01: Kent's The Babadook dook duke?

Subscribe & listen to Cast50. In our inaugural episode, we discuss Jennifer Kent's 2014 film, The Babadook. We also highlight an article from Variety's October issue, Power of Women, called "Greta Gerwig, Lulu Wang and More on Women Filmmaking Strides." Dr. Stacy L. Smith's annual report with the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative is titled "Inclusion in the Director's Chair." And we go over our poll question: Do you know what the Bechdel Test is?

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Intro theme sources:

• Shirley Chisholm 1972? https://speakola.com/political/shirley-chisholm-gender-eqaulity-1972
• Gloria Steinem 1971 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Address_to_the_Women_of_America
• Interview on Extra with Scarlett Johansson 2012, by Jerry Penacoli https://youtu.be/DHxzxgwJTFc 
• “We are smart & we have skills” chant from 2017 Women’s March on Washington DC https://youtu.be/hrZ54z908w0
• “Watch my back” chant from 2017 Women’s March on Boston https://youtu.be/27V_CIwXaF8
• This Changes Everything (2018): @ 16:46 Anna Serner, CEO of the Swedish Film Institute since 2011.
  @ 3:00 Geena Davis, actress & founder of the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media.

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