Film Trace

We trace the Life of a Film from conception to production all the way to its release and reception. You know when you dive into a film's wikipedia and imdb after watching it? Then the director's page, then the actor's page. Our show does that for you. We use our nerd superpowers to obsessively tell the story of a movie: how it came to be, how it played out, and what it means today. It is a crash course on a single film filled with primary documents, lovely asides, and frequent guest voices. It is an investigation and celebration of...

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Film Trace

Episodes (131)

Jan 31st The Rise of A24 - Spring Breakers (2013) and Kids (1995)
Jan 5th The Rise of A24 - Enemy (2014) and The Tenant (1976)
Dec 1, 2025 The Rise of A24 - Green Room (2016) and Straw Dogs (1971)

Film Trace

Jan 31, 2026
1¼ hours
177 MB

The season finale of our Rise of A24 series starts at the beginning, Harmony Korine's neon maximalist Spring Breakers (2013) as well as his first big break as the writer of Kids (1995). Problematic doesn't begin to describe the mid 1990s molotov cocktail of Kids. Harmony Korine was a skateboard kid in New York City when the nearly 50 year old Larry Clark discovered him. However improbable, a partnership sparked and they were able to pull off this cinéma véritésque screed. Bracketing out the more improprietous and probably illegal aspects of the partnership between Korine and Clark, the...

Film Trace

The Rise of A24 - Spring Breakers (2013) and Kids (1995)

Film Trace

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