Erikka Yancy's guest appearances

Erikka Yancy

Switchblade Sisters

I Survived Theatre School

Joe Basile

Jocelyn DeBoer

Dawn Luebbe

Karyn Kusama

Emily Heller

Mary Holland

Janet Varney

Samantha Bee

Mary Lambert

Lynn Shelton

Karen Maine

Clarke Wolfe

David Dastmalchian

Amy Sedaris

Heather Graham

OwlTail

This week we are very lucky to have the prolific documentary producer Erikka Yancy on the program. The movie she chose to discuss is the beloved 1996 film Matilda. Erikka discusses her documentary career and what is like having to do research for films with such dark subject matter. She goes on to talk about having to go through footage from 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina, and how it's still important to offer some hope in even the most depressing of films. She also elaborates on her love for the movie Matilda and how it is rooted in the fact that the parents are so mean to the main character. April and her cover the directing career of Danny Devito and the history behind his production company Jersey Films. Plus, Erikka talks about the character of Lavender, and how having the representation of a black character is so vital to her enjoyment of the film. If you love this movie, you will love this conversation. You can watch Erikka's film Homegrown: The Counter-Terror Dilemma on HBO. And if you haven't seen it yet, go watch Matilda With April Wolfe with Erikka Yancy You can let us know what you think of Switchblade Sisters at @SwitchbladePod on Twitter. Or email us at switchbladesisters@maximumfun.org  Produced by Casey O'Brien and Laura Swisher for MaximumFun.org.

This week we are very lucky to have the prolific documentary producer Erikka Yancy on the program. The movie she chose to discuss is the beloved 1996 film Matilda. Erikka discusses her documentary career and what is like having to do research for films with such dark subject matter. She goes on to talk about having to go through footage from 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina, and how it's still important to offer some hope in even the most depressing of films. She also elaborates on her love for the movie Matilda and how it is rooted in the fact that the parents are so mean to the main character. April and her cover the directing career of Danny Devito and the history behind his production company Jersey Films. Plus, Erikka talks about the character of Lavender, and how having the representation of a black character is so vital to her enjoyment of the film. If you love this movie, you will love this conversation. You can watch Erikka's film <a href="https://www.hbo.com/documentaries/homegrown-the-counter-terror-dilemma" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Homegrown: The Counter-Terror Dilemma</a> on HBO. And if you haven't seen it yet, go watch <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnzLRDDijW0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Matilda</a> With <a href="http://www.maximumfun.org/aprilwolfe" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">April Wolfe</a> with <a href="https://twitter.com/yancypantz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Erikka Yancy</a> You can let us know what you think of Switchblade Sisters at <a href="https://twitter.com/switchbladepod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@SwitchbladePod</a> on Twitter. Or email us at <a href="mailto:switchbladesisters@maximumfun.org">switchbladesisters@maximumfun.org</a> Produced by <a href="http://www.maximumfun.org/caseyobrien" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Casey O'Brien</a> and <a href="http://maximumfun.org/laura-swisher" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Laura Swisher</a> for <a href="http://www.maximumfun.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MaximumFun.org</a>.

'Matilda' with Documentary Producer Erikka Yancy