Ep. 97: Year in Review (Part 2)

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This week on</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">TIFF Long Take</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, in the second of two parts, Rob and Geoff look back on stories and themes that shaped the year in film and television by revisiting some of their favourite conversations from 2018.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Excerpts include:</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- FiveThirtyEight’s Walt Hickey, Ella Koeze, and Rachel Dottle on whether it’s time for a new Bechdel test</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- #OscarsSoWhite’s founder April Reign on her plan to make to make the industry more diverse</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- Actor Steven Yeun on representing Asian Americans onscreen</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- Activist Isabel Amor on how the film</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">A Fantastic Woman</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">has advanced transgender rights in Chile</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- Actor Ben Foster on how he builds his character</span></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">- Sorry to Bother You</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">director Boots Riley on how he gets great performances</span></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">- Annihilation</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">director Alex Garland on his approach to adaptation</span></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">- Mudbound</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">director Dee Rees on how she puts together her film crews</span></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">- Chef’s Table</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">creator David Gelb on revolutionizing the food documentary</span></p>