Around the World in YouTube Cinema

Around the World in YouTube Cinema


Latest Episodes

#5.2: The Scorsese Shorts
December 18, 2021

Part two. Our continued burble on the topic of Scorsese’s short films!

#5.1: The Scorsese Shorts
December 18, 2021

For this episode, we take a deep dive into the short films of iconic director Martin Scorsese. These films were made in the period 1963-1978, so span Scorsese’s ascent from film student to stardom, and they are all very experimental, silly and brilliant.

#4: Alcoholism in the Outback
October 02, 2021

Our fourth episode is about Ted Kotcheff’s outback fever dream, ‘Wake in Fright’ (1971). Supposedly a film that set back Australian tourism by 25 years, ‘Wake in Fright’ is full of beer, sweat, kangaroos, and men. Lots and LOTS of men. Enjoy! Link to the

#3: Postwar South Korean Melodrama!
June 18, 2021

After our (extremely) long hiatus, we are back and we’re bad! This week’s episode is on Han Hyeong-mo’s ‘Madame Freedom’ (1956), dubbed as both South Korea first blockbuster & “the most controversial film in korean cinematic history”. Think deception, mel

#2: Satire in Senegal
March 13, 2021

Our second episode takes us to 1970s Dakar with Ousmane Sembene’s biting comedy ‘Xala’ (1975), which criticises the post-independence government. Listen out for the announce of our upcoming newsletter!

#1: Girlhood in the Czechoslovak New Wave
February 26, 2021

The first ever episode of Around the World in YouTube Cinema! Tune in to hear us (Maddie & Saskia) discuss two fantastic films from the Czechoslovak New Wave movement: Věra Chytilová’s ‘Daisies’ (1966) and Milos Forman’s ‘Loves of a Blonde’ (1965). (Conte