Represent: #82: Oscar-Nominated: A Fantastic Woman, Strong Island and Lady Bird




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Summary: Aisha Harris talks <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5639354/"><em>A Fantastic Woman</em></a>, nominated for Best Foreign Language Film, with Slate science intern <a href="https://twitter.com/alexbarasch">Alex Barasch</a>. And we revisit two conversations we had with two first-time directors who are up for big awards this Sunday: Yance Ford, whose <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5873150/"><em>Strong Island</em></a> is nominated for Best Documentary, and Greta Gerwig, whose <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4925292"><em>Lady Bird</em></a> is nominated for 5 awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Original Screenplay.<br><br>For links on what we discuss check out our <a href="http://www.slate.com/represent">show page</a>. <strong>And please fill out the Slate podcast survey at</strong><a href="http://slate.com/podcastsurvey"><strong> slate.com/podcastsurvey</strong></a>.<br><br>Tell a friend to subscribe! Share this link: <a href="http://megaphone.link/represent">megaphone.link/represent</a><br><br>Email: represent@slate.com<br>Facebook:<a href="https://www.facebook.com/SlateRepresent/"> Slate Represent</a><br>Twitter:<a href="http://www.twitter.com/SlateRepresent"> @SlateRepresent</a>,<a href="http://www.twitter.com/craftingmystyle"> @craftingmystyle</a><br>Production by<a href="https://twitter.com/veralynmedia"> Veralyn Williams</a><br>Social media:<a href="https://twitter.com/miscivisci"> Marissa Martinelli</a>