If you’ve recently discovered a love of sensitive men of the cloth who solve murders, have great stores of empathy, and have a dark past… There’s a TV show for you from 2014 called GRANTCHESTER about just that! (It’s still on the air, but the best crime-solving vicar was the OG so start with S1)

HAMNET left @amuredda.bsky.social and me dry-eyed, so we dug into why it didn’t work, how it adapts Maggie O’Farrell’s novel, and why some passing knowledge of Shakespeare might hinder rather than help your appreciation of the film: seventh-row.com/2025/12/12/e...

Ep. 185 Chloe Zhao's Hamnet with Angelo Muredda - Seventh Row Film Podcast

On the podcast, we dig into Chloe Zhao's Hamnet as a work of adaptation of Maggie O'Farrell's novel and why the film left use dry-eyed.

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Happening today! A chance to watch and discover a thoughtful queer film… But also to pause, to consider, to reflect, to share your ideas, and to hear others’. Come join the fun. It’s free! Register here: seventh-row.com/livingoutloud

Seventh Row@seventhrow.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Today at 2pm ET → join the finale of Living Out Loud: 🎬 A 2017 British queer short 📜 A lost 1950s gay script 📂 Queer archives brought to life 💬 A live discussion to unpack it led by @bwestcineaste.bsky.social 👉 Register free: seventh-row.com/livingoutloud

Come join the fun! See the film, meet other people curious about queer cinema, and walk away with new insights that you wouldn’t have noticed on your own.

Seventh Row@seventhrow.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Today at 2pm ET → join the finale of Living Out Loud: 🎬 A 2017 British queer short 📜 A lost 1950s gay script 📂 Queer archives brought to life 💬 A live discussion to unpack it led by @bwestcineaste.bsky.social 👉 Register free: seventh-row.com/livingoutloud

We had a great conversation today with @tylekurner.bsky.social , @cjprince.bsky.social, and Lena Wilson on so many different aspects of queer cinema today! If you missed it, you can still catch the replay (which will be live shortly)! Register for free here: seventh-row.com/livingoutloud

Living Out Loud

A FREE three-day online summit celebrating queer and trans stories and reclaiming queer and trans histories.

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Alex Heeney 🔜 #TIFF2025@bwestcineaste.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Join @cjprince.bsky.social @tylekurner.bsky.social, Lena Wilson, and me today from 2pm-4pm ET to take stock of the current state of queer & trans cinema. It’s free to attend! Register here: seventh-row.com/livingoutloud Can’t make it live? You’ll get the replay when you register.

Join @cjprince.bsky.social @tylekurner.bsky.social, Lena Wilson, and me today from 2pm-4pm ET to take stock of the current state of queer & trans cinema. It’s free to attend! Register here: seventh-row.com/livingoutloud Can’t make it live? You’ll get the replay when you register.

Living Out Loud

A FREE three-day online summit celebrating queer and trans stories and reclaiming queer and trans histories.

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Seventh Row@seventhrow.bsky.social · 11mo ago

🌈 What makes a story queer or trans? Depends who you ask — and when it was made. Is it about LGBTQ+ characters or filmmakers? Or something else entirely? How we define it shapes how we assess the state of queer + trans cinema today. Join us Saturday to discuss: seventh-row.com/livingoutloud

We kick off in less than an hour…but there’s still time to join us in the room. It’s free! You just need to register. So excited for this conversation!!

Seventh Row@seventhrow.bsky.social · 11mo ago

🌈 Living Out Loud starts this Friday! A 3-day FREE online summit exploring queer + trans stories and histories on screen (and beyond). Each day builds on the last — you’ll get the richest experience if you join for more than one, but you’re welcome to drop in. seventh-row.com/livingoutloud

Really excited for this event I’ve been planning, which starts today at 2pm ET! Register to attend for free!

Seventh Row@seventhrow.bsky.social · 11mo ago

🌈 Living Out Loud starts this Friday! A 3-day FREE online summit exploring queer + trans stories and histories on screen (and beyond). Each day builds on the last — you’ll get the richest experience if you join for more than one, but you’re welcome to drop in. seventh-row.com/livingoutloud

Come join @cjprince.bsky.social, @tylekurner.bsky.social, Lena Wilson & me on Saturday afternoon as we ponder what we even mean by queer and trans stories? How has this shifted in the last 5, 10, 50 years (or more)? And what that means for what stories get told, reach you, and are still missing!

Seventh Row@seventhrow.bsky.social · 11mo ago

🌈 What makes a story queer or trans? Depends who you ask — and when it was made. Is it about LGBTQ+ characters or filmmakers? Or something else entirely? How we define it shapes how we assess the state of queer + trans cinema today. Join us Saturday to discuss: seventh-row.com/livingoutloud

So excited to have Kyle at Living Out Loud — who recently wrote a book on queer cinema history (and I can’t wait to hear what he learned) but is also always thinking about queer film & theatre (and the cross-pollination between the two).

kyle 中和 turner@tylekurner.bsky.social · 11mo ago

thrilled to be joining such a fab group of folks (@cjprince.bsky.social, Lena Wilson, and the terrific @bwestcineaste.bsky.social) to talk about queer and trans cinematic storytelling for @seventhrow.bsky.social's Living Out Loud weekend for Day 2! come through! seventh-row.com/living-out-l...

thrilled to be joining such a fab group of folks (@cjprince.bsky.social, Lena Wilson, and the terrific @bwestcineaste.bsky.social) to talk about queer and trans cinematic storytelling for @seventhrow.bsky.social's Living Out Loud weekend for Day 2! come through! seventh-row.com/living-out-l...

I’m running a free online summit on LGBTQ+ stories and histories this weekend. And have designed so that if you show up live, you get lots of space to interact with our guests incl. @cjprince.bsky.social, @emilygarside.bsky.social, @tylekurner.bsky.social Register: seventh-row.com/livingoutloud

Living Out Loud

A FREE three-day online summit celebrating queer and trans stories and reclaiming queer and trans histories.

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Seventh Row@seventhrow.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Why show up live? ✨ Experience the film and discussion in real time — not just hear about it afterwards. ✨ Shape the insights that emerge ✨ And yes: it’s the kind of facilitated film discussion I usually host inside paid programs, but this one’s free and open to all.

Join me on Sunday for a free film screening & facilitated discussion — the kind that’s usually only available in my paid offerings but this one is free and open to all!! It’ll be a great way to cap off Living Out Loud (come Friday &’Saturday too to learn from our amazing panelists!).

Seventh Row@seventhrow.bsky.social · 11mo ago

🎬 On Sunday, Oct 5 (2–4pm ET), Living Out Loud wraps up with a queer short film screening + live group discussion. We’ll watch the film together, then unpack it with me facilitating — connecting it to the themes from Days 1 + 2. seventh-row.com/livingoutloud

THE CHORAL (which had its world premiere at #TIFF50 and stars the always excellent Ralph Fiennes) has queer characters and queer creatives. But is it a queer film? That’s the question I unpack in Ep. 183 of the Seventh Row podcast. seventh-row.com/2025/09/18/e...

Ep. 183 The Choral (TIFF 2025): When queer characters don't make a queer film - Seventh Row Film Podcast

On this TIFF podcast, Alex discusses Nicholas Hytner's film The Choral, starring Ralph Fiennes and reclaiming vs. sanitizing history

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I’ve put together a very cool (FREE) summit on queer + trans stories & histories Oct 3-5. It’s got panels of experts but loads of audience participation too. Join me & @cjprince.bsky.social, @tylekurner.bsky.social, @emilygarside.bsky.social & more Save your seat: seventh-row.com/livingoutloud

Seventh Row@seventhrow.bsky.social · 12mo ago

🎬 What stories are being told about queer and trans lives — and what's still missing? That’s the jumping-off point for Living Out Loud, an online summit on queer + trans stories in film, theatre, TV, and history. 📅 Oct 3–5, 2–4pm ET 💻 Free + online 👉 Save your seat: seventh-row.com/livingoutloud

We’re kicking off Living Out Loud with a conversation about reclaiming history: What role do films/tv/theatre/archives play in our memory of queer history? Expect super thoughtful panelists like @emilygarside.bsky.social & a chance to shape the convo when you join. seventh-row.com/livingoutloud

Living Out Loud

A FREE three-day online summit celebrating queer and trans stories and reclaiming queer and trans histories.

seventh-row.com

Seventh Row@seventhrow.bsky.social · 12mo ago

🎬 What gets remembered — and what gets erased — is never neutral. Day 1 of Living Out Loud explores how queer + trans history is reclaimed through art + archives. Oct 3–5 | Free + online 🔗 seventh-row.com/livingoutloud

I’ve put together a very cool (FREE) summit on queer + trans stories & histories Oct 3-5. It’s got panels of experts but loads of audience participation too. Join me & @cjprince.bsky.social, @tylekurner.bsky.social, @emilygarside.bsky.social & more Save your seat: seventh-row.com/livingoutloud

Seventh Row@seventhrow.bsky.social · 12mo ago

🎬 What stories are being told about queer and trans lives — and what's still missing? That’s the jumping-off point for Living Out Loud, an online summit on queer + trans stories in film, theatre, TV, and history. 📅 Oct 3–5, 2–4pm ET 💻 Free + online 👉 Save your seat: seventh-row.com/livingoutloud

Ten years of obsessing about Joachim Trier’s LOUDER THAN BOMBS is finally relevant again! I unpack SENTIMENTAL VALUE at #TIFF50 and some of its echoes of Trier’s earlier work: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/s...

180. Joachim Trier's Sentimental Value (TIFF 2025)

Podcast Episode · Seventh Row Podcast · 2025-09-07 · 36m

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Spent today noticing about 100 connections between SENTIMENTAL VALUE and Trier’s earlier work that I missed in the moment on first and second viewing… And laughing at my worry that maybe I should have rewatched his complete ouevre last week to prepare…as if I’m not a walking encyclopedia for it.

Never happier to be embargoed than when I need more time to think about the new Joachim Trier film.

Not even knees deep in #TIFF25 films but trying to remind myself it’s OK to be the person who didn’t finish the film/walk out of the film. Not every film is for me!

TIFF Platform competition this year feels like a throwback to 2019: - a film from Netflix with a movie star that doesn’t need the platform - a few up & coming women directors I’ve had my eye on - a Cannes film (?! Breaking their world premiere rule for Pellerin) Really gunning for a breakout hit.

THE SHROUDS just hit the Criterion Channel. Here's @amuredda.bsky.social's review from last year's TIFF. filmfreakcentral.net/2024/09/tiff...

TIFF '24: The Shrouds - FILM FREAK CENTRAL

***½/**** starring Vincent Cassel, Diane Kruger, Guy Pearce, Sandrine Holt written and directed by David Cronenberg by Angelo Muredda David Cronenberg is no stranger to illness and death, from the syn...

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It’s the 10th anniversary of 45 YEARS this year. And you know it’s an amazing movie when 10 years later, you see it differently and that lets you love it even more.

Seventh Row@seventhrow.bsky.social · last yr.

When we first watched 45 Years, we thought their marriage was doomed. 10 years later? We’re not so sure. We might even think it makes their relationship stronger. 🎙️Clip from our latest episode with @bwestcineaste.bsky.social & Lindsay Pugh.

I podcasted on MATERIALISTS a couple of weeks ago and quoted @amuredda.bsky.social and Lindsay Pugh, both of whom really helped me think through my own response to the film (big thanks!).

Seventh Row@seventhrow.bsky.social · last yr.

@bwestcineaste.bsky.social talked about Materialists (2025) on a recent episode of the Seventh Row Podcast — strong premise, great blocking, but it left her cold. On the episode, she talked about what worked, what didn't, and also...Gossip Girl? Listen: pod.link/1437069031/e...

On our latest, @bwestcineaste.bsky.social joins us to discuss one of our greatest living filmmakers, Mike Leigh! Covering CAREER GIRLS, PETERLOO and more, we discuss Leigh's intensive process, his radical empathy, and more! bit.ly/4ll0jlV

And for more conversation, with spoilers, check out this follow-up episode: bsky.app/profile/seve...

Seventh Row@seventhrow.bsky.social · last yr.

Listen to the full episode here: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/1...

Saw JANE AUSTEN WRECKED MY LIFE yesterday. This podcast episode from @bwestcineaste.bsky.social will help you decide whether to see it (or, if you've already seen it, to enjoy it even more).

Seventh Row@seventhrow.bsky.social · last yr.

JANE AUSTEN WRECKED MY LIFE is one of the year's best movies. Yes, it’s a rom-com — and a fantastic one at that — but it’s also an anti-rom-com about a woman in her 30s who’s stuck, not just romantically, but professionally and personally. Listen to the episode: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...

On the latest episode of the podcast, @amuredda.bsky.social joins me to discuss MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE (1996). Here’s a clip from him about what makes the writing so good!

Seventh Row@seventhrow.bsky.social · last yr.

One of the things that makes Mission: Impossible (1996) land? The writing. The characters’ motivations make sense. The plot is straightforward without being over-explained. We’re told the plan — and then we get to track how it unfolds, step by step. 🎧 In this clip, @amuredda praises the writing.

And get some air filters for your home! A game changer

Dr. Lucky Tran@luckytran.com · last yr.

Wildfires across Canada are causing smoke to spread across North America, as far as Florida. A reminder that particulates in wildfire smoke can cause short- and long-term health issues. An excellent way to protect yourself is to wear a well-fitting mask like an N95.