What Did We Just Watch? – Episode 7
Representation, Progress, & Performative Inclusion

EPISODE TRANSCRIPT:

MOVIES DISCUSSED AND/OR CLIPS USED: Used under fair use principles for purposes of criticism, commentary, and education. 

Crazy Rich Asians (2018). Directed by Jon M. Chu. Warner Bros. Pictures.
CODA (2021). Directed by Siân Heder. Apple Original Films.
Black Panther (2018). Directed by Ryan Coogler. Marvel Studios.
Green Book (2018). Directed by Peter Farrelly. Universal Pictures.
The Blind Side (2009). Directed by John Lee Hancock. Warner Bros. Pictures.
Smoke Signals (1998). Directed by Chris Eyre. Miramax Films.
Get Out (2017). Directed by Jordan Peele. Universal Pictures.
Sorry to Bother You (2018). Directed by Boots Riley. Annapurna Pictures.
American Fiction (2023). Directed by Cord Jefferson. Amazon MGM Studios.
Dear White People (2014). Directed by Justin Simien. Lionsgate.
Tangerine (2015). Directed by Sean Baker. Magnolia Pictures.
The Virgin Suicides (1999). Directed by Sofia Coppola. Paramount Classics.
Ghost World (2001). Directed by Terry Zwigoff. United Artists.

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