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In this episode of #CarolynTalks, I speak with Producer Andrew Fredericks about the documentary short LOVE, JAMIE directed by Karla Murthy. The film shares some of the experiences of Jamie Diaz, a transgender female artist who used whatever tools available to her in prison to create amazing paintings, and aspires to create the world's largest colle…
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During the 2024 Toronto Japanese Film Festival, filmmaker and author Uchida Eiji 内田英治, joined me to chat a bit about his mystery MATCHED (マッチング), starring Tsuchiya Tao as a wedding planner who makes a dangerous match on a dating app. Based on his Novel "Matching", the film had its North American Premiere at the festival and stars Sakuma Daisuke #Sn…
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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In this special episode, LaNeysha and Carolyn shared their thoughts about the 2023 live-action remake of Disney's 1989 animated film classic, The Little Mermaid. Directed by Rob Marshall, and starring singer Hallee Bailey in her first lead role as Ariel, Jonah Hauer-King as the dashing Prince Eric, and Daveed Diggs as the hilarious crab Sebastian, …
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In this episode of Carolyn Talk..., I speak about independent documentary In the Shed, with young musician and martial artist Tyler Ransom about how he uses his two passions to learn more about himself and living with Nephrotic Syndrome, a disorder of the kidneys that he was diagnosed with at 2-years-old. Joining us was his father Marlon, who's doc…
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For the premiere of their documentary FREE CHOL SOO LEE on PBS, filmmakers Julie Ha, Eugene Yi, and activist Ranko Yamada, joined me to speak about the life and legacy of Korean American immigrant Chol Soo Lee, who was wrongly incarcerated for murder in 1970s San Francisco. #FreeCholSooLee premieres on #PBS on April 24, 2023. To learn more about Ju…
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In this episode of Carolyn Talk..., I speak with writer and director Mike Oxford about his narrative short film NON-NEGOTIABLE, which screened at the 2023 Cleveland International Film Festival. In our discussion we talk about how the film shows the fears of 9-year-old Dev who's anxious about the impending birth of her new sibling. Visit Mike's offi…
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In this episode of So Here's What Happened! LaNeysha and Carolyn share the webtoon, TV show and Film recs for the month of March, including the intense sports film CREED III, the feature directorial debut of actor Michael B. Jourdan, and the new intense 10 episode Netflix drama BEEF, starring Ali Wong and Steven Yeun, as two people with the most in…
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For Carolyn Talks..., I spoke with filmmaker A.V. Rockwell about her film A THOUSAND AND ONE which premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. The film stars singer Teyana Taylor in her debut acting role as Inez, an mother who does any and everything to raise her son in a city and world that does it's best to strip everything away from her. Follo…
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In this episode of Carolyn Talk..., writer and director Musaab Mustafa chats with me about his debut feature film MAROONED AWAKENING, which explores the ways his lead character Alex tries to escape his life with his father on their small island home of Guersney. The film stars Cameron Ashplant as Alex, and Murray McArthur as his father. #MaroonedAw…
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In this episode of Carolyn Talks..., for the 2023 SXSW Film Festival, I speak with actor, filmmaker, comedian, and showrunner Kevin Yee about his journey to creating A GUIDE TO NOT DYING COMPLETELY ALONE, his episodic pilot project which screened at the festival. Follow Kevin on social media @kevinyeedotcom, and visit his official site https://www.…
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In this episode of Carolyn Talks..., I speak with actress Bella Piero about her portrayal of Virginia, in the narrative feature film MY DRYWALL COCOON written and directed by Caroline Fioratti. Set inside a high rise condominium in the heart Sao Paolo, this Brazilian film subtly highlights the hidden struggles of Virginia and the people around her.…
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