Changing the Frame

Hosts Leo Torre and Indigo Korres interview Campbell X about his work as a writer and filmmaker. Campbell's work deals with queer memory, desire and Blackness across the African diaspora. He directed the award-winning queer urban romantic comedy feature film STUD LIFE. He also directed the short films Still We Thrive, about Black joy and resistance and DES!RE, about yearning and lust for men, mascs and studs. He has also directed the documentary VISIBLE, about reclaiming QTBIPOC UK history. Campbell is currently in post-production on his second feature Low Rider a queer road trip, which was filmed in the Western Cape region of South Africa starring Emma Mcdonald and Thishiwe Ziqubu. Campbell's Media Recommendations: - BOOK: Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg - FILM: Beyond the Aggressives: 25 Years Later by Eric Daniel Peddle - FILM: Kokomo City by D. Smith - FILM: Looking for Langstone by Isaac Julien - FILM: Queen of my Dreams by Fawzia Mirza - FILM: The Aggressives by Eric Daniel Peddle - FILM: The Homecoming by Topher Campbell - FILM: Watermelon Woman by Cheryl Dunye - PODCAST: Busy Being Black - PODCAST: Two twos - All of bell hooks and Audre Lorde (specially her “on the erotic”) and James Baldwin Make sure to follow Campbell on instagram and twitter: @campbellx Check out Campbell's Linktr.ee: linktr.ee/campbellx Follow us on Instagram, @changingtheframe.podcast. Cover art for episode by @olfdb on Instagram.  Episode Recorded on: 18/01/2024

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 Follow us on Instagram, @changingtheframe.podcast. Cover art for episode by @olfdb on Instagram.  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 Follow us on Instagram, @changingtheframe.podcast. Cover art for episode by @olfdb on Instagram.  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. Follow us on Instagram, @changingtheframe.podcast. Cover art for episode by @olfdb on Instagram. 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. Follow us on Instagram, @changingtheframe.podcast. Cover art for episode by @olfdb on Instagram. 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. Follow us on Instagram, @changingtheframe.podcast. Cover art for episode by @olfdb. 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

Hosts Leo Torre and Indigo Korres interview Jessica Bainbridge about her practice as a camera operator. She has done work with MyGenderation films, filmed Brighton Trans Pride and have been a camera trainee for the Stand Up Sketch Show Series on ITV2, which is now available on ITVX. Jessica's Media Recommendations: - Book: Out at the Movies: A History of Gay Cinema by Steven Davies - Film: Supernova (dir. Harry Macqueen, 2020) Make sure to follow Jessica on instagram: @thejessicabainbridgeinsta And check out more about her work in the following links: Trans On Screen, Linkedin and Talent Manager. Make sure to follow the Changing The Frame podcast on instagram: @changingtheframe.podcast Episode Recorded on: 17/07/2023

Hosts Indigo Korres and Leo Torre take a moment to reflect back on a whole year of podcasting. They discuss what they have learned, what they have enjoyed and what they want for the podcasts future. Thank you so much for learning about trans and non-binary experiences in the film industries with us during the last year <3 Indigo's media recommendations: - Film: Kokomo City (dir. D. Smith, 2023) - TV Show: Heartstopper - Album: Preacher's Daughter by Ethel Cain - Book: Pageboy by Elliot Page - Podcast: Maintenance Phase - Podcast: Multiamory: Rethinking Modern Relationships Leo's media recommendations: - Film: Te estoy amando locamente (dir. Alejandro Marín, 2023) - Album: The Age Of Pleasure by Janelle Monáe - Book: Voice Of The Fish by Lars Horn - Book: A Psalm For The Wild-Built by Becky Chambers - Podcast: Waterlands by the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust Make sure to follow the Changing The Frame Podcast on instagram: @changingtheframe.podcast Episode Recorded on: 09/08/2023

Hosts Leo Torre and Indigo Korres interview Hogan Seidel about their practice as an experimental still and moving image artist. Their artistic practice encompasses various mediums, including analog moving image film, photography, sculpture, and new media. Make sure to check out their work here: hoganseidel.com⁠ Hogan's Media Recommendations: - Film: Living Lessons In The Museum Of Order (dir. Malic Amalya, 2023) - Book: H of H Playbook by Anne Carson - Book: Autobiography Of Red by Anne Carson - Music by: Mal Blum Make sure to follow Hogan on instagram: @hoganalexanderseidel Make sure to follow the Changing The Frame podcast on instagram: @changingtheframe.podcast Cover art for episode by ⁠⁠@olfdb⁠⁠. Episode Recorded on: 22/07/2023