weeks1:13:44

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THIS WEEK: Blink Twice (2024), Smile 2 (2024) and The Substance (2024) We've nearly survived 2024, but subtlety didn't make it out alive. It's cinema via blunt force trauma as we examine an eclectic slate of the year's most interesting horror films. Donate to Palestinian Medical Aid Support Optimism Vaccine on Patreon…

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That's Gotta Be Kane 1:12:56

há 13 weeks1:12:56

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THIS WEEK: See No Evil (2006) and See No Evil 2 (2014) It doesn't get much worse than this, folks. We're exploring the origins of WWE Films via the limp, senseless misadventures of Jacob Goodnight. Will Vince McMahon's callous attempt to christen Glenn Jacobs the new face of fear succeed? Find out next Sunday at Survivor Series. Donate to Palestinian Medical Aid Support Optimism Vaccine on Patreon…

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Cruising the Information Superhighway With Dee Snider (Yes Nut Roadvember - Part 4) 1:25:59

há 14 weeks1:25:59

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THIS WEEK: Dee Snider's Strangeland (1998), Feardotcom (2002) and Cry_Wolf (2005) We’ve traveled down Route 66 and across the Australian outback but one road remains: THE INFORMATION SUPERHIGHWAY. Join us as explore the dangers of chat rooms, cyber bullying, and haunted Flash websites. Donate to Palestinian Medical Aid Support Optimism Vaccine on Patreon…

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No Rules, Just Fright (Yes Nut Roadvember - Part 3) 1:16:27

há 15 weeks1:16:27