By Madelyn Gee

This interview is excerpted from an episode of Technicolor Theatre podcast, which originally aired on August 24, 2020. Listen to the full interview or read the transcript.

Rita Sengupta is a queer South Asian American actor and comedian based in Brooklyn, NY. She chats with podcast host and filmmaker Aditya Joshi about coming out to a South Asian family, queer representation, and Nisha Ganatra’s absurd and heartfelt debut film Chutney Popcorn (1999). Highlights from the conversation are below, edited for clarity.

Aditya: I feel like this happens a lot with queer movies, where the narrative centers around…

In this episode of Technicolor Theatre, filmmaker Aditya Joshi and comedian/actor/writer Rita Sengupta discuss how the directorial debut from director Nisha Ganatra, Chutney Popcorn (1999), has a continuing legacy in queer South Asian cinema despite it being seen by many as one of a kind.

The episode aired on August 24, 2020 under the podcast’s previous name, Token Theatre, and can be found here. Full transcript (below) was captured by Madelyn Gee.

Aditya Joshi: Hey folks. Aditya here — Just wanted to give you a quick note before we get into today’s episode. We had a bit of a tech…

By Madelyn Gee

This interview is an excerpt from an episode of the Technicolor Theatre podcast, which originally aired on August 18, 2020. Listen to the full interview or read the transcript.

Jonathan Peck is an actor-activist from New York. He chats with podcast host and filmmaker Aditya Joshi about catalyzing activism, recent responses to police brutality, and the parallels of his protest experiences to the film adaptation of The Hate U Give (2018). Highlights from the conversation are below, edited for clarity.

Aditya: Let’s talk about The Hate U Give. This movie came out a few years ago and…

Written by Alicja Johnson

Hollywood’s favorite time of the year has arrived. No, not the Oscars — it’s Mediaversity’s annual diversity ranking of the Academy Award nominees for Best Picture!

Here at Mediaversity Reviews, we evaluate films through an intersectional lens. So while we might enjoy the witty scripts and tear-jerking performances typical of Oscar nominees, we care just as much about a movie’s gender parity and racial diversity. Oh, and our grading system also factors in depictions of LGBTQ communities, people with disabilities, minority religions, adults over 50, and diverse body shapes. …

In this episode of Technicolor Theatre, filmmaker Aditya Joshi chats with activist and actor Jonathan Peck about catalyzing activism, recent responses to police brutality, and the parallels of his protest experiences to the film adaptation of The Hate U Give (2018).

The episode aired on August 18, 2020 under the podcast’s previous name, Token Theatre, and can be found here. Full transcript (below) was captured by Madelyn Gee.

Aditya Joshi: Hello, and welcome to Token Theatre, a Mediaversity podcast about representation on film. My name is Aditya Joshi and joining me today, he has just come from sleeping outside New…

By Madelyn Gee

This interview is excerpted from an episode of Technicolor Theatre podcast, which originally aired on August 11, 2020. Listen to the full interview or read the transcript.

Ola is a writer-director originally from Lagos, Nigeria. He chats with podcast host and filmmaker Aditya Joshi about racism in the film industry, anti-Blackness within the Asian American community, and the inspiring genius of Jordan Peele’s Oscar-winning film Get Out (2017). Highlights from the conversation are below, edited for clarity.

Aditya Joshi: So good to have you on the podcast, Ola. But before we dive into Jordan Peele’s masterpiece, Get…

In this episode of Technicolor Theatre, filmmaker Aditya Joshi and filmmaker Ola Kalejaye chat about tokenism, racism in the film industry, commodifying Black bodies, and the inspiring genius of Jordan Peele’s Oscar-winning film Get Out (2017).

The episode aired on August 10, 2020 under the podcast’s previous name, Token Theatre, and can be found here. Full transcript (below) was captured by Madelyn Gee.

Aditya Joshi: Hello and welcome to Token Theatre, a podcast about representation on film. We are proudly part of the Mediaversity podcast network. Joining us today, now that he has finished running from his white girlfriend’s house…

By Madelyn Gee

This interview is excerpted from an episode of Technicolor Theatre podcast, which originally aired on August 4, 2020. Listen to the full interview or read the transcript.

Li Lai is the founder and editor-in-chief of Mediaversity Reviews. She chats with podcast host and filmmaker Aditya Joshi about their immigrant backgrounds, the feeling of losing someone overseas, and a mutual love of Lulu Wang’s The Farewell (2019). Highlights from the conversation are below, edited for clarity.

Aditya Joshi: I think there’s a lot of importance in how you view a film for the first time, and I think…