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Thanks Telefilm - BLACKBERRY by Matt Johnson (dir/writer)
April 13, 2024 18:29 - 22 minutes - 20.5 MBLindsey Campbell and Mark Davies discuss the film BLACKBERRY as part of their series THANKS TELEFILM. This is where they examine federally funded films. Will they say "Thanks Telefilm!" OR "Thanks Telefilm?" In BLACKBERRY, Matt Johnson (Nirvana the Band the Show) explores the incredible growth and tragic collapse of the world's first smartphone and how it smashed huge enterprises before surrendering to Silicon Valley's fiercely competitive companies. It's not a conventional tale of...
Caden Douglas (dir/writer) Interview - MOTHER FATHER SISTER BROTHER FRANK - CUFF 2024
April 13, 2024 18:14 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MBLucas Anders interviews Caden Douglas (dir/writer) about his film MOTHER FATHER SISTER BROTHER FRANK. It makes its Canadian Premiere at the Calgary Underground Film Festival (CUFF) on Fri April 26th @ 7pm at the Globe CInema. In MOTHER FATHER SISTER BROTHER FRANK, the Jennings family couldn’t be more painfully suburban, but when asshole Uncle Frank crashes their weekly Sunday dinner with a nasty surprise, murder turns up on the menu. On the surface, they seem like a happy family,...
Nathan Tape (dir/writer) & Tim Cairo (writer/prod) Interview - OFF RAMP - CUFF 2024
April 05, 2024 06:40 - 36 minutes - 50.7 MBChristian Zyp interviews Nathan Tape (dir/writer) & Tim Cairo (writer/prod) about their film OFF RAMP. It's making its Canadian Premiere at the Calgary Underground Film Festival April 22, 2024 @ 9:30 pm at the Globe Cinema. In OFF RAMP, a couple of lovable, degenerate Juggalos, Trey and Silas, journey through America's hellish underbelly to The Gathering of the Juggalos, the one place on earth they feel accepted. On the way, they are detoured by a psychotic powerful Sheriff, a viol...
CUFF - Nathan Tape (dir/writer) & Tim Cairo (writer/prod) Interview - OFF RAMP
April 05, 2024 06:40 - 36 minutes - 50.7 MBChristian Zyp interviews Nathan Tape (dir/writer) & Tim Cairo (writer/prod) about their film OFF RAMP. It's making its Canadian Premiere at the Calgary Underground Film Festival April 22, 2024 @ 9:30 pm at the Globe Cinema. In OFF RAMP, a couple of lovable, degenerate Juggalos, Trey and Silas, journey through America's hellish underbelly to The Gathering of the Juggalos, the one place on earth they feel accepted. On the way, they are detoured by a psychotic powerful Sheriff, a viol...
Brenda Lieberman Interview - CALGARY UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL 2024 (CUFF)
March 31, 2024 01:37 - 25 minutes - 35.1 MBChristian Zyp spoke with Brenda Lieberman (Festival Director and Co-Programmer) about the 21st Calgary Underground Film Festival (CUFF). Catch it April 18-28, 2024 at the Globe Cinema. Brenda discusses the feature/documentary/short films, guests (John Waters & Vincenzo Natali), Albertan filmmakers and events surrounding the festival. Find out more at www.calgaryundergroundfilm.org
Sonya William (Director of N.I.C.E.) - The State of Independent Cinemas in Canada
March 28, 2024 19:51 - 27 minutes - 38.4 MBChristian Zyp interviews Sonya WIlliam (Director of the Network of Independent Canadian Exhibitors) about the current state of operations for theatre owners and not-for-profit art house cinemas in Canada. The monopoly of Cineplex Entertainment in Canada combined with restrictions of "zoning" and "clean runs" are making it increasingly difficult to operate for small theatre in cities and towns across the country. Find out more about N.I.C.E. at www.nicecinema.ca
Omar Mouallem Interview - MAKING KAYFABE
March 20, 2024 23:21 - 42 minutes - 57.8 MBChristian Zyp interviews Omar Mouallem (dir/prod) about his new documentary MAKING KAYFABE. It is screening on CBC Gem currently for free. MAKING KAYFABE is a documentary that revolves around Omar Mouallem venturing into the squared circle. Facing a midlife crisis, Oamr decided to tap into his childhood dream of wrestling to be his next project. Entering the world of Love Pro Wrestling leaves an impression on him that goes beyond the ring. Find the film at: https://gem.cbc.ca/abso...
Spencer Richard (SRVENT) Interview - DANCE WITH THE DEVIL
March 15, 2024 19:16 - 23 minutes - 31.8 MBChristian Zyp interviews Spencer RIchard (writer/dir) about his new short film DANCE WITH THE DEVIL. It screens Fri March 22nd at the Capitol Theatre in Ft. Edmonton Park. DANCE WITH THE DEVIL is a spy thriller filmed in and around Edmonton.
Justin Kueber Interview - LABELED: Missing, Murdered and Forgotten
March 12, 2024 04:28 - 20 minutes - 19.2 MBLucas Anders interviews Justin Kueber (dir) about his documentary "LABELED: Missing, Murdered and Forgotten". It screened as part of FAVA Fest. "LABELED: Missing, Murdered and Forgotten" is a harrowing, intimate journey into the lives of three Indigenous women who were abused, exploited, and harmed during their time in Edmonton’s sex industry.
Lindsey McIntyre Interview - NIGIQTUQ ᓂᒋᖅᑐᖅ (The South Wind)
March 12, 2024 04:26 - 23 minutes - 21.7 MBLucas Anders interviews Lindsey McIntyre (writer/dir) about the short film NIGIQTUQ ᓂᒋᖅᑐᖅ. It screened as part of FAVA Fest. Having left Nunavut with her mother Kumaa’naaq (koo-MAT-na) in 1938, young Marguerite must negotiate the unspoken pressures of being Inuk in her new life in the South. When an extraordinary letter arrives from home, Marguerite discovers what’s really expected of her. NIGIQTUQ ᓂᒋᖅᑐᖅ is based on a true story told to Lindsay by her grandmother. It connects to a...
Ryan Leedu Interview - NO BEDROOM Short Film
March 12, 2024 04:23 - 11 minutes - 15.3 MBMark Davies interviewed Ryan Leedu (dir/writer/prod) about his short film NO BEDROOM. In the film, a young woman selectively arranges viewings for her one-bedroom house, which she may not be genuine about actually renting. It screened as part of FAVA Fest 2024 and on Super Channel's Canadian Film Fest.
THE BOOK OF S.H.E. - Natalie Meyer Interview
February 17, 2024 07:15 - 32 minutes - 44.6 MBChristian Zyp interviews Natalie Meyer (dir/prod) about her doc THE BOOK OF S.H.E. It screens Thurs Feb 29th at the Telus World of Science. You can find tickets at: Eventbrite.com "The Book of S.H.E." (acronym for Success.Heal.Emerge) is a documentary film that serves as an artistic collection of Natalie Meyer's creative body paint and set designs with a focus on 10 local female entrepreneurs and community builders who identify as BIPOC in Edmonton. This film is an emotional journe...
KEVIN MARTIN (The Lobby DVD Shop) Outlaw Johnny Black, Suitable Flesh and Clive Barker's Underworld
February 04, 2024 02:27 - 31 minutes - 43.7 MBChristian Zyp interviews Kevin Martin (The Lobby DVD Shop - 10815 82 Ave NW, Edm, AB) about some new releases at the store: OUTLAW JOHNNY BLACK - Cowboy Johnny Black (Michael Jai White) vows to gun down the man responsible for the death of his father. SUITABLE FLESH - Psychiatrist Elizabeth Derby (Heather Graham) becomes obsessed with helping a young patient who is suffering from extreme personality disorder. However, it soon leads her into occult danger. Clive Barker's UNDERWORL...
BOIL ALERT - Michelle Thrush (Exec Prod) Interview
February 01, 2024 07:32 - 22 minutes - 31.1 MBChristian Zyp interviews Michelle Thrush (Exec Prod) about the film BOIL ALERT. The documentary screens at Metro CInema Wed Feb 7, 2024 @ 6:30 pm. It's a FREE screening presented by Northwest Fest and the University of Alberta for International Week. Michelle is a Nehiyaw performing artist (actress, producer, activist and more). BOIL ALERT follows activist/musician Layla Staats as she embarks on a dual journey to explore the Indigenous relationship to water and the struggles she ha...
Oscar Nominations 2024 Roundtable
January 25, 2024 07:38 - 41 minutes - 56.8 MBLindsey Campbell, Mark Davies and Christian Zyp discuss the four major awards nominations for the 2024 Oscars... and more.
THE BLOODY BROOD - Jason Pichonsky (Film Historian)
January 15, 2024 06:33 - 34 minutes - 47.1 MBChristian Zyp interviews Jason Pichonsky (Film Historian) about the film THE BLOODY BROOD directed by Canadian Julian Roffman. You can find the film through Kino Lorber home video. Two years before directing the 3-D cult favorite THE MASK (1961), Julian Roffman made his feature directorial debut with this early canuxploitation film, THE BLOODY BROOD (1959). When his brother turns up dead after eating a hamburger laced with ground glass, Cliff (Jack Betts) sets out to investigate th...
BARBARIC RITES - Daniel Demchuk (Series Programmer)
January 12, 2024 03:51 - 31 minutes - 43.1 MBChristian Zyp interviews Daniel Demchuk about the series called BARBARIAN RITES that he curated for Metro Cinema. It's an exploration of the origins and evolution of Sword and Sorcery films, through its dark beginnings at the drive in theatre to its box office glories and its reign as king over the b movie circuit. See CONAN THE BARBARIAN (1982) Fri, Jan. 12 @ 9:15 PM, CLASH OF THE TITANS (1981) Sat., Jan. 27 @ 3:30 PM and THE BARBARIANS Sun., Jan. 28 @ 7:00 PM at Metro Cinema. ...
Moving Radio: 2023 In Review
December 28, 2023 03:26 - 57 minutes - 78.8 MBWe take a look back at just few of the interviews and pieces over the last 12 months: HOW TO RUIN THE HOLIDAY (Arlen Konopaki & Kevin Gillese), THE AMITYVILLE CURSE (film historian Jason Pichonsky), SPIN THE WHEEL (Preston Ewasiuk, David Heacock & Neil Chase), RELAX, I'M FROM THE FUTURE (Luke Higginson), BLACK BARBIE (Lagueria Davis), Thanks Telefilm featuring I LOVE MOVIES, THE LAST VIDEO STORE (Cody Kennedy, Tim Rutherford, Josh Lenner & Kevin Martin)
Moving Radio X-Mas 2023 - A Karate Christmas Miracle
December 17, 2023 02:58 - 35 minutes - 48.8 MBChristian Zyp, Mark Davies & Lucas Anders take a look at another terrible X-Mas movie. This year, it's A KARATE CHRISTMAS MIRACLE from director Julie Kimmel. It's written by Ken Del Vecchio, Julie Kimmel & David Landau. A KARATE CHRISTMAS MIRACLE focuses on 10-year-old Jesse Genesis as he creates a "12 Days of Christmas List" of tasks to honour his missing father. He believes that if he completes them all, including becoming a self-taught karate black belt, his father will return o...
CHASING CHASING AMY - Sav Rodgers Interview - CUFF.Docs 2023
November 21, 2023 04:23 - 14 minutes - 13.2 MBLindsey Campbell interviews Sav Rogers (director) about the doc CHASING CHASING AMY. It screens Thursday November 23rd at 7 pm as part of CUFF.Docs at the Globe Cinema. CHASING CHASING AMY is a trans coming of age love story documentary, set against the backdrop of an indie film that solidified some careers and damaged others. Featuring interviews with the cast and crew of CHASING AMY (Kevin Smith and Joey Lauren Adams), alongside thought leaders from the LGBTQ+ community, several ...
THE MASK (1961) - Jason Pichonsky Interview
November 19, 2023 10:10 - 16 minutes - 30.2 MBOriginally aired on Jan 15, 2015. Here is an interview about the restored re-release of the original Canadian horror film, 1961's THE MASK. Jason Pichonsky does the commentary track on the release and gives us some historical context about the film. In THE MASK (1961), a young archaeologist believes he is cursed by a mask that causes him to have weird nightmares and possibly to murder. Before committing suicide, he mails the mask to his psychiatrist, Dr. Barnes, who is soon plunged ...
THE J-HORROR VIRUS - Sarah Appleton and Jasper Sharp Interview - CUFF.Docs
November 14, 2023 16:45 - 22 minutes - 31.3 MBChristian Zyp interviews Sarah Appleton and Jasper Sharp (co-directors) about their documentary THE J-HORROR VIRUS. It screens as part of CUFF.Docs Sat Nov 25th @ 9:30 pm at the Globe Cinema in Calgary. THE J-HORROR VIRUS charts the origins, evolution and diffusion across the world of a distinctive brand of made-in-Japan supernatural chillers featuring vengeful ghosts manifesting themselves through contemporary technology against a backdrop of urban alienation and social decay. Fro...
BOIL ALERT - Layla Staat Interview - CUFF.Docs 2023
November 12, 2023 15:55 - 26 minutes - 37 MBChristian Zyp interviews Layla Staat about the documentary BOIL ALERT. It screens Sat Nov 25th at 4:30 pm as part of CUFF.Docs at the Globe Cinema in Calgary. Layla Staats and Michelle Thrush will be in attendance for a Q&A following the screening. BOIL ALERT follows activist Layla Staats as she embarks on a dual journey to explore the Indigenous relationship to water as well as her own identity struggles she has grappled with her entire life as a Mohawk Woman. Layla explores her p...
ENTER THE CLONES OF BRUCE - David Gregory (director) - CUFF.Docs 2023
November 12, 2023 15:42 - 31 minutes - 43.8 MBChristian Zyp interviews David Gregory (director) about his doc ENTER THE CLONES OF BRUCE. It screens as part of CUFF.Docs Fri Nov 24th @ 9:15 pm at the Globe Cinema in Calgary. A look at the history, controversy, and legacy behind one of the most bizarre and successful genres in movie history: the Bruce Lee exploitation craze. When Bruce Lee died in 1974 at the peak of his superstardom, he had completed only four feature films. But within hours of his funeral, Hong Kong movie stu...
DAWN, HER DAD AND THE TRACTOR - Shelly Thompson (director) - Broad View Film Festival
November 10, 2023 19:13 - 15 minutes - 21.1 MBMark Davies spoke with Shelly Thompson (director) about her film DAWN, HER DAD AND THE TRACTOR. It screens as part of the Broad View International FIlm Festival Saturday November 11th @ 4pm at Metro Cinema. Set on a Nova Scotia dairy farm, John Andrew has just lost his wife Miranda to cancer. When a young woman with a startling resemblance to Miranda appears on his porch, an odyssey towards understanding begins. John Andrew’s estranged son Donald is now Dawn, and she’s come home to...
BETWEEN WAVES - Virginia Abramovich Interview - Broad View International Film Festival
November 10, 2023 19:11 - 18 minutes - 16.7 MBLucas Anders interviews Virginia Abramovich (director) about her film BETWEEN WAVES. It screens as pat of the Broad View International Film Festival. It screens Friday November 10th at 9:15pm at Metro Cinema. In BETWEEN WAVES, a woman pursues her missing lover, a quantum physicist, by crossing into a parallel dimension after his presumed death. Following a map and notebook left behind, she embarks on a journey to the island of Sao Miguel in the Azores. Here she begins to untangle t...
SUMMER QAMP - Jen Markowitz (director) Interview
October 31, 2023 03:38 - 21 minutes - 19.6 MBChristian Zyp interviews Jen Markowitz (director) about their doc SUMMER QAMP. It screens Sat Nov 4th @ 4pm at the Metro Cinema. It's presented by Rainbow Visions FIlm Festival and NorthWest Fest. SUMMER QAMP focuses on the staff and attendees of Camp fYrefly, a haven for LGBTQ2S+ teens, far away from the fierce political battle currently being waged against queer expression and gender identity – particularly in this Province. SUMMER QAMP invites ALL audiences into the innocence a...
HOW TO RUIN THE HOLIDAYS-Kevin Gillese (writer) and Arlen Konopaki (director) Interview
October 27, 2023 07:16 - 20 minutes - 19.2 MBLucas Anders interviews Kevin Gillese (writer) and Arlen Konopaki (director) about their feature film HOW TO RUIN THE HOLIDAYS. It screens at Metro CInema on Nov 6, 2023 @ 7:00 pm. This is the Edmonton premiere of the film for Arlen and Kevin who had the roots of their careers planted here. HOW TO RUIN THE HOLIDAYS focuses on a struggling comedian reluctantly returns home for the holidays, not only must she deal with her eccentric family, but she ultimately faces a life-changing de...
CABIN MUSIC - James Carson (director/producer) Interview
October 25, 2023 02:31 - 33 minutes - 45.8 MBChristian Zyp interviews James Carson (director/producer) about his film CABIN MUSIC. NorthWest Fest presents the screening on Saturday, November 4 at 7pm at Metro Cinema. JAMES CARSON IN ATTENDANCE FOR POST-SCREENING Q&A! After walking away from the conservatory, renowned pianist (and Edmonton native) James Carson backpacks overland from Spain to Japan. At the center of the story is the unusual off-grid cabin in the Alberta wilderness that James designs and builds by hand upon his...
DEPARTED SENIORS - Clare Cooney (director) And Yani Gellman (actor) - NWFF 2023
October 19, 2023 06:40 - 26 minutes - 36.3 MBLucas Anders interviews about their film DEPARTING SENIORS. It makes its Canadian Premiere as part of North West Fear Fest on Thurs Oct 18th @ 9:15 at Metro Cinema. In DEPARTING SENIORS, a masked killer stalks the halls of a high school. A student named Javier finds himself (due to a nasty fall) with an unexpected new ability: the power to see through the eyes of anyone he touches. But with great power comes great responsibility, so Javier and his best friend/sidekick Bianca decid...
SLEEPAWAY CAMP - Jeff Hayes (author of "Sleepaway Camp: Making the Movie and Reigniting the Campfire"
October 14, 2023 17:20 - 32 minutes - 44.1 MBChristian Zyp interviews Jeff Hayes (author of "Sleepaway Camp: Making the Movie and Reigniting the Campfire") about the 40th anniversary screening of SLEEPAWAY CAMP as part of Northwest Fear Fest. See it Friday, October 20, 2023 at 11:00 PM at the Metro Cinema. SLEEPAWAY CAMP (1983) cult slasher horror movie from the mind of Robert Hiltzik, who served as writer, director, and executive producer. At first glance the film is about teen campers getting killed at a summer camp but the...
JERICHO RIDGE - Will Gilby (writer/director) - NWFF 2023
October 12, 2023 06:00 - 22 minutes - 31.4 MBChristian Zyp interviews Will Gilby (writer/director) about his feature film JERICHO RIDGE. It screens Wednesday, October 18, 2023 at 9:15 PM at Metro Cinema as part of Northwest Fear Fest. From first time feature filmmaker Will Gilbey comes a non-stop, white-knuckle siege thriller in the vein of classics like "Assault on Precinct 13" and "VFW"! The amazing Nikki Amuka-Bird channels her inner Sarah Connor, as her small town sheriff station is attacked by unknown assailants. Only sh...
HOW TO KILL MONSTERS - Stuart Sparke (dir) & Lyndsey Craine (actor) Interview
October 08, 2023 07:06 - 22 minutes - 31.3 MBChristian Zyp interviews Stuart Sparke (dir) & Lyndsey Craine (actor) about their film HOW TO KILL MONSTERS. See the film Friday, October 20, 2023 at Metro Cinema as part of North West Fear Fest. Jamie Lancaster (Lyndsey Craine) is the sole survivor of a blood-drenched massacre at a remote cabin in the woods. Claiming that her friends were torn apart and eaten by a horrific monster, she is arrested by the local cops and locked up for a crime she didn't commit. Stewart Sparke's Love...
THE LAST VIDEO STORE - Interview with Cody Kennedy, Tim Rutherford, Josh Lenner & Kevin Martin
October 08, 2023 00:26 - 1 hour - 116 MBChristian Zyp has a virtual roundtable with the creative powers behind THE LAST VIDEO STORE. Cody Kennedy & Tim Rutherford (co-directors) as well as the stars Josh Lenner (as Viper Jackson) and Kevin Martin (as Kevin). It screens Sunday, October 22, 2023 7:00 PM at Metro Cinema as past of North West Fear Fest 2023. With a setting based on star Kevin Martin’s beloved cult video store The Lobby, THE LAST VIDEO STORE is a loving homage to the homegrown Canuxploitation, direct-to-video...
Dan Covert Interview - GEOFF McFETRIDGE: DRAWING A LIFE - EIFF 2023
September 22, 2023 07:05 - 20 minutes - 18.9 MBLucas Anders interviews Dan Covert about his documentary GEOFF McFETRIDGE: DRAWING A LIFE. It's screening as part of the Edmonton International FIlm Festival Sat, Sep 23rd, 6:30 PM @ Muttart Theatre at the Stanley Milner. GEOFF McFETRIDGE: DRAWING A LIFE examines what defines a life. How do you decide what matters? Geoff McFetridge’s art is everywhere: from Apple watch faces, to solo shows around the world, to movie titles for Spike Jonze. But this film is more than a primer on Geo...
Jason William Lee Interview - LOST LAKE CONFESSIONS - EIFF 2023
September 20, 2023 05:51 - 20 minutes - 18.4 MBLucas Anders interviews Jason William Lee (dir/writer/prod) about his film LOST LAKE CONFESSIONS. The film screens as part of the Edmonton International Film Festival Sun, Sept 24, 2023 @ 6:30 PM at the Muttart Theatre in the Stanley Milner Library. The filmmaker will be in attendance for a Q&A following the film. LOST LAKE CONFESSIONS follows the character Jahan “JD” Davani as he returns to Vancouver only to find out the devastating news that his cancer has relapsed and his life n...
Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby Interview - Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Arts Awards
September 14, 2023 06:42 - 22 minutes - 20.6 MBLucas Anders interviews two winners of the 2023 Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Arts Awards, animators Amanda Forbis & Wendy Tilby. They discuss receiving the 2023 Distinguished Artist Award, the Oscar nomination of their animated short film THE FLYING SAILOR and more. FInd out more about THE FLYING SAILOR at https://www.nfb.ca/film/flying-sailor-the/
Janet Pearlman - THE GIRL WITH THE RED BERET - EIFF 2023
September 14, 2023 05:56 - 16 minutes - 22.2 MBChristian Zyp interviews Janet Pearlman (director/writer/animator) of the short film THE GIRL WITH THE RED BERET. It screenas as part of EIFF Tue, Sep 26th, 12:10 PM @ Muttart Theatre at the Stanley Milner Library. THE GIRL WITH THE RED BERET encounters an array of colourful, extravagant characters during a wild ride on the Montreal metro in this animated short. FInd out more at https://www.nfb.ca/film/the-girl-with-the-red-beret/
EIFF 2023 Preview - Sydney Moule Interview
September 14, 2023 05:16 - 30 minutes - 41.5 MBChristian Zyp interviews Sydney Moule (Executive Director) about the 37th annual OSCAR Qualifying Edmonton International FIlm Festival (EIFF). It takes place from Sept 21st - Oct 1st, 2023. Sydney discusses the screening locations (Metro Cinema, Muttart Theatre, Telus World of Science, Ledcor Theatre) and some of the highlights of the festival. Find out more about the festival schedule: https://edmontonfilmfest.com/schedule
Kevin Martin - The Lobby DVD Store 18th Anniversary
August 12, 2023 02:25 - 1 hour - 93.2 MBChristian Zyp interviews Kevin Martin about the 18th Anniversary of the Lobby DVD Shop on Whyte Ave in Edmonton, Alberta. In an age of streaming, The Lobby continues to exist in spite of the evolution of how we consume media. We discuss the store, the evolution of media, DEDfest and the future release of THE LAST VIDEO STORE.
Jason Pichonsky Interview - THE AMITYVILLE CURSE
June 28, 2023 03:25 - 20 minutes - 28.2 MBChristian Zyp interviews film historian/director Jason Pichonsky about the film THE AMITYVILLE CURSE from Canadian International Pictures. Jason did the commentary track on this release giving a tonne of insight into the film. THE AMITYVILLE CURSE deviates from series formula, to surprising, amusing, and unsettling effect. Handsomely shot by Rodney Gibbons (My Bloody Valentine) and based on a novel by famed parapsychologist Hans Holzer – who also wrote the source material for Amity...
Berkley Brady - DARK NATURE Interview
June 28, 2023 03:22 - 20 minutes - 18.7 MBLucas Anders interviews Berkley Brady (writer/director) about her film DARK NATURE. You can find it on most VOD platforms to rent. DARK NATURE tells the story of a therapy group that is forced to confront the monsters of their past when an isolated weekend retreat tests their emotional resilience and ability to survive
Thanks Telefilm - I LOVE MOVIES by Chandler Levack
June 28, 2023 03:19 - 18 minutes - 25.3 MBLindsey Campbell & Mark Davies present another edition of THANKS TELEFILM where they examine films funded by Telefilm. This time it's writer/director/producer Chandler Levack's film I LOVE MOVIES. In I LIKE MOVIES Lawrence Kweller is an irascible, self- and movie-obsessed teenager living in the wilds of early-2000s Burlington, Ontario. He’s the kind of guy who, when he buys a movie ticket, mentions the director’s name just to show that he’s there for the right reasons. He dreams of...
IMMEDIATE FAMILY - Denny Tedesco (director)- NorthWest Fest 2023
May 04, 2023 06:02 - 33 minutes - 46.1 MBChristian Zyp interviews Denny Tedesco (dir) about his documentary IMMEDIATE FAMILY. It screens Friday May 5th @ 7:00 pm as part of NorthWest Fest at the Metro Cinema. IMMEDIATE FAMILY is the true story of a group of close friends who became the studio band to the biggest stars of the 1970s and beyond, changing the course of musical history. The film chronicles the next wave of studio players to follow in the footsteps of 60s session icons, Denny Tedesco also directed the original ...
COVER YOUR EARS - Sean Patrick Shaul (director)- NorthWest Fest 2023
May 03, 2023 13:11 - 12 minutes - 16.6 MBMark Davies interviews Sean Patrick Shaul (dir/writer/prod) about his new documentary COVER YOUR EARS. It screens Monday May 8th as part of NorthWest Fest at the Metro Cinema. Sean and Kayvon Saremi (producer) will in attendance after the screening for a Q&A. COVER YOUR EARS... With such a powerful influence on all aspects of society, the messages and themes portrayed by musicians have long been considered dangerous to some. Sprawling from the early twentieth century to Tipper Gore...
BLACK BARBIE - Lagueria Davis (director) - NorthWest Fest 2023
May 02, 2023 13:59 - 22 minutes - 31.1 MBChristian Zyp interviews Lagueria Davis (director) about her documentary BLACK BARBIE. It screens as part of NorthWest Fest Sat May 6th @ 2:15 pm at Metro CInema. BLACK BARBIE is a personal exploration that tells a richly archival, thought-provoking story that voices the insights and experiences of Beulah Mae Mitchell, who spent 45 years working at Mattel. Discussing how the absence of Black images in the "social mirror" left Black girls with little other than White subjects for se...
SATAN WANTS YOU - Sean Horlor & Steve Adams (directors) - NorthWest Fest 2023
April 29, 2023 07:39 - 20 minutes - 27.7 MBLucas Anders interviews Sean Horlor & Steve J. Adams (co-writers/co-directors) about their documentary SATAN WANTS YOU. See it as part of NorthWest Fest on Saturday, May 6 @ 7:00 PM at the Metro Cinema. SATAN WANTS YOU is the shocking story of how a young woman and her psychiatrist ignited the global Satanic Panic with their bestselling memoir. During the 1980s and ‘90s the world was gripped by the cultural hysteria known as the Satanic Panic. Ignited by Michelle Remembers, a lurid...
LABELED: The Missing, Murdered and Forgotten - Justin Keuber (director) - NorthWest Fest 2023
April 29, 2023 07:04 - 19 minutes - 26.8 MBChristian Zyp interviews Justin Keuber (dir/writer/rpod) about his documentary film LABELED: The Missing, Murdered and Forgotten. It screens Sunday, May 7 @ 4:00pm at Metro Cinema as part of NorthWest Fest. The screening is part of the Alberta Perspectives Series. LABELED: The Missing, Murdered and Forgotten is a harrowing, intimate journey into the lives of three Indigenous women who were abused, exploited, and harmed during their time in Edmonton’s sex industry.
ADAPTATION - Jake Thomas (director) - NorthWest Fest 2023
April 29, 2023 03:36 - 34 minutes - 46.9 MBChristian Zyp interviews Jake Thomas (dir/prod/D.O.P.) about his documentary film ADAPTATION. It screens as part of NorthWest Fest Saturday May 6th @ 4:30 pm at Metro Cinema. ADAPTATION follows a group of wheelchair-bound athletes as they converge for the BC Summer Race Series, the World's 1st downhill mountain bike race series to include an adaptive bike (aMTB) category. However, this is not just a film about a bike race; it's a group of stories about the ability to overcome adver...
SATANIC HISPANIC - Mike Mendez (director/producer) - CUFF 2023
April 28, 2023 01:05 - 27 minutes - 37.2 MBChristian Zyp interviews Mike Mendez (director/producer)about the horror anthology SATANIC HISPANICS. It will screen at the Calgary Underground Film Festival Saturday April 22 @ 9:45 pm and Thursday April 27 @ 4 pm at the Globe Cinema. Mike Mendez will also be in attendance for the screening for a Q&A. SATANIC HISPANICS is an anthology of 5 short films from some of the leading Latin filmmakers in the horror genre (Mike Mendez, Demian Rugna, Eduardo Sanchez, Gigi Saul Guerrero & Ale...