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Switchblade Sisters

Switchblade Sisters is a podcast providing deep cuts on genre flicks from a female perspective. Every week, film critic and screenwriter April Wolfe sits down with a phenomenal female film-maker to slice-and-dice a classic genre movie - horror, exploitation, sci-fi and many others! Along the way, they cover craft, the state of the industry, how films get made, and more. Mothers, lock up your sons, the Switchblade Sisters are coming!

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Update frequency
every 7 days
Average duration
48 minutes
Episodes
175
Years Active
2017 - 2022
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'One False Move' with 'Miss Stevens' and 'Fast Color' Director Julia Hart

'One False Move' with 'Miss Stevens' and 'Fast Color' Director Julia Hart

Julia Hart was a school teacher for eight years before she quit to make a go of screenwriting. Her debut screenplay, The Keeping Room, landed on the 2012 Black List and was made into a feature direct…

00:51:23  |   Thu 04 Apr 2019
'Dead Ringers' with The Soska Sisters! PLUS an Interview with Michele Meek

'Dead Ringers' with The Soska Sisters! PLUS an Interview with Michele Meek

Identical twins Sylvia and Jen Soska, known as The Soska Sisters, are an unstoppable force. You may know them best from their films Dead Hooker in a Trunk and American Mary. You may also know them as…

01:17:27  |   Thu 28 Mar 2019
'Pickup on South Street' with 'Leave No Trace' and 'Winter's Bone' Director Debra Granik

'Pickup on South Street' with 'Leave No Trace' and 'Winter's Bone' Director Debra Granik

Debra was a Boston independent filmmaker before she picked up and left for NYU’s graduate film program. Her first short film there, “Snake Feed,” was accepted into the Sundance Labs, where she develo…

01:06:58  |   Thu 21 Mar 2019
'What We Do in the Shadows' with 'At Home with Amy Sedaris' Producer Katie Tibaldi

'What We Do in the Shadows' with 'At Home with Amy Sedaris' Producer Katie Tibaldi

Katie Tibaldi is a writer, director and producer born and raised in Michigan. She also has the distinction of being childhood best friends with the host, April Wolfe! Between working on shows such as…

00:52:21  |   Thu 14 Mar 2019
'Ex Machina' with 'Mapplethorpe' and 'Dig!' Director Ondi Timoner

'Ex Machina' with 'Mapplethorpe' and 'Dig!' Director Ondi Timoner

Ondi is a Floridian, born in Miami, but she studied film, literature, and theater at Yale University. Her 2004 documentary Dig! made waves on the indie circuit, winning her the Grand Jury Prize at Su…

00:52:48  |   Thu 07 Mar 2019
'Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me' with 'Shirkers' Director Sandi Tan

'Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me' with 'Shirkers' Director Sandi Tan

Born in Singapore, Sandi began her career as a film critic at The Straits Times, Singapore’s largest newspaper. She then threw that all away to run off to film school at Columbia University. Sandi mo…

00:53:11  |   Thu 28 Feb 2019
'Labyrinth' with 'Solace' Director Tchaiko Omawale

'Labyrinth' with 'Solace' Director Tchaiko Omawale

Tchaiko graduated from Columbia University before going on to intern for Spike Lee and Mira Nair. While assisting directors George C. Wolfe and Tom Vaughan she directed several short-form projects, i…

00:55:08  |   Thu 21 Feb 2019
'Head' with 'B.C. Butcher' Director Kansas Bowling

'Head' with 'B.C. Butcher' Director Kansas Bowling

Kansas is a born-and-raised-in-Hollywood writer and director. She wrote her first feature when she was only 15, and then went on to direct it for release at 17. The film, titled, B.C. Butcher, is a “…

00:50:15  |   Thu 14 Feb 2019
'Don't Look Now' with 'Untogether' Director Emma Forrest

'Don't Look Now' with 'Untogether' Director Emma Forrest

What a fascinating episode we have in store for you this week. We are so lucky to be joined by writer/director, Emma Forrest. Emma has lived a life. She started out as very young journalist in London…

00:52:04  |   Thu 07 Feb 2019
'The Wiz' with 'How to Get Away with Murder' Director DeMane Davis

'The Wiz' with 'How to Get Away with Murder' Director DeMane Davis

This week we are graced by the presence of the wonderful writer/director, DeMane Davis (Lift, 'Queen Sugar', 'How to Get Away with Murder'). She's on the program this week to discuss The Wiz. She and…

00:52:04  |   Thu 31 Jan 2019
'The Bourne Identity' with 'Close' Director Vicky Jewson

'The Bourne Identity' with 'Close' Director Vicky Jewson

This week we have the amazing writer/director Vicky Jewson (Lady GodivaBorn of War) on the program. Her new film, Close, stars Noomi Rapace as a counter-terrorism expert and bodyguard tasked to pro…

00:45:46  |   Thu 24 Jan 2019
'The Lure' with 'Abducted in Plain Sight' Director Skye Borgman

'The Lure' with 'Abducted in Plain Sight' Director Skye Borgman

We are so lucky to have on the program this week, cinematographer and director Skye Borgman. Her most recent documentary, Abducted in Plain Sight, follows the story of a young girl in a tight-knit LD…

00:50:10  |   Thu 17 Jan 2019
'Defending Your Life' with 'Operator' Director Logan Kibens

'Defending Your Life' with 'Operator' Director Logan Kibens

This week we slice and dice with writer/director Logan Kibens. She's on the program to discuss Albert Brooks' Defending Your Life. This is one of Logan's favorite films as well, and she explains the …

00:50:54  |   Thu 10 Jan 2019
'Under the Skin' with 'Rust Creek' Director Jen McGowan

'Under the Skin' with 'Rust Creek' Director Jen McGowan

This week we've got director Jen McGowan (Rust CreekKelly & Cal) on the program to discuss Jonathan Glazer's Under the Skin. Jen takes April deep into the world of filmmaking as she discusses the c…

00:52:16  |   Thu 03 Jan 2019
'Point Break' with 'Alaska Is a Drag' Director Shaz Bennett

'Point Break' with 'Alaska Is a Drag' Director Shaz Bennett

This week we've got writer and director Shaz Bennett on the program to talk about Kathryn Bigelow's classic, Point Break. As Shaz says on the show, this is the movie she most wishes she had directed.…

00:49:17  |   Thu 27 Dec 2018
'Black Panther' with Director, Actor, and Dancer Delila Vallot

'Black Panther' with Director, Actor, and Dancer Delila Vallot

This week we are so lucky to have on director, actress, and dancer, Delila Vallot. Delila is a prolific worker and has too many credits to list. But some of her films as director include the thriller…

00:49:27  |   Thu 20 Dec 2018
'Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte' with 'Clara's Ghost' Director Bridey Elliott

'Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte' with 'Clara's Ghost' Director Bridey Elliott

This episode specializes in creepy haunted houses with potentially crazy women living inside them. And who better to have on the show than director and actor, Bridey Elliott. She's on to discuss her …

00:58:02  |   Thu 13 Dec 2018
'Leave Her to Heaven' with 'Dirty John' Showrunner Alexandra Cunningham

'Leave Her to Heaven' with 'Dirty John' Showrunner Alexandra Cunningham

We've got a truly fascinating conversation on this week's episode with 'Dirty John' showrunner Alexandra Cunningham. Her new show is based upon the wildly popular LA Times true crime podcast of the s…

00:57:29  |   Thu 06 Dec 2018
'Funny Games' with 'The Long Dumb Road' Director Hannah Fidell

'Funny Games' with 'The Long Dumb Road' Director Hannah Fidell

A great new episode coming your way with the director of the new road comedy The Long Dumb Road, Hannah Fidell. Her film follows the sheltered Nat (played by Tony Revolori) as he drives cross country…

00:53:02  |   Thu 29 Nov 2018
'Jennifer's Body' with 'Cam' Writer/Producer Isa Mazzei

'Jennifer's Body' with 'Cam' Writer/Producer Isa Mazzei

In this season of Thanksgiving, we give thanks for our wonderful guest this week. We've got the writer and producer of the new film Cam, Isa Mazzei. We're so excited about having her on the show that…

00:58:03  |   Wed 21 Nov 2018
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