Switchblade Sisters

‘Safe’ with ‘Knives and Skin’ Director Jennifer Reeder

April is joined by the magnificent filmmaker and artist Jennifer Reeder to discuss Todd Haynes’ 1995 classic, Safe. Jennifer discusses the making of her new film Knives and Skin and the necessity of shooting it at home in Chicago. She articulates the toxic way that motherhood is portrayed in films and how she tries to correct that in her own movie. Plus, she and April gush over the masterful filmmaking executed in Safe. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OX2qohJ0BzA">Knives and Skin</a> is in theaters and streaming on December 6. And if you haven’t seen <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MP3kLKLaiTw">Safe</a>…get on it! With <a href="https://www.maximumfun.org/aprilwolfe">April Wolfe</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/JenniferReeder">Jennifer Reeder</a>. You can let us know what you think of Switchblade Sisters on <a href="https://twitter.com/switchbladepod">Twitter</a> or <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/switchbladesisters/">Facebook</a>. Or email us at <a href="mailto:switchbladesisters@maximumfun.org">switchbladesisters@maximumfun.org</a>. Produced by <a href="http://www.maximumfun.org/caseyobrien">Casey O’Brien</a> and <a href="http://maximumfun.org/laura-swisher">Laura Swisher</a> for <a href="http://www.maximumfun.org/">MaximumFun.org</a>.

Switchblade Sisters is a podcast providing deep cuts on genre flicks from a female perspective. Every week, film critic and screenwriter April Wolfe sits down with a phenomenal female film-maker to slice-and-dice a classic genre movie - horror, exploitation, sci-fi and many others! Along the way, they cover craft, the state of the industry, how films get made, and more. Mothers, lock up your sons, the Switchblade Sisters are coming!