In this new episode of THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we discuss United Kingdom's anti-war drama that won at the 96th Academy Awards: Jonathan Glazer's THE ZONE OF INTEREST. This week's guest is Josh Parham, writer and podcaster at Next Best Picture and Awards Watch and a member of Chicago Indie Critics. He was also the guest on the episode discussing ⁠MONS…

THE MISSING writer-director Carl Joseph Papa and actor Gio Gahol join us to discuss their animated feature film THE MISSING. The film stars Carlo Aquino (Eric), Gio Gahol (Carlo), and Dolly de Leon (Rosalinda). THE MISSING (ITI MAPUKPUKAW) is the Philippines' official submission for Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards. The fi…

In this brand-new episode of THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we discuss Germany's anti-war epic that won at the 95th Academy Awards: Edward Berger's ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT. This week's guest is Dan Bayer, writer and podcaster at Next Best Picture and Awards Watch. He was also the guest on the episode discussing Z and the films of 1969 and DRIVE MY CA…

In the series finale of THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we are going to discuss more than two years of discussing the 74 winners/honorees and 357 nominees of Best International Feature Film at the Academy Awards. We talk about the experience of podcasting, exploring this category, as well as answering questions about the Oscars and this podcast. This is to a…

In the season seven finale of THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we discuss Japan's drama about grief and communication that won at the 94th Academy Awards: Ryusuke Hamaguchi's DRIVE MY CAR. This week's guest is Dan Bayer, writer and podcaster at Next Best Picture. He was also the guest on the episode discussing Z and the films of 1969. Find us on the internet!…

This week on THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we talk about Italy's drama about childhood and survival that was honored at the 20th Academy Awards: Vittorio De Sica's SHOESHINE. This week's guest is Jackson DeStefano, a cinephile. Find us on the internet! Jackson DeStefano: @jacdeswilliams Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/jacdeswilliams Juan Carlos Ojano: @carlosoj…

NOTE: THIS IS A PREVIEW, NOT THE FULL EPISODE. In this bonus episode of THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we talk about Bosnia & Herzegovina's official submission to the 93rd Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film: Jasmila Žbanić's QUO VADIS, AIDA?. This week's guest is Mattie Lucas, film critic at From the Front Row and In Review Online. They were…

This week on THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we talk about France's drama about faith and martyrdom that was honored at the 21st Academy Awards: Maurice Cloche's MONSIEUR VINCENT. This week's guest is Josh Parham, writer and podcaster at Next Best Picture. Find us on the internet! Josh Parham: @JRParham Juan Carlos Ojano: @carlosojano The One-Inch Barrier: @…

This week on THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we talk about Italy's drama about desperation and survival that was honored at the 22nd Academy Awards: Vittorio De Sica's BICYCLE THIEVES. This week's guest is Nick Taylor, contributor at The Film Experience. He was also the guest on the episode discussing AMARCORD and the films of 1974. Find us on the internet! …

This week on THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we talk about France and Italy's drama about romance and escape that was honored at the 23rd Academy Awards: René Clément's THE WALLS OF MALAPAGA. This week's guest is Mervine Aquino, filmmaker from Baguio City, Philippines. Find us on the internet! 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 Tunisia's official submission to the 93rd Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film: Kaouther Ben Hania's THE MAN WHO SOLD HIS SKIN. This week's guest is Acer Batislaong, film student from UP Film Institute. This episode is part of t…

This week on THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we talk about Japan's jigaideki about truth and uncertainty that was honored at the 24th Academy Awards: Akira Kuurosawa's RASHOMON. This week's guest is Nick Deocampo, an award-winning filmmaker, historian, festival organizer, and associate professor at the UP Film Institute. Find us on the internet! Juan Carlos …

This week on THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we talk about France's drama about childhood and war that was honored at the 25th Academy Awards: René Clément's FORBIDDEN GAMES. This week's guest is Nick Davis, a professor of English, gender & sexuality studies, and film studies at the Northwestern University. He is also a writer at Nick-Davis.com (formerly Nic…

This week on THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we talk about Japan's jigaideki about obsession and betrayal that was honored at the 27th Academy Awards: Teinosuke Kinugasa's GATE OF HELL. This week's guest is Cláudio Alves, contributor at The Film Experience and writer at Magazine HD. He was also the guest on the episodes discussing NO MAN'S LAND and the films…

NOTE: THIS IS A PREVIEW, NOT THE FULL EPISODE. In this bonus episode of THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we talk about Romania's official submission to the 93rd Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film: Alexander Nanau's COLLECTIVE. This week's guest is Ben Miller, owner of IceCream4Freaks and the David Thewlis of Podcasting. This episode is part of…

This week on THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we talk about Japan's jigaideki about warfare and loneliness that was honored at the 28th Academy Awards: Hiroshi Inagaki's SAMURAI, THE LEGEND OF MUSASHI. This week's guest is Brontë Lacsamana, a writer, researcher, and multimedia reporter. She was also the guest on the episode discussing INVESTIGATION OF A CITIZ…

This week on THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we talk about Italy's drama about love and defeat that won at the 29th Academy Awards: Federico Fellini's LA STRADA. This week's guest is Christine Daisy Dela Paz, a short film producer and fellow UP Film Institute alumna. She was also the guest on the episodes discussing BELLE ÉPOQUE and the films of 1993 and GET…

This week on THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we talk about Italy's drama-comedy about cruelty and resilience that won at the 30th Academy Awards: Federico Fellini's NIGHTS OF CABIRIA. This week's guest is Nathaniel Rogers, founder and editor at The Film Experience. He was also the guest on the episodes discussing CINEMA PARADISO and the films of 1989 and THE…

NOTE: THIS IS A PREVIEW, NOT THE FULL EPISODE. In this bonus episode of THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we talk about Hong Kong's official submission to the 93rd Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film: Derek Tsang's BETTER DAYS. This week's guest is Carla Manalo, a filmmaker currently specializing in color grading. She was also the guest on the e…

This week on THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we talk about France's comedy about consumerism and technology that won at the 31st Academy Awards: Jacques Tati's MY UNCLE. This week's guest is Tom O'Brien, a film writer and podcaster. He was also the guest on the episode discussing BLACK AND WHITE IN COLOR and the films of 1976. Find us on the internet! Tom O'…

In this season seven premiere of THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we discuss France's romance about death and tragedy that won at the 32nd Academy Awards: Marcel Camus's BLACK ORPHEUS. This week's guest is Brett Doze, co-host of Gilded Films Podcast and writer for InSession Film. Find us on the internet! Brett Doze: @bdoze2017 Gilded Films: @gildedfilms Juan …

NOTE: THIS IS A PREVIEW, NOT THE FULL EPISODE. In this bonus episode of THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we talk about the film that won Best International Feature at the 30th Gotham Independent Film Awards: Fernanda Valadez's IDENTIFYING FEATURES. This week's guest is Raffy Raymundo, founder of Write Night community at Discord. He was also the guest on the e…

In this season six finale of THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we discuss Sweden's drama about faith and revenge that won at the 33rd Academy Awards: Ingmar Bergman's THE VIRGIN SPRING. This week's guest is Shane Slater, a freelance film critic. You can find most of his works at Awards Radar. Find us on the internet! Shane Slater: @filmactually Muck Rack: http…

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 89th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film: Maren Ade's TONI ERDMANN. This week's guest is Ronaldo Sosa, a cinephile and Oscar completist. He was also the guest on the episode discussing PELLE THE …

This week on THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we talk about Sweden's drama about faith and mental illness that won at the 34th Academy Awards: Ingmar Bergman's THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY. This week's guest is Cláudio Alves, contributor at The Film Experience and writer at Magazine HD. He was also the guest on the episodes discussing NO MAN'S LAND and the films of…

NOTE: THIS IS A PREVIEW, NOT THE FULL EPISODE. In this bonus episode of THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we talk about Australia's official submission to the 89th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film: Martin Butler and Bentley Dean's TANNA. This week's guest is Carla Manalo, a filmmaker currently specializing in color grading. She was also the guest …

This week on THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we talk about France's drama about friendship and trauma that won at the 35th Academy Awards: Serge Bourguignon's SUNDAYS AND CYBELE. This week's guest is Kat Catalan, freelance animator and editor. Find us on the internet! Juan Carlos Ojano: @carlosojano The One-Inch Barrier: @OneInchBarrier You can now support t…

NOTE: THIS IS A PREVIEW, NOT THE FULL EPISODE. In this bonus episode of THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we talk about Sweden's official submission to the 89th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film: Hannes Holm's A MAN CALLED OVE. This week's guest is Ronaldo Trancoso Jr, blogger at Cinematic Tips. He was also the guest on the episodes discussing A FA…

This week on THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we talk about Italy's drama-comedy about filmmaking and memory that won at the 36th Academy Awards: Federico Fellini's 8½. This week's guest is Len Calvo, film composer of John Denver Trending. She is a member of the Music Branch of AMPAS, Class of 2021. Find us on the internet! Juan Carlos Ojano: @carlosojano The…

NOTE: THIS IS A PREVIEW, NOT THE FULL EPISODE. In this bonus episode of THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we talk about Denmark's official submission to the 89th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film: Martin Pieter Zandvliet's LAND OF MINE. This week's guest is Fritz, vlogger at Fritz and the Oscars. He was also the guest on the episodes discussing AMO…

This week on THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we talk about Italy's romantic-comedy about love and misadventure that won at the 37th Academy Awards: Vittorio De Sica's YESTERDAY, TODAY AND TOMORROW. This week's guest is Andrew Carden, founder of The Awards Connection and contributing writer at AwardsWatch. Find us on the internet! Andrew Carden: @AwardsConnec…

This week on THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we talk about Czechoslovakia's drama-comedy about war and anti-Semitism that won at the 38th Academy Awards: Ján Kadár and Elmar Klos's THE SHOP ON MAIN STREET. This week's guest is Nathaniel Rogers, founder and editor at The Film Experience. He was also the guest on the episode discussing CINEMA PARADISO and the …

NOTE: THIS IS A PREVIEW, NOT THE FULL EPISODE. In this bonus episode of THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we talk about Sweden's official submission to the 90th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film: Ruben Östlund's THE SQUARE. This week's guest is Luca Giliberti, contributing writer at GoldDerby. He was also the guest on the episode discussing ROMA an…

This week on THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we talk about France's romantic drama about love and heartbreak that won at the 39th Academy Awards: Claude Lelouch's A MAN AND A WOMAN. This week's guest is Allen Nguyen, awards enthusiast and creator of The Statuesque. Find us on the internet! Allen Nguyen: @allengu The Statuesque: thestatuesque.net Juan Carlos …

NOTE: THIS IS A PREVIEW, NOT THE FULL EPISODE. In this bonus episode of THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we talk about Hungary's official submission to the 90th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film: Ildikó Enyedi's ON BODY AND SOUL. This week's guest is Jhayle Meer, a poetess, cinematographer, and a fellow UP Film Institute alumna. She was also the g…

This week on THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we talk about Czechoslovakia's romantic comedy about sex and manhood that won at the 40th Academy Awards: Jiří Menzel's CLOSELY WATCHED TRAINS. This week's guest is Brandon Stanwyck, co-host of Academy Queens and writer at InSession Film and Fearsome Queer. He was also the guest on the episode discussing THE GREAT…

NOTE: THIS IS A PREVIEW, NOT THE FULL EPISODE. In this bonus episode of THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we talk about Russia's official submission to the 90th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film: Andrey Zvyagintsev's LOVELESS. This week's guest is John T, creator of The Many Rantings of John. This episode is part of the 2017 retrospective that cele…

This week on THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we talk about Soviet Union's epic drama about love and unrest that won at the 41st Academy Awards: Sergei Bondarchuk's WAR AND PEACE. This week's guest is Matthew Anderson, film student from Stevenson University. He was also the guest on the episode discussing THE SALESMAN and the films of 2016. Find us on the int…

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 90th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film: Ziad Doueiri's THE INSULT. This week's guest is Calum Reed, writer at In Review Online and co-host of Categorically Oscars. She was also the guest on the…

In the season six premiere of THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we discuss Algeria's political thriller about resistance and injustice that won at the 42nd Academy Awards: Costa-Gavras's Z. This week's guest is Dan Bayer, writer and podcaster at Next Best Picture. Find us on the internet! Dan Bayer: @dancindanonfilm Next Best Picture: nextbestpicture.com Juan …

NOTE: THIS IS A PREVIEW, NOT THE FULL EPISODE. In this bonus episode of THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we talk about the film that won Queer Palm and Best Screenplay at the 72nd Cannes Film Festival: Celine Sciamma's PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE. This week's guest is Chelsea Eichholz, co-host of UntitledCinemaGals and The Community Rewatch Podcast. Find us on…

In this season five finale of THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we discuss Italy's crime drama about murder and corruption that won at the 43rd Academy Awards: Elio Petri's INVESTIGATION OF A CITIZEN ABOVE SUSPICION. This week's guest is Brontë Lacsamana, a writer, researcher, and multimedia reporter. Find us on the internet! Brontë Lacsamana: @bronsalamanca L…

This week on THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we talk about Italy's romantic drama about anti-Semitism and unrequited love that won at the 44th Academy Awards: Vittorio De Sica's THE GARDEN OF THE FINZI-CONTINIS. This week's guest is Karen Lustañas, a filmmaker and film editor. Find us on the internet! Juan Carlos Ojano: @carlosojano The One-Inch Barrier: @On…

NOTE: THIS IS A PREVIEW, NOT THE FULL EPISODE. In this bonus episode of THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we talk about Japan's official submission to the 91st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film: Paweł Pawlikowski's COLD WAR. This week's guest is Alessandra Rangel, creator and editor-in-chief of Palomita de maíz and contributor at InSession Film. Sh…

This week on THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we talk about France's surrealist comedy about class and politics that won at the 45th Academy Awards: Luis Buñuel's THE DISCREET CHARM OF THE BOURGEOISIE. This week's guest is JM Jamisola, a filmmaker and film editor. Find us on the internet! Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/janmichaelcjamisola Oda Sa Mga Nangangarap: ht…

This week on THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we talk about France's comedy about filmmaking and compromise that won at the 46th Academy Awards: François Truffaut's DAY FOR NIGHT. This week's guest is Mattie Lucas, film critic at From the Front Row and In Review Online. Find us on the internet! Mattie Lucas: @matthew_lucas From the Front Row: http://www.fromt…

NOTE: THIS IS A PREVIEW, NOT THE FULL EPISODE. In this bonus episode of THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we talk about Japan's official submission to the 91st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film: Hirokazu Koreeda's SHOPLIFTERS. This week's guest is Che Tagyamon, a film editor and short filmmaker. She was also the guest on the episode discussing JOUR…

This week on THE ONE-INCH BARRIER, we talk about Italy's period comedy about memory and fascism that won at the 47th Academy Awards: Federico Fellini's AMARCORD. This week's guest is Nick Taylor, contributor at The Film Experience. Find us on the internet! Nick Taylor: @NickT00783 It's Just Like The Movies: itsjustlikethemovies.com Juan Carlos Ojan…

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 th…

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 …