The One-Inch Barrier

This week on THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we talk about Denmark's drama-comedy about alcoholism and friendship that won at the 93rd Academy Awards: Thomas Vinterberg's ANOTHER ROUND. This week's guest is Kevin Jacobsen, writer at GoldDerby and AwardsWatch and the host of And The Runner-Up Is. He was also the guest on the episode discussing PARASITE and the films of 2019. Find us on the internet! Kevin Ja...

This week on THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we talk about Soviet Union's drama about friendship and adventure that won at the 48th Academy Awards: Akira Kurosawa's DERSU UZALA. This week's guest is Alejo Barbaza, a short filmmaker. His short film Spid (co-directed with Mervine Aquine) premiered at the 2019 QCinema International Film Festival as part of the QCShorts Competition. Find us on the internet! Ale...

NOTE: THIS IS A PREVIEW, NOT THE FULL EPISODE. In this bonus episode of THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we talk about Germany's official submission to the 91st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film: Florian Henckel von Dommersmarck's NEVER LOOK AWAY. This week's guest is Joey Moser, contributor at Awards Daily. He was also the guest on the episode discussing INDOCHINE and the films of 1992. Thi...

This week on THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we talk about Ivory Coast's dark comedy about colonialism and war that won at the 49th Academy Awards: Jean-Jacques Annaud's BLACK AND WHITE IN COLOR. This week's guest is Tom O'Brien, a film writer and podcaster. Find us on the internet! Tom O'Brien: @thomaseobrien Exact Change Today: exactchangetoday.com Juan Carlos Ojano: @carlosojano The One-Inch Barrier: @On...

This week on THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we talk about France's drama about trauma and childhood that won at the 50th Academy Awards: Moshé Mizrahi's MADAME ROSA. This week's guest is Antonio Djordjevic, a cinephile and a costume and set designer for theater. Find us on the internet! Antonio Djordjevic: @the_snake_pit1948 (Instagram) Juan Carlos Ojano: @carlosojano The One-Inch Barrier: @OneInchBar...

NOTE: THIS IS A PREVIEW, NOT THE FULL EPISODE. In this bonus episode of THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we talk about Lebanon's official submission to the 91st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film: Nadine Labaki's CAPERNAUM. This week's guest is Alejandro Dounce, a cinephile and a short filmmaker. This episode is part of the 2018 retrospective that celebrates the four films that were nominated alon...

This week on THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we talk about France's comedy about sexuality and unhappiness that won at the 51st Academy Awards: Bertrand Blier's GET OUT YOUR HANDKERCHIEFS. This week's guest is Christine Daisy Dela Paz, a short film producer and fellow UP Film Institute alumna. She was also the guest during the episode discussing BELLE ÉPOQUE and the films of 1993. Find us on the intern...

In the season five premiere of THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we discuss West Germany's period drama about childhood and fascism that won at the 52nd Academy Awards: Volker Schlöndorff's THE TIN DRUM. This week's guest is Isabel Sandoval, the filmmaker of Señorita (2011), Apparition (2012), Lingua Franca (2019), and Shangri-La (2021). Find us on the internet! Isabel Sandoval: @isabelvsandoval Juan Carlos O...

In this season four finale of THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we discuss Soviet Union's romantic drama about womanhood and independence that won at the 53rd Academy Awards: Vladimir Menshov's MOSCOW DOES NOT BELIEVE IN TEARS. This week's guest is Kweng Aguirre, a former production designer and production manager. Find us on the internet! Kweng Aguirre: @itstheQueen Juan Carlos Ojano: @carlosojano The One-In...

This week on THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we talk about Hungary's period drama about performance and fascism that won at the 54th Academy Awards: István Szabó's MEPHISTO. This week's guest is Chris James, writer at The Film Experience and Awards Radar. Find us on the internet! Chris James: @cwj92movieman Juan Carlos Ojano: @carlosojano The One-Inch Barrier: @OneInchBarrier You can now support this podcas...

NOTE: THIS IS A PREVIEW, NOT THE FULL EPISODE. In this bonus episode of THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we talk about North Macedonia's official submission to the 92nd Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film: Ljubomir Stefanov and Tamara Kotevska's HONEYLAND. This week's guest is Glenn Dunks, a film critic and arts journalist. This episode is part of the 2019 retrospective that celebrates the fir...

This week on THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we talk about Spain's romantic drama about longing and regret that won at the 55th Academy Awards: José Luis Garcí's VOLVER A EMPEZAR (To Begin Again/Begin the Beguine). This week's guest is Carla Manalo, a filmmaker currently specializing in color grading. She was also the guest on the episode discussing NOWHERE IN AFRICA and the films of 2002. Find us on the in...

This week on THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we talk about Sweden's drama about childhood and family that won at the 56th Academy Awards: Ingmar Bergman's FANNY AND ALEXANDER. This week's guest is Cláudio Alves, contributor at The Film Experience and writer at Magazine HD. He was also the guest on the episode discussing NO MAN'S LAND and the films of 2001. Find us on the internet! Cláudio Alves: @claudioalv...

NOTE: THIS IS A PREVIEW, NOT THE FULL EPISODE. In this bonus episode of THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we talk about France's official submission to the 92nd Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film: Ladj Ly's LES MISÉRABLES. This week's guest is Arnaud Trouvé, visual effects producer ( Thor, Life of Pi ) and culture blogger at Another Whisky For Mister Bukowski. This episode is part of the 2019...

This week on THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we talk about Switzerland's Cold War drama about chess and defection that won at the 57th Academy Awards: Richard Dembo's DANGEROUS MOVES. This week's guest is Stefano Lo Verme, literature and history teacher. He is also a film and TV critic for Movieplayer. Find us on the internet! Stefano Lo Verme: @Crudele85 Juan Carlos Ojano: @carlosojano The One-Inch Barrier...

This week on THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we talk about Argentina's political drama about adoption and forced disappearance that won at the 58th Academy Awards: Luis Puenzo's THE OFFICIAL STORY. This week's guest is Walter Hollmann, blogger at The Silver Screening Room. Find us on the internet! Walter Hollmann: @SilverScreener The Silver Screening Room: http://www.silverscreeningroom.com/ Juan Carlos Oja...

NOTE: THIS IS A PREVIEW, NOT THE FULL EPISODE. In this bonus episode of THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we talk about Poland's official submission to the 92nd Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film: Jan Komasa's CORPUS CHRISTI. This week's guest is Alessandra Rangel, creator and editor-in-chief of Palomita de maíz and contributor at InSession Film. This episode is part of the 2019 retrospective...

This week on THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we talk about the Netherlands' war drama about blame and guilt that won at the 59th Academy Awards: Fons Rademakers's THE ASSAULT. This week's guest is Raffy Raymundo, host of Script x Tease and founder of Write Night community at Discord. He was also the guest on the episode discussing SON OF SAUL and the films of 2015. Find us on the internet! Raffy Raymundo: @...

This week on THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we talk about Denmark's period drama about food and faith that won at the 60th Academy Awards: Gabriel Axel's BABETTE'S FEAST. This week's guest is Jhayle Meer, a poetess, cinematographer, and a fellow UP Film Institute alumna. She was also the guest on the episode discussing IN A BETTER WORLD and the films of 2010. Find us on the internet! Jhayle Meer: @meermode...

NOTE: THIS IS A PREVIEW, NOT THE FULL EPISODE. In this bonus episode of THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we talk about Spain's official submission to the 92nd Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film: Pedro Almodóvar's PAIN AND GLORY. This week's guest is Manish Mathur, film writer and podcaster at It Pod to be You and Queer and Now. He was also the guest on the episode discussing ALL ABOUT MY MOTH...

This week on THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we talk about Denmark's period drama about childhood and immigration that won at the 61st Academy Awards: Bille August's PELLE THE CONQUEROR. This week's guest is Ronaldo Sosa, a cinephile and Oscar completist. Find us on the internet! Ronaldo Sosa: @rsantana2024 Juan Carlos Ojano: @carlosojano The One-Inch Barrier: @OneInchBarrier You can now support this podcas...

In the season four premiere of THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we discuss Italy's melodrama about childhood and cinema that won at the 62nd Academy Awards: Giuseppe Tornatore's CINEMA PARADISO. This week's guest is Nathaniel Rogers, founder and editor at The Film Experience. This week's sponsor is The StarDraft! Website: https://thestardraft.com/ Twitter: @StarDraft_ Find us on the internet! Nathaniel Roger...

In this season three finale of THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we discuss Switzerland's drama about family and emigration that triumphed at the 63rd Academy Awards: Xavier Koller's JOURNEY OF HOPE. This week's guest is Che Tagyamon, a filmmaker. Her short film Judy Free premiered at the 2020 Singapore International Film Festival as part of the Southeast Asian Short Film Competition. Find us on Twitter! Che...

NOTE: THIS IS A PREVIEW, NOT THE FULL EPISODE. In this bonus episode of THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we talk about Brazil's official submission to the 87th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film: Daniel Ribeiro's THE WAY HE LOOKS. This week's guest is Cody Dericks, writer at Next Best Picture and co-host of Halloweeners: A Horror Movie Podcast. He was also the guest on the episode discussing THE S...

This week on THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we talk about Italy's comedy about sex and war that won at the 64th Academy Awards: Gabriele Salvatores's MEDITERRANEO. This week's guest is ActuallyAlix, assistant director and producer at K’iin Studios.  Find us on the internet! ActuallyAlix: @ItsActuallyAlix Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/actuallyalix/ Juan Carlos Ojano: @carlosojano The One-Inch Barr...