Then I decided, almost immediately, that I wanted to do something with movies. Very shortly, within six months after graduation, I was ready to recalibrate my career path.
So I didn’t study film, I studied Political Science. I thought film was just more practical as a hobby, although I was clearly so passionate about it–I’d go run home to watch a Katharine Hepburn movie. I probably should have, but I had this not-so-smart assumption in retrospect that I couldn’t do anything with it. MARTIN: Did you study film? Or was it just something that you had a passion for?
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I was able to feel that really early on because movie watching was encouraged in our household. When the lights go down and you can hear the screen come down, it’s a magical experience. IZZY: I just remember feeding off the energy of someone that is really passionate about film, and is really excited to see something that made her happy. During the summers they always play classic films, so she was all excited to see “Gone with the Wind”, and she would go buy Twizzlers. There’s a theater in Columbus OH that’s like this old playhouse. My first moviegoing experience that I intimately remember, which led me to falling into the ritual of watching movies, was going to see “Gone with the Wind” with my Mom. I came to realize that I always wanted to know what was on the schedule, and check out what movies I could potentially see. My parents loved watching TCM, so that was always on. IZZY: I grew up in a household where movies were just always on, and that’s what we did together as a family. MARTIN: What sparked your passion for film? Three episodes I’m going to recommend are Women And The Oscars: What’s Going On, Comparing Every Version of Little Women, and Harvey Weinstein and the Oscars: How Gwyneth and Shakespeare in Love Won.
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Her series “Be Kind and Rewind” focuses its lens on female Oscar winners over the years, but really it’s a lens on culture and Hollywood history. Her video series on YouTube explores the struggles and triumphs of Hollywood’s leading ladies with non-sensationalized narratives that erase tabloid exploitation and reveal how women and other marginalized groups have navigated the entertainment industry.īefore I go into my interview with Izzy, I would just like to praise what she’s doing for film history, specifically the achievements of women.
Izzy debuted her first “Be Kind Rewind” video in 2018 and has amassed 116k subscribers since then.
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