It only seems appropriate to close our third season with one of our all-time favourite guests, the talented filmmaker Jasmin Mozaffari. Her recent film Firecrackers generated at lot of buzz at TIFF this past year, where it screened to sold-out audiences.Firecrackers tells the story of redhead Lou and her best friend Chantal as they try to make thei…

Last time anyone did the stats in Canada, only about 17% of scripted television shows were directed by women. What does it take for a woman to break into the lucrative and exciting world of TV directing? From making indie short films to directing episodes of Murdoch Myteries, Sherren Lee has done it successfully. In this episode, we talk to Sherren…

We’re back for a third season! If you’ve been listening to us, you’ve heard us discuss all kinds of issues: the lack of women in the director’s chair, the white saviour complex in film, #OscarsSoWhite and telling indigenous stories from non-indigenous perspectives. This season we want to turn the boat around. We’re focusing on solutions to the glar…

In the second episode of our spotlight on Indigenous female filmmakers, we discuss the work of renown Canadian auteur, Alanis Obomsawin. At 85 years of age, Alanis has made 49 films with the National Film Board of Canada, including her most recent documentary "We Can’t Make the Same Mistake Twice." We had the honour to sit down and chat with Alanis…

This episode, we kick off our season with Alethea Arnaquq-Baril, director of the critically acclaimed documentary, Angry Inuk. A controversial piece about the rights of Inuit seal hunters in Canada’s North, Angry Inuk premiered at Hot Docs last year and subsequently won the festival's Audience Choice Award. In this episode, we chat candidly with Al…