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Voiceover: Movies that Move Us

What movies taught you about life? Showed you truths you didn’t know you needed to hear?

Join Heather Bigley, a former academic and film teacher, and the host of Voiceover: Movies that Move Us—the podcast where films have an impact. Each episode, our guests share the cinematic moments that changed their lives. We want to learn from those silver screen experiences, and so we share those moments with you, looking at the films from a whole new perspective.

With a Doctorate in Film Studies and a passion for storytelling, Heather brings a little history, a little philosophy, some behind-the-scenes know-how, and her whole life to the movies she watches.

From Wild Strawberries to The Wiz, Terminator 2 to Tree of Life, we’re finding the films that moved us when we least expected it—golden age classics, recent blockbusters, and even the tiny indie film that barely anyone noticed. While Cosmo Brown might just want to Make ‘em Laugh, we’re interested in the films that make you cry, too. Movies that revealed something about ourselves. Mentored us when we needed mentorship. Maybe even illuminated the Divine.

Join us for Voiceover: Movies that Move Us for cinematic epiphanies, reel recommends, and maybe some self-revelations. Don’t miss a moment. Subscribe to us now on BYUradio, or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Bonus — Check Out These May/June Movies on BYUtv! May 14, 2026

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Heather chats about three films playing on BYUtv: It's a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, The King's Speech, and Young Victoria. Hear a few things to look for in each of them and a little behind the scenes info about how they were made. Every month BYUtv adds new movies to their movie collection, available on the BYUtv app. Simply sign in and watch any number of films for free.

Little Women: Mother Wisdom May 11, 2026

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Aubrey Chaves chats with Heather about how Little Women influenced her as a young woman and how the film reads today, especially the power and wisdom of Marmee. They chat about which sister they identified with (as you do) and the stacked cast that made this film great. Aubrey Chaves serves on the executive board of the Faith Matters Foundation and co-hosts its weekly podcast with her husband, Tim. She is the mother of four.

Night of the Hunter: Modern Parable May 04, 2026

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Abby Olcese talks to Heather about Night of the Hunter (Laughton, 1955): the director's motivation, the use of music, the film's massive influence, and why it's a Christmas movie. Abby Olcese is the author of Films for All Seasons: Experiencing the Church Year at the Movies. She is also the film editor for The Pitch, a website and magazine serving the greater Kansas City, Missouri, area.

LOTR: Family Culture Apr 27, 2026

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Movies can become part of your family's identity in a profound way. Heather chatted with her friend Kathy about how Kathy instituted LOTR Day, first as a chance to recover from the intensity of the December holiday onslaught, and then as a way to bring her family closer together. Kathy Weinzinger is a Senior Executive Assistant at Northern Arizona University’s Center for International Education. She is originally from Maine. She and her husband Walter, an engineer and accordion enthusiast, are the parents of 3 daughters.

Charulata: Silence & Subtext Apr 20, 2026

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Oindrila Mukherjee talks to Heather about Charulata, directed by Satyajit Ray from 1964 and adapted from Rabindranath Tagore’s 1901 novel Nastanir or The Broken Nest. The main character Charu was married before puberty and now as a young woman in her 20s, she blossoms as a writer under the guidance of her husband's cousin. But the film is a tragedy as it examines what it means for a woman to awaken to herself in a culture where she has no way to live out any of her choices. Oindrila Mukherjee teaches creative writing at Grand Valley State University. She is the author of the novel The Dream Builders, published on four continents in 2023.

Field of Dreams: Defining Heaven Apr 13, 2026

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It's spring! That means baseball is in season. Cleon Wall joins Heather to discuss Field of Dreams (1989) and how the film attempts to show us what forgiveness, faith, and heaven can be in our lives. Cleon Wall produces Sports Programming at BYUradio and in the past was a sports journalist and podcaster for KSL.

West Side Story: Perfect Tragedy Apr 06, 2026

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Elizabeth Hansen, founder and owner of Dramafy, joins Heather for a discussion of the Leonard Bernstein classic West Side Story (1961) that includes why musicals reach us so deeply and who the real underdog is of this urban tragedy. West Side Story was the highest grossing film of 1961 and won 10 Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor & Actress, Art Direction, Cinematography, Costume Design, Editing, Sound, Musical Scoring. In 1997, the film was selected for the American National Film Registry. Elizabeth Hansen is the executive director of Utah Lyric Opera, a writer, and actor. She holds an MFA in Screenwriting from the American Film Institute.

Earth 1947: Unity is a Choice Mar 30, 2026

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Raj Mankad, Deputy Opinion Editor at the Houston Chronicle, talks to Heather about what Deepa Mehta's 1998 film Earth meant to him during America's Iraq & Afghanistan wars and what it means to him now. They chat about immigration, violence, and religious engagement, and why Raj wanted his teenage son to watch this movie with him. As deputy opinion editor at the Houston Chronicle, Raj Mankad won a Pultizer Prize in 2025, shared with Sharon Steinmann, Lisa Falkenberg and Leah Binkovitz, for a series on dangerous train crossings in Houston.

Band of Brothers: Leadership, Sacrifice, & Care Mar 23, 2026

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Dr. Lee Harms, former Army Chaplain, talks to Heather about his connection to Band of Brothers (2001), a limited series created by Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg. The series is adapted from Stephen Ambrose’s research of "Easy" Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division. Easy Company landed at Normandy during World War II’s D-day and then spent the next year moving through Europe until they reach Hitler’s Eagle Nest in Bavaria, and the end of the war. Dr. Harms' great-uncle served in Fox Company, also part of the 2nd Battalion. But, as a chaplain who saw active duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, Dr. Harms came to relate to the series as a veteran. Dr. Lee Harms is a retired Army Chaplain with combat deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan. He first served in the United States Army as a Hebrew Linguist. He holds a D.Min. from Erskine Theological Seminary. He has also worked as a supervisory Hospital Chaplain (Chaplain Senior Clinician). He is currently an Assistant Professor in the BYU Chaplaincy Masters program.

Hamnet: Expressing Grief Mar 16, 2026

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Liberty Barnes, sociologist and ethnographer, joins Heather to discuss Hamnet (Zhao, 2025) and how the film demonstrates the importance of expressing grief. Liberty is the author of the forthcoming The Children’s Hospital: Healing America with Pediatric Love (Oxford University Press), which is the story of the development and culture of pediatric hospitals in the United States. It is also the story of industrialization, urbanization, immigration, education, medical science and the radical notion that people are fundamentally good, every life is worth living, and health is a basic human right.

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