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The One-Inch Barrier

The One-Inch Barrier

By Juan Carlos Ojano

A podcast that has reviewed all the winners for Best International Feature Film at the Academy Awards as well as their fellow nominees and their respective film years in world cinema.
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Kolya (Guest: Fritz and the Oscars)

The One-Inch BarrierNov 06, 2020

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INTERVIEW: 'The Missing' filmmaker Carl Joseph Papa and actor Gio Gahol
Nov 23, 202357:15
All Quiet on the Western Front (Guest: Dan Bayer)
Apr 14, 202303:15:59
The End
May 27, 202202:16:38
Drive My Car (Guest: Dan Bayer)
May 13, 202203:07:10
Shoeshine (Guest: Jackson Destefano)
May 06, 202201:22:04
REVIEW: Quo Vadis, Aida? (Guest: Mattie Lucas)

REVIEW: Quo Vadis, Aida? (Guest: Mattie Lucas)

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 also the guest on the episode discussing DAY FOR NIGHT and the films of 1973.


This episode is part of the 2020 retrospective that celebrates the four films that were nominated alongside that year's winner, ANOTHER ROUND.


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Mattie Lucas: @matthew_lucas
From the Front Row: http://www.fromthefrontrow.net/


Juan Carlos Ojano: @carlosojano
The One-Inch Barrier: @OneInchBarrier


Bonus episodes are accessible in full via Patreon for only $4/month. Click here: https://www.patreon.com/TheOneInchBarrier


Music Credits

Opening and Ending: "Aida" - Antoni Łazarkiewicz

May 01, 202226:58
Monsieur Vincent (Guest: Josh Parham)
Apr 29, 202201:09:06
Bicycle Thieves (Guest: Nick Taylor)
Apr 22, 202201:40:29
The Walls of Malapaga (Guest: Mervine Aquino)
Apr 15, 202201:25:03
REVIEW: The Man Who Sold His Skin (Guest: Acer Batislaong)
Apr 10, 202222:31
Rashomon (Guest: Nick Deocampo)
Apr 08, 202201:29:50
Forbidden Games (Guest: Nick Davis)
Apr 01, 202201:31:31
Gate of Hell (Guest: Cláudio Alves)
Mar 25, 202201:50:27
REVIEW: Collective (Guest: Ben Miller)
Mar 20, 202225:29
Samurai, The Legend of Musashi (Guest: Brontë Lacsamana)
Mar 18, 202201:17:38
La Strada (Guest: Christine Daisy Dela Paz)
Mar 11, 202201:49:21
Nights of Cabiria (Guest: Nathaniel Rogers)
Mar 04, 202201:29:03
REVIEW: Better Days (Guest: Carla Manalo)

REVIEW: Better Days (Guest: Carla Manalo)

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 episodes discussing NOWHERE IN AFRICA and the films of 2002 and VOLVER A EMPEZAR and the films of 1982 as well as the bonus episode on TANNA.


This episode is part of the 2020 retrospective that celebrates the four films that were nominated alongside that year's winner, ANOTHER ROUND.


Find us on the internet!


Juan Carlos Ojano: @carlosojano
The One-Inch Barrier: @OneInchBarrier


Bonus episodes are accessible in full via Patreon for only $4/month. Click here: https://www.patreon.com/TheOneInchBarrier


Music Credits

Opening and Ending: "A Drop in the Ocean" - Varqa Buehrer

Feb 27, 202223:03
My Uncle (Guest: Tom O'Brien)
Feb 25, 202201:32:07
Black Orpheus (Guest: Brett Doze)
Feb 18, 202201:58:13
REVIEW: Identifying Features (Guest: Raffy Raymundo)
Jan 23, 202225:58
The Virgin Spring (Guest: Shane Slater)
Dec 31, 202101:45:04
REVIEW: Toni Erdmann (Guest: Ronaldo Sosa)

REVIEW: Toni Erdmann (Guest: Ronaldo Sosa)

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 CONQUEROR and the films of 1988.


This episode is part of the 2016 retrospective that celebrates the four films that were nominated alongside that year's winner, THE SALESMAN.


Find us on the internet!


Ronaldo Sosa: @rsantana2024


Juan Carlos Ojano: @carlosojano
The One-Inch Barrier: @OneInchBarrier


Bonus episodes are accessible in full via Patreon for only $4/month. Click here: https://www.patreon.com/TheOneInchBarrier


Music Credits

Opening and Ending: "Greatest Love of All" - Sandra Hüller

Dec 26, 202127:14
Through a Glass Darkly (Guest: Cláudio Alves)
Dec 17, 202102:41:07
REVIEW: Tanna (Guest: Carla Manalo)

REVIEW: Tanna (Guest: Carla Manalo)

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 on the episodes discussing NOWHERE IN AFRICA and the films of 2002 and VOLVER A EMPEZAR and the films of 1982.


This episode is part of the 2016 retrospective that celebrates the four films that were nominated alongside that year's winner, THE SALESMAN.


Find us on the internet!


Juan Carlos Ojano: @carlosojano
The One-Inch Barrier: @OneInchBarrier


Bonus episodes are accessible in full via Patreon for only $4/month. Click here: https://www.patreon.com/TheOneInchBarrier


Music Credits

Opening: "First Love" - Anthony Partos
Ending: "Death Beckons" - Anthony Partos

Dec 12, 202125:13
Sundays and Cybele (Guest: Kat Catalan)
Dec 03, 202101:57:32
REVIEW: A Man Called Ove (Guest: Ronaldo Trancoso Jr.)

REVIEW: A Man Called Ove (Guest: Ronaldo Trancoso Jr.)

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 FANTASTIC WOMAN and the films of 2017 and CHARACTER and the films of 1997.


This episode is part of the 2016 retrospective that celebrates the four films that were nominated alongside that year's winner, THE SALESMAN.


Find us on the internet!


Ronaldo Trancoso Jr: @ronaldotrancoso
Cinematic Tips: https://cinematictips.com/


Juan Carlos Ojano: @carlosojano
The One-Inch Barrier: @OneInchBarrier


Bonus episodes are accessible in full via Patreon for only $4/month. Click here: https://www.patreon.com/TheOneInchBarrier


Music Credits

Opening: "The Janitor" - Gaute Storaas
Ending: "The Big Heart" - Gaute Storaas

Nov 28, 202125:55
8½ (Guest: Len Calvo)
Nov 19, 202102:00:24
REVIEW: Land of Mine (Guest: Fritz and the Oscars)

REVIEW: Land of Mine (Guest: Fritz and the Oscars)

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 AMOUR and the films of 2012 and KOLYA and the films of 1996.


This episode is part of the 2016 retrospective that celebrates the four films that were nominated alongside that year's winner, THE SALESMAN.


Find us on the internet!


Fritz: @FritzandOscars
Fritz and the Oscars: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyEmsdzu1fOend2xlyA2aPg


Juan Carlos Ojano: @carlosojano
The One-Inch Barrier: @OneInchBarrier


Bonus episodes are accessible in full via Patreon for only $4/month. Click here: https://www.patreon.com/TheOneInchBarrier


Music Credits

Opening: "Roland Jeep (Intro)" - Sune Martin
Ending: "Land of Mine (End Credits)" - Sune Martin

Nov 14, 202128:27
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (Guest: Andrew Carden)
Nov 05, 202101:56:18
The Shop on Main Street (Guest: Nathaniel Rogers)
Oct 22, 202102:07:22
REVIEW: The Square (Guest: Luca Giliberti)

REVIEW: The Square (Guest: Luca Giliberti)

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 and the films of 2018. 


This episode is part of the 2017 retrospective that celebrates the four films that were nominated alongside that year's winner, A FANTASTIC WOMAN.


Find us on the internet!


Luca Giliberti: @LucaLeonardo99
GoldDerby: @GoldDerby


Juan Carlos Ojano: @carlosojano
The One-Inch Barrier: @OneInchBarrier


Bonus episodes are accessible in full via Patreon for only $4/month. Click here: https://www.patreon.com/TheOneInchBarrier


Music Credits

Opening and Ending: "Improvisació 1" - Bobby McFerrin

Oct 17, 202129:15
A Man and a Woman (Guest: Allen Nguyen)
Oct 08, 202102:06:33
REVIEW: On Body and Soul (Guest: Jhayle Meer)

REVIEW: On Body and Soul (Guest: Jhayle Meer)

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 guest on the episodes discussing IN A BETTER WORLD and the films of 2010 and BABETTE'S FEAST and the films of 1987.


This episode is part of the 2017 retrospective that celebrates the four films that were nominated alongside that year's winner, A FANTASTIC WOMAN.


Find us on the internet!


Juan Carlos Ojano: @carlosojano
The One-Inch Barrier: @OneInchBarrier


Bonus episodes are accessible in full via Patreon for only $4/month. Click here: https://www.patreon.com/TheOneInchBarrier


Music Credits

Opening and Ending: "What He Wrote" - Laura Marling

Oct 03, 202128:21
Closely Watched Trains (Guest: Brandon Stanwyck)
Sep 24, 202102:16:07
REVIEW: Loveless (Guest: John T)
Sep 19, 202129:47
War and Peace (Guest: Matthew Anderson)
Sep 10, 202102:22:39
REVIEW: The Insult (Guest: Calum Reed)

REVIEW: The Insult (Guest: Calum Reed)

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 episode discussing TSOTSI and the films of 2005.


This episode is part of the 2017 retrospective that celebrates the four films that were nominated alongside that year's winner, A FANTASTIC WOMAN.


Find us on the internet!


Calum Reed: @Calum_Reed
Categorically Oscars: @CategoricallyO


Juan Carlos Ojano: @carlosojano
The One-Inch Barrier: @OneInchBarrier


Bonus episodes are accessible in full via Patreon for only $4/month. Click here: https://www.patreon.com/TheOneInchBarrier


Music Credits

Opening: "The Streets of Beyrouth" - Éric Neveux
Ending: "The Verdict" - Éric Neveux

Sep 05, 202130:39
Z (Guest: Dan Bayer)
Aug 27, 202103:03:32
REVIEW: Portrait of a Lady on Fire (Guest: Chelsea Eichholz)
Aug 08, 202130:12
Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (Guest: Brontë Lacsamana)
Jul 16, 202101:55:59
The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (Guest: Karen Lustañas)
Jul 09, 202101:39:52
REVIEW: Cold War (Guest: Alessandra Rangel)

REVIEW: Cold War (Guest: Alessandra Rangel)

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. She was also the guest on the bonus episode discussing CORPUS CHRISTI as part of the 2019 retrospective.


This episode is part of the 2018 retrospective that celebrates the four films that were nominated alongside that year's winner, ROMA.


Find us on the internet!


Alessandra Rangel: @alessandra_kr
Palomita de maíz: @palomitadmaiz_


Juan Carlos Ojano: @carlosojano
The One-Inch Barrier: @OneInchBarrier


Bonus episodes are accessible in full via Patreon for only $4/month. Click here: https://www.patreon.com/TheOneInchBarrier


Music Credits

Opening: "Dwa serduszka" - Gabriela Kmon, Zespól Piesni i Tanca Mazowsze & Joanna Kulig
Ending: "Dwa serduszka" - Joanna Kulig

Jul 04, 202129:54
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (Guest: JM Jamisola)
Jul 02, 202102:13:37
Day for Night (Guest: Mattie Lucas)
Jun 25, 202102:38:54
REVIEW: Shoplifters (Guest: Che Tagyamon)

REVIEW: Shoplifters (Guest: Che Tagyamon)

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 JOURNEY OF HOPE and the films of 1990.


This episode is part of the 2018 retrospective that celebrates the four films that were nominated alongside that year's winner, ROMA.


Find us on the internet!


Che Tagyamon: @chetagyamon


Juan Carlos Ojano: @carlosojano
The One-Inch Barrier: @OneInchBarrier


Bonus episodes are accessible in full via Patreon for only $4/month. Click here: https://www.patreon.com/TheOneInchBarrier


Music Credits

Opening: "Shoplifters" - Hosono Haruomi
Ending: "Living Sketches" - Hosono Haruomi

Jun 20, 202127:16
Amarcord (Guest: Nick Taylor)
Jun 18, 202103:23:20
Another Round (Guest: Kevin Jacobsen)
Jun 11, 202102:59:16
Dersu Uzala (Guest: Alejo Barbaza)
Jun 04, 202102:21:18
REVIEW: Never Look Away (Guest: Joey Moser)

REVIEW: Never Look Away (Guest: Joey Moser)

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.


This episode is part of the 2018 retrospective that celebrates the four films that were nominated alongside that year's winner, ROMA.


Find us on the internet!


Joey Moser: @JoeyMoser83


Juan Carlos Ojano: @carlosojano
The One-Inch Barrier: @OneInchBarrier


Bonus episodes are accessible in full via Patreon for only $4/month. Click here: https://www.patreon.com/TheOneInchBarrier


Music Credits

Opening and Ending: "Portraits" - Max Richter

May 30, 202130:47