{"podcast":{"title":"Seventh Row Podcast","slug":"seventh-row-podcast-1017704","podcast_index_feed_id":1017704,"rss_url":"https://seventhrow.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://seventh-row.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/0/d/0/d/0d0db33ff9691ffd5f2e77a3093c12a1/Podcast_logo_redesign_1400__1400_px.png","author":"Seventh Row","episode_count":171,"summary":"A weekly film podcast that helps you have a more rewarding experience watching movies by connecting you to the best under-the-radar films from around the world so that you don't have to watch all the movies to watch good movies that expand your cinematic horizons — both in content and form. This is a podcast about those films, the joys and challenges of finding and watching those films, how filmmaking choices affect our experience of them, and the people and places we discover through looking outside the mainstream and beyond the English language. Our mission is to upend the canon to be more inclusive by spotlighting and diving deep into international and independent films by and about women, Indigenous People, LGBTQ+ people, and other marginalized groups. Find multiple episodes on the films of Kelly Reichardt, Céline Sciamma, Andrew Haigh, and Joachim Trier. Become a member to access the full (200+ episode) podcast archive and get early access to new episodes: http://seventh-row.com/join","last_synced_at":"2026-06-21T02:21:21.020298+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/seventh-row-podcast-1017704"},"episode":{"title":"168. The Wedding Banquet (Andrew Ahn, 2025)","slug":"168-the-wedding-banquet-andrew-ahn-2025","published_at":"2025-04-25T04:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/seventh-row-podcast-1017704/168-the-wedding-banquet-andrew-ahn-2025","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/seventh-row-podcast-1017704","url":"https://seventhrow.libsyn.com/168-the-wedding-banquest-andrew-ahn-2025","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/seventhrow/168._The_Wedding_Banquet.mp3?dest-id=1934753","summary":"Alex reviews Andrew Ahn's 2025 adaptation of the 1993 film The Wedding Banquet, starring Lily Gladstone, Youn Yuh-jung, and Joan Chen (and many more). The film is about two queer couples who end up conspiring to marry one half of each couple in exchange for a green card and money for IVF treatments. Alex discusses the film's unexpected delights — including the wonderful, tender sound design and lovely blocking — and how the film thoughtfully updates (and even queers some more) Ang Lee's classic queer rom-com. **Stay updated on the best under-the-radar films that just might shift your perspective by joining the Seventh Row Newsletter: http://email.seventh-row.com **Want to join Alex and a group of movie lovers to watch and discuss a Queer African film in May 2025? Join the waitlist for Reel Ruminators: http://seventh-row.com/reel-ruminators **Want Seventh Row's ebook on Céline Sciamma's Portrait of a Lady on Fire ? It's available at http://sciammabook.com","meta_description":"Alex reviews Andrew Ahn's 2025 adaptation of the 1993 film The Wedding Banquet, starring Lily Gladstone, Youn Yuh-jung, and Joan Chen (and many more). The…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1688,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/seventh-row-podcast-1017704/episodes/168-the-wedding-banquet-andrew-ahn-2025/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/seventh-row-podcast-1017704/168-the-wedding-banquet-andrew-ahn-2025.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}