Best Nicole Rojas Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 48: E.O Wilson Biodiversity Foundation with Brooks Bonner 46:22

9d ago46:22

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On a new Wild For Change podcast, we speak with Brooks Bonner, Program Director of the E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation. E.O. Wilson, was an American biologist, naturalist, ecologist, entomologist and the author of many books, including Half-Earth. The premise of Half-Earth proposes that to save the planet, half of the Earth’s biodiversity needs…

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HotDocs 2024 - Carolyn Talks 'Death of a Saint' with Documentary Filmmaker Patricia Bbaale Bandak 48:49

1h ago48:49

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Filmmaker Patricia Bbaale Bandak, joined me for Carolyn Talks Podcast, to chat about her documentary DEATH OF A SAINT, which is a personal visual diary to her late mother Imelda who was killed when Patricia was a child, and her own daughter Imelda. In the film, Patricia journeys from her home in Denmark, to her homeland in Uganda in search of answe…

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HotDocs 2024 - Carolyn Talks 'So This is Christmas' with Documentary Filmmaker Ken Wardrop 1:13:04

2d ago1:13:04

1:13:04

Writer and Director Ken Wardrop spoke with me about his new film #SoThisIsChristmas, a documentary about what Christmas, a time meant to be about communal support and happiness means to regular people for whom the holiday has become a burden to live up to social standards they can't meet or afford. #ChristmasFilm #Christmas #Documentary #FilmCritic…

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Carolyn Talks '7 Beats Per Minute' with Filmmaker Yuqi Kang and Free Diver Jessea Lu 1:25:18

3d ago1:25:18

1:25:18

For #CarolynTalks, filmmaker Yuqi Lu, and champion free diver Jessea Lu joined me to chat about their documentary 7 BEATS PER MINUTE, in which audiences are given a unique in depth into what it takes for Jessea to push her physical and mental limits to reach record breaking depth. #7BeatsPerMinute #Documentary #FreeDiver #JesseaLu #filmcritic Visit…

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HotDocs 2024 - Carolyn Talks 'XiXi' with Documentary Filmmaker Fan Wu 1:00:08

6d ago1:00:08

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In my interview for #CarolynTalks with filmmaker Fan Wu, we discussed knowing one's self and be freeing that knowledge takes everyone years to achieve, and for multimedia artist Wanru 'XiXi' Yang, being a singer, dancer, composer, world traveler, and mother, and daughter it's a difficult journey XiXi undergoes during the years filming, taking Fan a…

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Episode 47: Akashinga - Plant-Based: Half-Earth 40:20

17d ago40:20

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On a new Wild For Change podcast, we welcome back Damien Mander, environmentalist and founder of Akashinga, the first all-women, anti-poaching organization formerly known as the International Anti-Poaching Foundation. We also welcome Nyaradzo Hoto, a Biodiversity Officer of Akashinga who focuses on research and data analysis collected by the Akashi…

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Hot Docs 2024 - Carolyn Talks 'A Mother Apart' with Filmmaker Laurie Townshend 1:02:18

18d ago1:02:18

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For her feature documentary debut with A MOTHER APART, filmmaker Laurie Townshend followed poet, orator, LGBTQ+ advocate, and feminist activist Staceyann Chin over 6 years as she sought answers on why her mother abandoned her as a child in Jamaica, and making intentional efforts to correct past wrongs as a parent for her own daughter Zuri. #HotDocs…

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Carolyn Talks 'Mad Props' with Documentary Filmmaker Juan Reinoso 1:15:13

23d ago1:15:13

1:15:13

Filmmaker Juan Reinoso joined me to chat about his feature documentary MAD PROPS which takes an in-depth look into the world of amateur collecting and professional curation of some of the world's most valuable, rear, beloved and popular film props, costumes, and set pieces. To find out where you can watch, rent/buy copies of #MadProps go to https:/…

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Carolyn Talks 'With Love and a Major Organ' with Actors Anna Maguire and Hamza Haq 33:00

1M ago33:00

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n this episode of Carolyn Talks Podcast, Anna Maguire and Hamza Haq joined me to talk about what love means to them and their characters in the new whimsical and slightly Sci-Fi emotional coming-of-age drama WITH LOVE AND A MAJOR ORGAN written by Julia Lederer and directed by Kim Albright. Find me on Twitter, Instagram and TikTok at: @CarrieCnh12 T…

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Carolyn Talks 'Los Mosquitos' with Filmmaker Nicole Chi and Composer Diego Rojas 58:33

26d ago58:33

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Writer and director Nicole Chi, along with composer Diego Rojas, joined me to chat about crafting the sound of the story of LOS MOSQUITOS, Nicole's narrative short film about two young girls,15-year-old Aby, and her younger cousin Nata learning to create their own bond in the city of Austin, as while families and home country of Honduras. #LosMostu…

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Episode 46: Sea Shepherd with Sara Newton 50:03

2M ago50:03

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Today on the Wild For Change podcast, we will be speaking with Sara Newton, Head of Content and Creative Strategist for Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. Sara is also one of the main cinematographers for the organization. For over forty years, Sea Shepherd Conservation Society has been patrolling the seas to help coastal and island governments fro…

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Carolyn Talks 'Unbraided with Writer and Director Caroline Renard 48:12

1M ago48:12

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In this episode of Carolyn Talks Podcast & YouTube Channel, I speak with writer and director Caroline Renard about making her first independent short film UNBRAIDED. We discussed wanting control of the narratives she creates being her inspiration to pursue directing, and how that need to have control relates to the character of Frankie's (Aleah Qui…

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Carolyn Talks 'We Are Not Alone' with Writer and Director Adebukola "Buki" Bodunrin 28:32

2M ago28:32

28:32

For her first live-action short film WE ARE NOT ALONE, writer, director, and animation artist Adebukola "Buki" Bodunrin, joined me for this episode of Caroln Talks..., during which we spoke about learning to find connection in the cosmos and the people around us, and her use of laser etching on the physical film to give it a unique visual fingerpri…

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SXSW 2024 - Carolyn Talks 'Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story' with Filmmakers Michael Mabott and Lucah Rosenberg-Lee 42:26

2M ago42:26

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In this episode of Carolyn Talks Podcast, filmmakers Michael Mabott and Lucah Rosenberg-Lee about their documentary biopic ANY OTHER WAY: THE JACKIE SHANE STORY, uncovering the life of Jackie Shane, a transgender performer who broke barriers and stereotypes from her childhood in Nashville, to singing on stage in Toronto in the 1960s, and her nomina…

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Carolyn Talks 'Mamifera' with Writer and Director Liliana Torres 55:25

2M ago55:25

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For Carolyn Talks..., Writer and Director Liliana Torres spoke with me about her latest feature film MAMIFERA in which the female protagonist Lola (#MariaRodríguezSoto) experiences a bit of an existential crisis with an unplanned pregnancy. Liliana and I spoke of the power in women choosing not to have children, the ways society and culture stigmat…

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SXSW 2024 - Carolyn Talks 'The Black Sea' with the Creative Team 33:53

2M ago33:53

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Actor-director Derrick B. Harden, co-director Crystal Moselle, and producer Izabella Tsenkova joined #CarolynTalks to chat about finding the order in chaos during the making of their unscripted feature about Khalid (Harden), a Brooklyn native learning to adapt to his chaotic circumstances when he becomes stranded in a small Bulgarian coastal town. …

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SXSW 2024 - Carolyn Talks 'We Were Dangerous' with the Creative Team 29:23

3M ago29:23

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During #SXSW2024 writer Maddie Dai, director Josephine Stewart-Te Whui, and producer Morgan Waru joined #CarolynTalks to talk about WE WERE DANGEROUS, their dramatic feature that gives a unique look at what colonization, colonialism, and Western Christian imperialism look like from the perspective of young Maori girls sequestered on a small New Zel…

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Episode 45: Kayah George and the Orcas 35:34

3M ago35:34

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On a new Wild For Change podcast, we speak with Kayah George. Kayah George is from the Tsleil-Waututh Nation, part of the Coast Salish peoples of Victoria, Canada. Despite Kayah’s young age, she has spoken for half her life about indigenous and environmental issues like the transmountain pipeline and chemicals leaking into the Burrard Inlet. She re…

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SXSW 2024 - Carolyn Talks 'Can' with Writer and Director Kailee McGee 55:57

2M ago55:57

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Filmmaker Kailee McGee joined me for Carolyn Talks..., to discuss her short film CAN, in which she shares an intimate look into her thoughts and feelings of anger, confusion, insecurities, and bewilderment over the changes her body went through during months of treatment for Stage 4 breast cancer. CAN in which #MamoudouAthie stars, had it's World P…

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SXSW 2024 - Carolyn Talks 'An Army of Women' with Filmmaker Julie Lunde Lillesæter 45:48

2M ago45:48

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For the #SXSW2024 world premiere of her documentary AN ARMY OF WOMEN, I spoke with filmmaker Julie Lunde Lillesæter about the journey she and this army, Marina, Hanna, "Amy", and their fellow claimants, were on during the making of the film as Julie followed the process of their class action lawsuit against the Austin, Texas judicial system for fai…

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Carolyn Talks 'Past Lives' with Filmmaker Celine Song 25:15

2M ago25:15

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In this episode of Carolyn Talks..., writer and director Celine Song joined me to talk about Past Lives, her critically acclaimed debut feature film which premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. The film stars Greta Lee as Nora, an aspiring playwright whose forgotten memories of her past life in South Korea is awakened when her childhood best…

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Carolyn Talks 'Jesa' with Student Filmmaker Jee Hoon Seo 1:14:24

3M ago1:14:24

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For Carolyn Talks..., I spoke with Jee Hoon Seo, student filmmaker at the NYU Tisch about his short film JESA, inspired be his own experiences with the Korean tradition as a boy, the ins and outs of funding and making an independent film as a student, and developing his brand and identity as a filmmaker. To learn more about #JesaFilm and to support…

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Episode 44: Grand Chief Judy Wilson - Our Interconnection with nature 59:16

4M ago59:16

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We welcome back to the Wild For Change podcast Grand Chief Judy Wilson, a member of the Secwepemc Nation to discuss the importance of our interconnection with nature. Nothing is separate. For example, more than 70 of the 100 crops responsible for providing 90% of the world’s food are pollinated by bees. But the bee population is crashing from the u…

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Episode 43: Alaska Wildlife Alliance - Beluga Whales 1:32:53

6M ago1:32:53

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Today on the Wild For Change podcast, we are speaking with Teresa Becher and Mandy Migura from Alaska Wildlife Alliance (AWA) about the special population of endangered beluga whales who live in the Cook Inlet in the central Gulf of Alaska. Teresa is the Beluga Whale Monitoring Coordinator who coordinates monitoring sessions of a whole team of volu…

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TIFF23 - Carolyn Talks 'Ru' with Director Charles-Olivier Michard and Cast 44:32

6M ago44:32

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For the premiere of their beautifully shot feature film RU, director Charles-Olivier Michaud, lead cast Chloé Djandji, Chantal Thuy, Jean Bui, and award-winning author Kim Thúy, joined me to talk about the ways RU shows how forming community is an integral part of learning to see a new country as your home. Adapted for the screen by Michaud and co-…

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TIFF23 - Carolyn Talks Festival Programming with Director of Canadian and Industry Programming Norm Wilner 1:35:29

7M ago1:35:29

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Following a very successful festival season, Acting Director of the Canadian and Industry Program for 2023 Norm Wilner joined me for Carolyn Talks..., to discusses the rigorous process of selecting films to platform, the joys of watching filmmakers see audience reactions to their films, and how his 35 year career as a film critic lead to working wi…

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Episode 42: Wildlands Network with Ron Sutherland 49:29

8M ago49:29

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Today, we are speaking with Ron Sutherland, Chief Scientist of Wildlands Network who is their in-house animal and rewilding expert. The mission of Wildlands Network is to reconnect, restore and rewild North America so that life in all its diversity can thrive. Ron has over 25 years of experience in wildlife research. His extensive knowledge of wild…

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TIFF23 - Carolyn Talks 'Mimang' with Filmmaker Kim Taeyang and Cast 47:14

8M ago47:14

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During TIFF 2023 Spoke with Writer and Director Kim Taeyang and lead cast Lee Myung-ha, Ha Seong-guk, and Park Bong-jun about their narrative feature MIMANG. Having it's World Premiere at the festival #Mimang is Kim's debut feature that was filmed over the course of four years depicting the intimate and at times seemingly ambiguous conversations be…

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Episode 41: Freshwater availibility with Lis Mullin Bernhardt 40:30

8M ago40:30

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On today’s Wild For Change podcast, we will be discussing freshwater availability with Lis Mullin Bernhardt, a United Nations Programme Officer for Water. Her previous work for the UN includes Coordinator for the Global Adaptation Network, an initiative that helps the world build resilience to climate change. Water is essential in order for us to s…

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TIFF23 - Carolyn Talks 'Bad Boy' with Series Co-Creator Ron Lesham and Director Hagar Ben-Asher 37:46

8M ago37:46

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For the TIFF23 World Premiere of their soon to be released dramatic series BAD BOY, co-creator Ron Lesham, and series director and co-creator Hagar Ben-Asher, joined me to talk about the importance on crafting a show where violence isn't the point in a story where violence and traumatic events shapes the life of its teenaged protagonist Dean (Menas…

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TIFF23 - Carolyn Talks 'Swan Song' with Director Chelsea McMullan and E.P. Sean O'Neal 39:47

8M ago39:47

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Director Chelsea McMullan and Executive Producer Sean O'Neil joined Carolyn Talks..., to share their thoughts and observations during the filming of SWAN SONG, their feature that is an intimate and painfully honest look and chaotic lives of the Core de Ballet, Principal Dancers, creative teams of the National Ballet of Canada during the making of '…

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TIFF23 - Carolyn Talks 'Monster' with Filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda 21:27

8M ago21:27

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Director Hirokazu Kore-eda joined me for an episode of Carolyn Talks..., to share his persptives on what the monster is in his latest dramatic feature MONSTER (Kaibutsu), starring Hiiragi Hinata as Hoshiwaka Yori a young boy whom no one understands or seems to care for, Sōya Kurokawa as Mugino Minato a shy boy who believes he's become a monster, Sa…

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TIFF23 - Carolyn Talks 'A Road to A Village' with Director Nabin Subba and Cast 57:31

8M ago57:31

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For the TIFF 2023 World Premiere film of their film A ROAD TO A VILLAGE, Co-Writer and Director Nabin Subba, lead actors Dayahang Rai and Pashupati Rai, and Line Producer Minsho Limbu joined me to talk about the effects of westernization and globalization on a small village in the mountains of Nepal. #ARoadToAVillage also stars Presan Rai, and was …

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TIFF23 - Carolyn Talks 'A Match' with Filmmaker Jayant Somalkar and Producer Shefali Bhushan 50:08

8M ago50:08

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Director-writer Jayant Digambar Somalkar and Producer Shefali Bhushan joined me to talk about STHAL/A Match, their award-winning dramatic feature about a 19-year-old college student at a major crossroads in her life where her fate lies not in her hands as it should, and the destructive nature of patriarchy. Sthal / A Match won the NETPAC Award at t…

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Episode 40: RHINO MAN: The Movie 1:01:23

9M ago1:01:23

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On today’s Wild For Change podcast, we speak with John Jurko II, creative director of Global Conservation Corps and lead producer and director of the film RHINO MAN. Global Conservation Corps is a non-profit organization that is bridging the gap between communities and wildlife. The film RHINO MAN was the first project of Global Conservation Corps …

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Carolyn Talks 'Korea's Golden Decade of Cinema: The 1960s' with Film Curator Goran Topalovic 23:07

9M ago23:07

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In this episodes of Carolyn Talks..., Film Curator Goran Topalovic, joined me to talk about what makes the Korean films of the 1960s a defining era of Korean cinema, and curating one the world's largest retrospectives for the Lincoln Film Centre's celebration of Korean filmmakers, actors, and culture. The retrospective in collaboration with Subway …

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NYAFF2023 - Carolyn Talks 'Mountain Onion' with Director Eldar Shibanov 47:57

10M ago47:57

47:57

Director and co-writer Eldar Shibanov joined me to chat about his wonderfully weird and nuanced feature MOUNTAIN ONION, about a young brother and sister on a quest from their home in the mountains of Kazakhstan, to China to find a magic pill to help their father's relationship with their mother. #MountainOnion had its North American premiere at the…

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NYAFF2023 - Carolyn Talks 'The Abandoned' with Filmmaker Tseng Ying-tin and Producer David Tang 39:49

10M ago39:49

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Taiwanese filmmaker Tseng Ying-ting, and producer David Tang joined me for an episode of Carolyn Talks..., to discuss their dramatic feature film THE ABANDONED, which had its North American premiere at the 2023 New York Asian Film Festival. #TheAbandoned stars Janine Chang, Chen Wei-min, Ethan Juan, and Chloe Xiang. To learn more about #NYAFF visit…

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Episode 39: charity: water 39:09

10M ago39:09

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On a new Wild For Change podcast, we speak with Hannah Matthews, a Water Programs Manager of charity: water. Water is the foundation for all life, without water, we couldn’t survive. Lack of fresh water largely influences a person’s physical and mental health, time, education, and livelihood. And as we are seeing the effects of climate change, chro…

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Carolyn Talks 'Walid' with Filmmaker Areel Abu Bakar and Actor Megat Sharizal 54:24

10M ago54:24

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Director and writer Areel Abu Bakar and lead actor Megat Sharizal joined Carolyn Talks..., for the U.S. Premiere of their film WALID, in which Megat plays the title character Walid, a teacher who witnesses the abduction of one of his students and takes matters into his hands to find her, at all costs. #Walid is Areel's second film to feature the Ma…

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NYAFF2023 - Carolyn Talks 'Abang Adik' with Filmmaker Lay Jin Ong 36:19

10M ago36:19

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For the US Premiere of his award-winning dramatic debut feature film, ABANG ADIK, Malaysian producer Lay Jin Ong spoke to me OF centering his film around two orphaned brothers Abang (Kang Ren Wu), and Adi (Jack Tan), whose love and dedication to each other is threatened in a world where their undocumented status poses a threat to their lives. To le…

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NYAFF2023 - Carolyn Talks 'A Light Never Goes Out' with Filmmaker Anastasia Tsang 49:20

10M ago49:20

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For the US Premiere of her film at the 2023 New York Asian Film Festival, writer and director Anastasia Tsang joined me for an episode of Carolyn Talks..., to chat about her debut feature A LIGHT NEVER GOES OUT, about the emotional connection the recently widowed Heung Kong has to her husband Bill's creations, the brilliant neon signs that once lig…

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NYAFF2023 - Carolyn Talks 'Back Home' with Actress Bai Ling 25:57

10M ago25:57

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In this episode of Carolyn Talks..., actress Bai Ling and I share our thoughts on her latest performance as the character of Wai-Lan, in BACK HOME, the feature fil debut by Hong Kong filmmaker Nate Ki. Also starring Anson Kong, the film an atmospheric horror about the ways the past and those who've passed on haunts those still around. #BackHome had…

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NYAFF2023 - Carolyn Talks 'Geylang' with Director Boi Kwong and Actor Jason Ho 31:30

10M ago31:30

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For the North American premiere of their action thriller GEYLANG, named after a district in their native Singapore, director Boi Kwong and actor Jason Ho joined me for an episode of Carolyn Talks..., during the 2023 season of the New York Asian Film Festival. To learn more about NYAFF visit the official website at www.nyaff.org Links to all of my p…

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TJFF2023 - Carolyn Talks 'The Fish Tale' with Director Okita Shuichi 52:04

10M ago52:04

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In this episode of Carolyn Talks...I speak with Japanese filmmaker Okita Shuichi about his 2022 feature film THE FISH TALE, based on the life of Marine Biologist, educator, and YouTuber Sakana-Kun, played by charmingly by Non. Director Okita and I spoke at the 2023 Toronto Japanese Film Festival, where I also spoke to film distributor Aki Takabatak…

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Episode 38: Chicagoland Pig Rescue 54:33

11M ago54:33

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Growing up April and her husband Tyler dreamed of having a pet pig. After watching a video of a mother pig living in a horrific gestation crate, April knew in her heart she wanted to dedicate her life to rescuing and saving pigs and finding them their forever home. This was the impetus of Chicagoland Pig Rescue. But April and Tyler aren’t stopping …

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NYAFF2023 - Carolyn Talks 'A Tour Guide' with Writer-Director Kwak Eun-mi 49:43

11M ago49:43

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In this episode of Carolyn Talks..., I speak with South Korean writer and director Kwak Eun-mi about A TOUR GUIDE, her dramatic feature film which had it's US premier at the 2023 New York Asian Film Festival. The film stars Lee Seol as a North Korean defector trying to adjust to her new life in a country of people so similar but different to her, w…

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Carolyn Talks About What it Takes to Distribute a Film with Distributor Aki Takabatake 1:07:32

12M ago1:07:32

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In this episode of Carolyn Talk..., I speak with Toronto-based film distributor Aki Takabatake about what it took to build her boutique film acquisition and distribution company MOMO Films, and promoting independent Japanese films to Toronto and Canadian audiences. Visit Momo Films' official website at https://momofilms.com/about, and follow on soc…

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Carolyn Talks 'The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster with Writer-Director Bomani J. Story 18:35

12M ago18:35

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In this episode of Carolyn Talk..., I speak with writer and director Bomani J. Story about finding inspiration in Frankenstein's Monster, death being a disease, and creating complex Black characters that are both right and wrong, in his debut feature film and horror, THE ANGRY BLACK GIRL AND HER MONSTER. #TheAngryBlackGirlAndHerMonster is currently…

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