The One-Inch Barrier

This week on THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we talk about Russia's drama-comedy about community and Stalinism that won at the 67th Academy Awards: Nikita Makhalkov's BURNT BY THE SUN. This week's guest is André Sousa, film student from University of Beira Interior. Find us on the internet! André Sousa: @KnightWhoSay_Ni Juan Carlos Ojano: @carlosojano The One-Inch Barrier: @OneInchBarrier You can now support this podcast via Patreon! Click here: https://www.patreon.com/TheOneInchBarrier Music Credits Opening: "Burnt by the Sun" - Mark Simkin Ending: "Burnt by the Sun" - Oleg Menshikov & Nadezhda Mikhalkova

This week on THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we talk about the Netherlands' comedy about matriarchy and womanhood that won at the 68th Academy Awards: Marleen Gorris's ANTONIA'S LINE. This week's guest is Joanne Cesario, a filmmaker. Her short film Here Here premiered at the 2020 Locarno Film Festival as part of the Pardi di domani competition. Find us on the internet! Joanne Cesario: @cesariojoanne (Instagram) Here, Here: https://www.facebook.com/hereherefilm Juan Carlos Ojano: @carlosojano The One-Inch Barrier: @OneInchBarrier You can now support this podcast via Patreon! Click here: https://www.patreon.com/TheOneInchBarrier Music Credits Opening: "Antonia's Line - Opening Credits" - Ilona Sekacz Ending: "Antonia's Line - End Credits" - Ilona Sekacz

This week on THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we talk about Czech Republic's drama-comedy about fatherhood and bachelorhood that won at the 69th Academy Awards: Jan Svěrák's KOLYA. This week's guest is Fritz, blogger at Fritz and the Oscars. He was also the guest on the episode discussing AMOUR and the films of 2012. Find us on the internet! Fritz: @FritzandOscars Fritz and the Oscars: http://fritzlovesoscars.blogspot.com/ Juan Carlos Ojano: @carlosojano The One-Inch Barrier: @OneInchBarrier You can now support this podcast via Patreon! Click here: https://www.patreon.com/TheOneInchBarrier Music Credits Opening: "Půjdeš k hrobníkovi" - Ondřej Soukup Ending: "My Country. A Cycle of Symphonic Poems - Tábor" - Václav Neumann

This week on THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we discuss the Netherlands' drama about fatherhood and compassion that won at the 70th Academy Awards: Mike van Diem's CHARACTER. This week's guest is Ronaldo Trancoso Jr, blogger at Cinematic Tips and contributor at Trash to Tarkovsky. He was also the guest on the episode discussing A FANTASTIC WOMAN and the films of 2017. Find us on the internet! Ronaldo Trancoso Jr: @ronaldotrancoso Cinematic Tips: https://cinematictips.com/ Juan Carlos Ojano: @carlosojano The One-Inch Barrier: @OneInchBarrier You can now support this podcast via Patreon! Click here: https://www.patreon.com/TheOneInchBarrier Music Credits Opening and Ending: Original music by Paleis van Boem

This week on THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we talk about Italy's drama-comedy about fatherhood and the Holocaust that triumphed at the 71st Academy Awards: Roberto Benigni's LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL. This week's guest is Tim Kimber, a writer, sub-editor, and podcast producer. He writes the film retrospective International Oscar Showdown. Find us on the internet! Tim Kimber: @Tim_Kimber International Oscar Showdown: https://internationaloscarshowdown.wordpress.com/ Juan Carlos Ojano: @carlosojano The One-Inch Barrier: @OneInchBarrier You can now support this podcast via Patreon! Click here: https://www.patreon.com/TheOneInchBarrier Music Credits Opening: "La vita è bella" - Nicola Piovani Ending: "La Notte di Favola" - Nicola Piovani

In the season three premiere of THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we discuss Spain's melodrama about motherhood and role-playing that won at the 72nd Academy Awards: Pedro Almodóvar's ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER. This week's guest is Manish Mathur, film writer and podcaster at It Pod to be You and Queer and Now. Find us on Twitter! Manish Mathur: @themanish89 It Pod to be You: @ItPodToBeYou Queer and Now: @Queerandnowpod Juan Carlos Ojano: @carlosojano The One-Inch Barrier: @OneInchBarrier You can now support this podcast via Patreon! Click here: https://www.patreon.com/TheOneInchBarrier Music Credits Opening: "Todo Sobre Mi Madre" - Alberto Iglesias Ending: "Dedicatoria" - Alberto Iglesias

In this season two finale of THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we discuss Taiwan's wuxia film about romance and power that took the world by storm and triumphed at the 73rd Academy Awards: Ang Lee's CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON. This week's guest is Nick Davis, a professor of English, gender & sexuality studies, and film studies at the Northwestern University. He is also a writer at Nick-Davis.com (formerly Nick's Flick Picks). Find us on Twitter! Nick Davis: @NicksFlickPicks Nick-Davis.com: http://nicksflickpicks.com/ Juan Carlos Ojano: @carlosojano The One-Inch Barrier: @OneInchBarrier Music Credits Opening: "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" - Tan Dun Ending: "Farewell" - Tan Dun

This week on THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we talk about Bosnia and Herzegovina's drama about armed conflict and foreign intervention that triumphed at the 74th Academy Awards: Danis Tanović's NO MAN'S LAND. This week's guest is Cláudio Alves, contributor at The Film Experience and writer at Magazine HD.  Find us on Twitter! Cláudio Alves: @claudioalvesDC Juan Carlos Ojano: @carlosojano The One-Inch Barrier: @OneInchBarrier Music Credits Opening and Ending: "Nini Sine, Spavaj Sine" - Alma Bandić

This week on THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we talk about Germany's war drama about anti-Semitism and survival that won at the 75th Academy Awards: Caroline Link's NOWHERE IN AFRICA. This week's guest is Carla Manalo, a filmmaker currently specializing in color grading. Her most recent work as a film colorist is THIS IS OUR LAND (DAGAMI DAYTOY), a documentary short by Nonilon Abao and is an official entry to the SeaShorts 2020. Find us on Twitter! Carla Manalo: @isleofhues (Instagram) Juan Carlos Ojano: @carlosojano The One-Inch Barrier: @OneInchBarrier Music Credits Opening: "Visiting the Camp" - Niki Reiser Ending: "Love Scene" - Niki Reiser

This week on THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we talk about Canada's comedy-drama about sex and death that won at the 76th Academy Awards: Denys Arcand's THE BARBARIAN INVASIONS. This week's guest is Megan McLachlan, co-editor at Awards Daily TV. Find us on Twitter! Megan McLachlan: @heydudemeg Awards Daily TV: @AwardsDailyTV Juan Carlos Ojano: @carlosojano The One-Inch Barrier: @OneInchBarrier Music Credits Opening: "Sonate R. 381" - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Ending: "Façades" - Philip Glass

This week on THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we talk about Spain's drama about death and freedom of choice that won at the 77th Academy Awards: Alejandro Amenábar's THE SEA INSIDE. This week's guest is Cody Dericks, writer at Next Best Picture and co-host of Halloweeners: A Horror Movie Podcast. Find us on Twitter! Cody Dericks: @codymonster91 Halloweeners: A Horror Movie Podcast: @halloweenerspod Juan Carlos Ojano: @carlosojano The One-Inch Barrier: @OneInchBarrier Music Credits Opening: "El Accidente" - Alejandro Amenábar Ending: "Final" - Alejandro Amenábar

This week on THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we talk about South Africa's drama about crime and poverty that brought home the gold at the 78th Academy Awards: Gavin Hood's TSOTSI. This week's guest is Calum Reed, writer at In Review Online and co-host of Categorically Oscars. Find us on Twitter! Calum Reed: @Calum_Reed Categorically Oscars: @CategoricallyO Juan Carlos Ojano: @carlosojano The One-Inch Barrier: @OneInchBarrier Music Credits Opening: "E sale noka" - Mark Kilian, Paul Hepker, and Vusi Mahlasela Ending: "Baby Handover" - Mark Kilian, Paul Hepker

This week on THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we talk about Germany's Cold War drama thriller that triumphed at the 79th Academy Awards: Florian Henckel von Dommersmarck's THE LIVES OF OTHERS. This week's guest is NJ Nuñez, a freelance writer, a fellow UP Film Institute alumna, and an alumna of the 2018 Young Critics Workshop in Ghent, Belgium. Find us on Twitter! NJ Nuñez Juan Carlos Ojano: @carlosojano The One-Inch Barrier: @OneInchBarrier Music Credits Opening: "Der Verrat" - Gabriel Yared Ending: "HGW XX_7" - Gabriel Yared

This week on THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we talk about Austria's Holocaust drama about crime and survival that won at the 80th Academy Awards: Stefan Ruzowitsky's THE COUNTERFEITERS. This week's guest is Mika Villanueva, a certified personal trainer and fellow UP Film Institute alumna. Find us on Twitter! Mika Villanueva Juan Carlos Ojano: @carlosojano The One-Inch Barrier: @OneInchBarrier Music Credits Opening: "Burger's Secret - Dealing with the Devil" - Marius Ruhland Ending: "Kilja Executed" - Marius Ruhland

This week on THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we talk about Japan's drama-comedy about death and social stigma that surprisingly won at the 81st Academy Awards: Yōjirō Takita's DEPARTURES. This week's guest is Margarita Mina, a filmmaker, photographer, and fellow UP Film Institute alumna. Find us on Twitter! Margarita Mina: @mmvmina (Instagram) Juan Carlos Ojano: @carlosojano The One-Inch Barrier: @OneInchBarrier Music Credits Opening: "Gui-Dance" - Joe Hisaishi Ending: "Okuribito (Memory)" - Joe Hisaishi