Episode 209 – Anora

Our 2024 Oscar nominee double-feature (we’re only talking about two because we are chasing our bliss) continues with Anora, Sean Baker’s ode to class and sex work and the American dream. Where do we stand on that ending? Do we feel it’s respectful? Let’s find out. Some Sources You Might Find Interesting: Sean Baker on the politics in his films: “We’re telling stories that can be discussed by both sides” – LFF Screen Talk by Josh Slater-Williams Anora Is a Raucous Good Time With a Gut-Punch of an Ending by Richard Lawson Why Anora is the Disney Princess We Need by Broey Deschanel Romance Labor: on Sean Baker’s Anora by Marla Cruz Sean Baker’s Coldest Film by Taylor J. Williams Does ‘Anora’ Get the World of Sex Work Right? One Stripper’s Analysis by Lily Burana Heaux Joy by Risdon Roberts Anora and the changing depiction of sex work in Hollywood by Jackson Weaver Anora & The Myth of the Male Gaze by Jordan Theresa ANORA: What Pretty Woman Was Afraid to Be by antiheroines The Naked Humanity of Sean Baker by Richard Lawson This Is Why Anora Won Best Picture (and others didn’t) by NT Was Here Reassessing the Butt Shot: Feminism Versus Spectacle in The Substance and Anora by Caetlin Benson-Allott The 24-Hour Working Girl by Ayanna Dozier Prostitute homicides: a descriptive study by C Gabrielle Salfati, Alison R James, Lynn Ferguson Website | Facebook | Bluesky | Instagram | Threads | Patreon | Merch | Episode Transcripts The post Episode 209 – Anora appeared first on FAKE GEEK GIRLS.