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Screen Cares Interviews Black Barbie writer-director, Lagueria Davis!
June 19, 2024

Screen Cares Interviews Black Barbie writer-director, Lagueria Davis!

In 2023, Screen Cares co-hosts Sarah & Jennie got to sit down with writer-director Lagueria Davis to discuss her creative process and vision in making the fantastic film Black Barbie. In case you missed the episode before, we thought we'd release it again so that you can be sure to learn more about Davis' hard work and vision for this important film. At the time, the film had just been available within the film festival circuit but, unsurprisingly due to its popularity and positive reception, Bl
*Encore* Growing Up With the March Sisters: Little Women (1994)
Dec. 19, 2023

*Encore* Growing Up With the March Sisters: Little Women (1994)

Screen Cares ' co-hosts, Jennie and Sarah, discuss how a movie can become a cinematic portrayal of one's ancestry and how movies can grow with a viewer over time. The story of the four March sisters has held a place in the hearts of readers since Louisa May Alcott wrote Little Women more that 150 years ago. Their story entered into Jennie’s heart at the age of nine when she and her mother saw the 1994 adaptation of Little Women . Jennie's affection for this cozy film has moved into the realm of
*Encore* Surviving the Suburbs: Pleasantville (1998)
Dec. 5, 2023

*Encore* Surviving the Suburbs: Pleasantville (1998)

What does the punk band, The Descendents, folk musician and activist Malvina Reynolds' song "Little Boxes" and the 1998 movie, Pleasantville, have in common? They all spark a conversation about finding your place in a world that feels like it squashes personhood and originality. Screen Cares hosts, Sarah & Jennie, discuss how a move to the dreaded suburbs can still result in honoring your identity in this fun episode. Screen Shares Rating: Pleasantville (1998) is a great Family Screen to spark c
A Place for Love, Hunting for Meaning in Grief: Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)
Nov. 21, 2023

A Place for Love, Hunting for Meaning in Grief: Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)

Screen Cares hosts, Sarah & Jennie invite listeners to join them for an emotional conversation about how love can fuel both grief and healing. Jennie uses the movie Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016) to process the loss of her sixteen-year-old dog Epona. We discover that there's room for laughter and levity, even during the saddest times, and movies can make room for conversation with family that help us find a place for love to go once our loved ones are gone. Screen Shares Rating: Family Screen
Nimona (2023): Being An Ally is the Best Way to "Be Enough"
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Nov. 7, 2023

Nimona (2023): Being An Ally is the Best Way to "Be Enough"

Screen Cares ' hosts, Sarah & Jennie, received a listener question for this week's episode: "My children care about inclusivity and equity but express that they aren't sure if their individual efforts matter, and express that it's hard to always keep up the 'good fight' against hatred. Is there a film that I could show my children that could demonstrate how important it is to be an active ally?" This was a challenging question but we've got the perfect film! And while the PG-rated film, Nimona (
Close the Loop: The Babadook (2014)
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Oct. 31, 2023

Close the Loop: The Babadook (2014)

Happy Halloween! It's the final episode of Screen Cares' special October series, Screen Scares. This week, we're highlighting a horror film by the incredible writer and director, Jennifer Kent. Sarah believes Kent's film, The Babadook (2014) , shows us that we can close the loop and find resolution even when things feel dark and difficult. Jennie says that this movie is, " The Shining, but for Moms." Either way you look at it, The Babadook is a movie demands to be talked about. Screen Shares Ra

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About the Hosts

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Sarah Woolverton-Mohler (she/her)

My Kind of Weird Productions, LLC Executive Producer, Co-Host of the podcasts Screen Cares and Weirdschooling

Sarah (she/her) is an always-caffeinated, quad-skating thinker and now, a Producer with a capital “P”. While her professional background was in the non-profit sector, Sarah now invests her time in educating her children and in producing podcasts. You can nearly always find Sarah planning trips to her beloved Rhode Island, playing roller derby or consuming spicy food, music and books with reckless abandon. Sarah cares about caring and believes that sending snail mail and being kind are unappreciated and dying art forms. Family, film and friendship are Sarah’s passions, motivations, lifeline and her foundation. When she isn’t chatting with Jennie about movies and “this thing called life” (special shout-out to Prince for making introspection sexy again), Sarah happily spends her time with her weird and wonderful children, her quietly hilarious hubby and her big, smelly dog.

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Jennie Ziverk Carr (she/her)

My Kind of Weird Productions, LLC Executive Producer and Co-Host of the podcasts Screen Cares and Weirdschooling

Jennie (she/her) feels as comfortable camping and mucking through the backwoods as she does exploring museums and haunting coffee shops. Prior to making the choice to homeschool her children and help organize her local educational community, Jennie studied Art History and Film, facilitated early childhood and outdoor education, and taught middle school U.S. History and arts integration in Houston, TX. She has a passion for writing, cooking, and connecting to others through the arts. Jennie’s supportive husband would say she has too many books and velvet chairs, and her usually muddy children are often upset that she doesn’t let them have breakfast, second breakfast, and elevensies every day, but despite her perceived faults, her family is her home and she is theirs.

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