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For the North American premiere of her earnest romantic comedy SHE TAUGHT ME SERENDIPITY, director Akiko Ohku joined me to discuss working with actor Riku Hagiwara to find the balance in his character's Konishi's introverted nature with his blossoming love and appreciation for the small moments in life, and being inspired by the film's themes of spontaneity, and world events.

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Toronto Director Reza Dahya and lease cast Ashton James and Zoe Lewis joined me for #CarolynTalks to chat about their film BOXCUTTER, which follows aspiring musician Rome, and artist Janaya from the west site of the bustling city to its heart at Yong & Dundas as they confront what it means to be an artist in today's social media driven society how to navigate the way their individual outlooks shapes their perceptions of each ot...

CELLS AT WORK! はたらく細胞 Director Takeuchi Hideki and producer Takeguchi Ikumi of WB Japan, sat with me for the 2025 Toronto Japanese Film Festival premiere of the first live-action feature film adaptation of the famous manga and anime series created by Shimizu Akane.

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#CellsAtWork #はたらく細胞 was adapted for the screen by Tokunaga Yuichi, produced by #WBJapa...

Award-winning Filmmaker Karen Chapman and first-time producer Enrique Miguel Baniqued of VILLAGE KEEPER joined me to discuss the creative, logistical, and chaotic process of producing an independent film in Toronto.

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#VillageKeeper won the John Dunning Best First Feature Film Award at the 2025 Canadian Screen Awards.

The film premiered at #TIFF24 where I interview...

In this new episode of Carolyn Talks Film Review, I chat about director Min Kyu-dong's action THE OLD WOMAN WITH THE KNIFE 파과, starring Lee Hye-young and as deadly assassin Hornclaw and Kim Sung-cheol as her nemesis.

#TheOldWomanWithTheKnife #파과 is based film Gu Byung-mo's 2013 novel of the same name translated into English by Kim Chi-young.

Co-staring Shin Shi-a, Yeon Woo-jin, Kim Moo-yul, and Kim Kang-woo, the film is distr...

Director and editor Miranda Yousef joined me for #CarolynTalks, to discuss her debut feature documentary ART FOR EVERYBODY about the life, work, and consumption of Thomas Kincade, one of America's and modern history's most prolific and commercialized artists.

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Documentary filmmaker Lena MacDonald joined me for #CarolynTalks to discuss her film BETRAYAL, about the life and isolation of Cindor Reeves, a man who risked and lost everything when he decided to turn state's evidence against his brother-in-law, Charles Taylor, the former president of Liberia tried and convicted of committing war crimes by The Hauge.

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Haudenosaunee, Mohawk activist and educator Joyce Jonathan Crone joined me for the #HotDocs festival premiere of RED GIRL RISING, the documentary short about her work as an Indigenous communities advocate and founder of www.hopearises.ca.

#RedGirlRising was directed by Faith Howe and Kim Stadfeld.

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Filmmaker Lauren Melina joined me for #CarolynTalks to discuss her short film BEFORE YOU, in which a young mother Maya (Tala Ash) looking back to a past abortion and the way the perceptions of her own memories change through sound, colours, and emotions.

'Before You' costars Adam Rodrigues as Avi, Maya's husband who's own grief and anger plays a part in how Tala's emotions are coloured.

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Writer and director Florence Bouvy joined me for #CarolynTalks, to discuss her short film WHERE WE STAY, about two best friends, Daniel (Emmanuel Ohene Boafo) and Carry (Michael Muller) discovering their love for each other deepening into something more as Carry's life draws to an end after a long battle with terminal illness.

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Oscar winning Production Designer Hannah Beachler joined me for #CarolynTalks to discuss her stunning work on #SINNERS the multi-genre period feature by filmmaker Ryan Coogler. We spoke how she used the concept of duality, colour schemes, history, and spirituality as inspiration for the eye-catching set pieces.

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To celebrate the 2025 National Canadian Film Day, writer, director, and producer Kent Donguines joined me to discuss hos feature documentary CANADIAN ADOBO, and how his Filipino heritage and culture inspires his art and career.

National Canadian Film Day is an annual that was created in 2012 by Reel Canada to celebrate and raise awareness of all the amazing filmmakers, creatives, and stories made by and for Canadians.

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Reel Canada founders Jack Blum and Sharon Corder joined me to discuss creating the organisation and the National Canadian Film Day program (held April 16th this year), and using film to teach Canadian students and immigrants new to the country, about Canada and the Canadian film industry.

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For #CarolynTalks, director, actor, and photographer, Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine joined me to talk about his award-winning documentary MEMORIES OF LOVE RETURNED. Ntare shared the challenges of his 22 years long journey to creating this film to pay homage to Uganda photographer Kibaate Aloysius Ssalongo, who for 50 years took hundreds of thousands of beautiful portraits of the people of Uganda.

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In this episode of #CarolynTalks, filmmaker Kyle Hausmann-Stokes joined me to discuss his debut feature film MY DEAD FRIEND ZOE, which is based on Kyle's own life, starring Sonequa Martin-Green and Natalie Morales as Merit and Zoe, to best friends whose complicated feelings for each other keeps them tethered through their life in the U.S. Army and even death.

#MyDeadFriendZoe was co-written with Cherish Chen and A.J. Bermudez an...

Culture Critic and Journalist Candice Frederick joined me for Carolyn Talks.., to discuss the films nominated for the 2025 Oscars and the state of Hollywood. We discussed the culture of Hollywood shifting towards more conversative narratives in films and TV, GenAI in film, the culture of celebrity, and how they influence audiences and the work we do as critics and journalists.

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In this episode of #CarolynTalks, I chat with director and writer Sook-yin Lee about her humorous and thought provoking film PAYING FOR IT. Co-written with Joanne Sarazan, based on the real experiences the real experiences of a couple, Chester (Dan Beirne) and Sonny -Sook-yin's alter ego played by Emily Lê - who embark on a journey of self-discovery that challenges and reshapes how they view life, love, and sex, their perceptions ...

Filmmaker, mountaineer, and athlete Alex Harz joined me to talk about his documentary THE QUEST: EVEREST, in which he documents in 2D and VR format, his epic quest to climb to the top of the world, Mount Everest, and meeting the Sherpa, the indigenous people of the Himalayas, the various cultures, and reaching the summit with expedition leader, Tashi Sherpa.

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Writer and director José Lourenço joined me for #CarolynTalks to chat about his film YOUNG WERTHER based on the1774 novel 'The Sorrows of Young Werther' by Johann Wolfgang Goethe. José and I chatted about adapting the language of the novel for a modern day film and working with actors Douglas Booth, Alison Pill, and Patrick J. Adams to work out the speech and relationship dynamics of their characters.

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