Picks include films about Wuhan’s lockdown, 1950s drag queens, Tomahawk Restaurant, and two separate wars on vulnerable populations
Episode 164: #StopAsianHate with Mayumi Yoshida
Mayumi Yoshida on industry racism, damaging stereotypes, and why Asian Canadian films are Canadian films
Episode 163: Anne Wheeler
Director Anne Wheeler discusses her wildly entertaining memoir, Taken by the Muse: On the Path to Becoming a Filmmaker
Vancouver stars headline online benefit for COVID-19 relief efforts in India
YVR Screen Scene for India streams live on May 8
Episode 162: Tesh Guttikonda and Luvia Petersen
The filmmakers behind Mom vs. Machine and iDorothy talk about their genre-bending sci-fi shorts screening at #Crazy8sFilms21
Episode 161: Pascale Hutton
Pascale Hutton reflects on the characters she played on Arctic Air, Sanctuary, and Intelligence, and her journey with When Calls the Heart’s Rosemary
Episode 160: Steve J. Adams & Sean Horlor
The filmmakers discuss their documentary about a gay asylum seeker from Uganda and the group of strangers who help resettle him in Vancouver
Episode 159: Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers
Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers discusses her new film Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy and her community’s approach to opioid addiction