Episode 124: Mayumi Yoshida, Amanda Sum & Dino Antoniou

This episode contains not one but two fascinating interviews with fearless multidisciplinary creators. In the first act, filmmaker Mayumi Yoshida and singer-songwriter Amanda Sum talk about their music video for GROUPTHINK. The video – which was directed by Mayumi and filmed in summer 2020 – is in actuality a thought-provoking, evocative, and fanciful short film that explores ideas around identity and Asian stereotypes. In the second act (beginning at 30:01), we hear from actor-producer Dino Antoniou about Variant, a feature film that is perfectly suited for this moment. Variant was written and directed by the immensely talented filmmaker Tony Leech, whose credits include Hoodwinked and Escape from Planet Earth. It stars Ashlynn Yennie as Aria, an artist in LA struggling for purpose, who meets Joel (Dino), a mysterious yet charming stranger. Dino discusses the hows and whys of Variant, as well as the questions it raises about autonomy, fate, identity, and the ethics of technology.

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RELATED LINKS
Groupthink: https://vimeo.com/447980924
Tokyo Lovers: https://vimeo.com/376049636
es: https://vimeo.com/404899585
The Day We Met: https://vimeo.com/283768225
Akashi: https://vimeo.com/215466247
https://www.yvrscreenscene.com/home/2018/6/15/in-the-middle-with-mayumi-yoshida
https://www.vancourier.com/entertainment/what-scarjo-doesn-t-understand-about-being-an-actor-from-a-marginalized-community-1.23366038
Variant trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRAt2GLyP7c
Variant on Amazon Prime (Canada): https://www.primevideo.com/detail/0PDQBI93GJQ34HE2FP9TQ0HTWF
Variant on Amazon Prime (US): https://www.amazon.com/Variant-Ashlynn-Yennie/dp/B088FCR5QL
Variant on Tubi: https://tubitv.com/movies/531362/variant

SOCIAL MEDIA
https://twitter.com/immyyoume
https://www.youtube.com/user/sumsings4you
https://www.instagram.com/amanduhsum/
https://www.facebook.com/amanduhsum
https://twitter.com/dinoantoniou
https://www.instagram.com/dino_antoniou/
http://www.facebook.com/yvrscreenscene
http://www.instagram.com/yvrscreenscene
http://www.twitter.com/sabrinarmf

CREDITS
Host and executive producer: Sabrina Furminger
Editor: Simon Furminger
Producer: Paul Furminger
Patreon ad reader: Mariana Furminger
Technical support: Tyson Bradock
Original music: Dane Deviller