Best Carolyn Hinds Podcasts (2025)

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Carolyn Talks 'Boxcutter' with Director Reza Dahya and Lead Cast Ashton James and Zoe Lewis 1:04:51

10d ago1:04:51

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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 …

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Carolyn Talks 'Cells at Work!' with Director Takeuchi Hideki and Producer Takeguchi Ikumi 29:25

21d ago29:25

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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. #HatarakuSaibo #Manga #Anime #CarolynTalks #Interview #FilmCritic #JapaneseFilm #Cel…

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Carolyn Talks 'Village Keeper' with Filmmaker Karen Chapman and Producer Enrique Baniqued 37:38

1M ago37:38

37:38

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. #VillageKeeperFilm #CarolynTalks #Interview #CanadianFilm #Toronto #VillageKeeper won the John Dunning Best First Feature Film Award a…

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Carolyn Talks 'The Old Woman with The Knife 파과' Film Review 35:15

2M ago35:15

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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-sta…

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Carolyn Talks 'Art For Everybody' with Documentary Filmmaker Miranda Yousef 43:34

2M ago43:34

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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. #ArtForEverybody #FilmCritic #interview Follow me on social media @CarrieCnh12 paypal.com/…

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HotDocs 2025 - Carolyn Talks 'Betrayal' with Documentary Filmmaker Lena MacDonald 46:43

2M ago46:43

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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 Ha…

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HotDocs 2025 - Carolyn Talks 'Red Girl Rising' with First Nations Activist Joyce Crone 37:40

2M ago37:40

37:40

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. #HotDocs #ShortFilm #CarolynTalks #FirstNations #in…

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Carolyn Talks 'Before You' with Filmmaker and Producer Lauren Melinda 1:04:33

2M ago1:04:33

1:04:33

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 pa…

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Carolyn Talks 'Where We Stay' with Filmmaker Florence Bouvy 1:12:30

2M ago1:12:30

1:12:30

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. #QueerFilm #LGBTQ #In…

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Carolyn Talks 'Sinners' with Production Designer Hannah Beachler 35:50

3M ago35:50

35:50

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. #SINNERSMovie #RyanCoogler #MichaelBJ…

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Carolyn Talks 'Canadian Adobo' with Filmmaker Ken Donguines for National Canadian Film Day 1:05:44

3M ago1:05:44

1:05:44

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 th…

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Carolyn Talks 'National Canadian Film Day' with Reel Canada Founders Jack Blum and Sharon Croder 30:43

3M ago30:43

30:43

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. #ReelCanada #CanFilmDay #Interview #FilmCritic #CanadianFilm…

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Carolyn Talks 'Memories of Love Returned' with Filmmaker Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine 33:07

4M ago33:07

33:07

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 be…

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Carolyn Talks 'My Dead Friend Zoe' with Filmmaker Kyle Hausmann-Stokes 37:52

4M ago37:52

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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 …

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Carolyn Talks 'The Oscars 2025 and Hollywood' with Culture Critic and Journalist Candice Frederick 1:38:57

5M ago1:38:57

1:38:57

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 d…

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Carolyn Talks 'Paying For It' with Filmmaker Sook-yin Lee 44:29

5M ago44:29

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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-discove…

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Carolyn Talks 'The Quest: Everest' with Filmmaker and Climber Alex Harz 1:22:27

5M ago1:22:27

1:22:27

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, Tas…

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Carolyn Talks 'Young Werther' with Filmmaker José Lourenço 35:19

6M ago35:19

35:19

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…

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Carolyn Talks 'Nosferatu: Vampires and Gothic Mythology in Cinema' with Scholar Madeline Potter 1:31:23

6M ago1:31:23

1:31:23

Scholar and researcher of 19th century gothic mythology and literature, Madeline Potter joined me to discuss representations of NOSFERATU, the films and character in the 2024 film adaptation by Robert Eggers, and F.W. Murnau's 1922 adaptation of Bram Stoker's 1897 gothic horror novel, 'Dracula'. #Nosferatu #Nosferatu2024 #Vampire #CarolynTalks #int…

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Carolyn Talks 'Paris 70' with Filmmaker Dani Feixas Roka 1:08:56

6M ago1:08:56

1:08:56

Writer, director and producer, Dani Feixas joined me to talk about PARIS 70, his multi-award winning short film about Jan a son trying to cope as his aging mother Angela's caretaker, who uses a white lie as a way to prompt Angela to take trips down memory lane as everything she knew and loved is stripped away by Alzheimer's. Thank you to our interp…

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Carolyn Talks 'Corpse Fishing' with Filmmaker Jean Liu and Actress Harmonie He 1:17:08

6M ago1:17:08

1:17:08

For Carolyn Talks..., I spoke with writer and director Jean Liu and actress Harmonie He about their short film CORPSE FISHING, in which Harmonie plays Yan, a girl desperate to find her missing father even if means striking up an unlikely bargain with Old Bo (Jizhong Zhang), a corpse fisher who spends his days and nights searching the river for the …

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Carolyn Talks 'Endling' with Filmmaker Kelly Yu 39:11

7M ago39:11

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Independent filmmaker Kelly Yu joined me to talk about her sophomore short film ENDLING, about Dennis (Dennis Dun, Big Trouble in Little China, Year of the Dragon) the aging caretaker for Pao Pao, the very last living gold fish on earth. We discussed the film's themes of mortality, worthiness, and depression juxtaposed with its bright and whimsical…

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Carolyn Talks 'The Piano Lesson' with Hair and Makeup Department Heads Andrea Bowman and Para Malden 58:36

7M ago58:36

58:36

Heads of the Hair and Makeup Departments Andrea Mona Bowman, and Para Shardé Malden joined me for #CarolynTalks to discuss their work on the film adaptation of August Wilson THE PIANO LESSON, and careers in Hollywood working on various film and TV projects such as 2024's #TheColorPurple and #WomenInTheMovement #ThePianoLesson is available for strea…

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Carolyn Talks 'MAWTINI (My Homeland)' with Filmmaker Fateema Al-Hamaydeh Miller 42:37

7M ago42:37

42:37

For her short film MAWTINI (My Homeland) director and producer Fateema Al-Hamaydeh Miller spoke with me about making a story to honor her Palestinian heritage, and the struggle and trauma of displacement from the land experienced by her people, Canadian First Nations, and immigrants in Canada. #CarolynTalks #Mawtini #RPFF2024 MAWTINI stars Rena Din…

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Carolyn Talks 'A Matter of Sharing' with Writer and Actress Akiko Iwase 25:05

7M ago25:05

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During TIFF24, I met with stage and screen actress and writer Akiko Iwase to chat about the challenges of adapting her stage play A MATTER OF SHARING for the 2023 feature film directed by Shinji Kuma. We spoke of her path to becoming an actress, writer, and working in Japan and North American film industries. #CarolynTalks #TIFF24 #JapaneseFilm #Ja…

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Reel Asian 2024 - Carolyn Talks 'NIKAH' with Filmmaker Mukaddas Mijit 31:17

7M ago31:17

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Filmmaker Mukaddas Mijit joined me for the premiere of her film NIKAH, to discuss this dramatic mid-length feature through which she gives the world just a brief look into the life of young Uyghur women through the eyes of Dilber (Guzalnur Uchqun), a 27-year-old young living under constant surveillance with her family in the North Western regions o…

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TIFF24 - Carolyn Talks 'The Substance' with Culture Reporter and Film Critic Candice Frederick 1:23:25

8M ago1:23:25

1:23:25

Senior Culture Reporter and Film Critic of the Huffington Post Candice Frederick, joined me to chat about Coralie Fargeat's horrifically thought provoking THE SUBSTANCE, starring Demi Moor and Margaret Qualley, as a former and aspiring Hollywood starlet doing whatever she can to stay relevant and beautiful in society's eyes, however she can. #TheSu…

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TIFF24 - Carolyn Talks 'Gülizar' with Filmmaker Belkıs Bayrak 41:53

8M ago41:53

41:53

Writer and director Belkıs Bayrak spoke with me about her debut feature film about Gülizar (Ecem Uzan), a Turkish young woman whose life is traumatically changed when she's sexually assaulted on her way to meet her fiancé Emre (Bekir Behrem)to begin final preparations for their wedding in Kosovo. #Gulizar #CarolynTalks #TIFF24 #SHWHTIFF24 #TIFF #Tu…

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TIFF24 - Carolyn Talks 'Before They Joined Us' with Filmmaker Arshile Egoyan 21:20

8M ago21:20

21:20

Writer and director Arshile Egoyan joined me for #CarolynTalks during #TIFF2024 to discuss his short film BEFORE THEY JOINED US in which he depicts how war and immigration changes the ways children look at their parents and the choices they're forced to make in unimaginable circumstances. #BeforeTheJoinedUsFilm #ArmenianFilm #CanadianFilm #TIFF24 #…

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TIFF24 - Carolyn Talks 'Village Keeper' with Filmmaker Karen Chapman and Lead Cast 42:44

9M ago42:44

42:44

Writer and Director Karen Chapman, and actresses Olunike Adeliyi and Zahra Bentham joined #CarolynTalks to chat about VILLAGE KEEPER, Karen's debut feature film about the secrets mothers keep, how women can subconsciously deprive themselves of the most simple pleasures, and the effects of shared trauma between mothers and daughters. #VillageKeeper …

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FantasiaFest24 - Carolyn Talks 'Kryptic' with Director Kourtney Roy and Actor Jason Deline 42:36

9M ago42:36

42:36

Director Kourtney Roy and actor Jason Deline joined me for #CarolynTalks, to chat about their supernatural thriller KRYPTIC, about a woman Kay (Chloe Pirre) who's venture into the forests of British Columbia in search of a missing cryptozoologist leads to cryptic and undefined supernatural encounters. Written by Paul Bromley, KRYPTIC premiered at 2…

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TIFF24 - Carolyn Talks 'A Sisters' Tale' with Filmmaker Leila Amini and Afsaneh Salari 41:15

9M ago41:15

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In her feature documentary A SISTERS' TALE, filmmaker Leila Amini reveals her sister Nasreen's journey to finding the pieces of herself lost over 14 years of being a wife and mother, through her passion to become a professional singer in Iran. Joining Leila for the interview was producer Afsaneh Salari who acted as interpreter and shared her own ch…

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NYAFF24 - Carolyn Talks 'Ichiko 市子' with Filmmaker Akihiro Toda 戸田彬弘 33:00

10M ago33:00

33:00

Writer and director Akihiro Toda 戸田彬弘, spoke with me for #CarolynTalks about his dramatic feature IICHIKO starring Hana Sugisaki as Ichiko, the enigmatic young woman running from a past she fears and doesn't understand, and a possible future with her boyfriend Hashikawa (Ryuya Wakaba) who finds more questions than answers the more he searches for h…

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TIFF24 - Carolyn Talks 'Boong' with Filmmaker Lakshmipriya Devi 17:21

10M ago17:21

17:21

During #TIFF24 I had the pleasure of speaking with writer and director Lakshmipriya Devi about her debut feature film BOONG, about the precocious Boong (Gugun Kipgen), who travels from his home in Manipur to Moreh, in Northern India to find his long lost father in the hope of increasing his mother Mandakini's (Bala Hijam), happiness. #TIFF #SHWHTIF…

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TIFF24 - Carolyn Talks 'The Wolves Always Come at Night' with Filmmaker Gabrielle Brady 21:08

10M ago21:08

21:08

Filmmaker Gabrielle Brady joined me for #CarolynTalks to chat about her hybrid docu-drama THE WOLVES ALWAYS COME AT NIGHT cowritten by the film's leads Daava (Davaasuren Dagvasuren) and Zaya (Otgonzaya Dashzeveg), about the far reaching effects of climate change on the the Mongolian steps, the people and their culture. #TheWolvesAlwaysComeAtNight #…

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TIFF24 - Carolyn Talks 'The Mountain' with Director Rachel House 22:30

10M ago22:30

22:30

Director and actress Rachel House spoke with me during #TIFF24 for the premiere of her debut feature film THE MOUNTAIN about three best friends Sam, Bronco, and Mallory who decide to go on their first grand adventure to the top of the Taranaki Maunga in New Zealand. #TIFF #Maori #RachelHouse #CarolynTalks #FilmCritic #Interview Find me on Twitter a…

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TIFF24 - Carolyn Talks 'On a Sunday at Eleven' with Filmmaker Alicia K. Harris 40:07

10M ago40:07

40:07

Award-winning filmmaker Alicia K. Harris joined me during #TIFF24 to talk about her short film ON A SUNDAY AT ELEVEN, that depicts the importance of natural hair in all its forms and intricacies for Black girls through the eyes of young aspiring ballerina Angel. #TIFF2024 #TorontoInternationalFilmFestival #ShortFilm #CarolynTalks #OnASundayAtEleven…

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NYAFF24 - Carolyn Talks 'Snow in Midsummer' with Filmmaker Chong Keat Aun 43:02

10M ago43:02

43:02

Taking the traditional form of Cantonese theatre from the stage to film, Malaysian filmmaker Chong Keat Aun explores a rarely discussed and little known time in the country's history, the May riots of 1969, when politics created a rift between the many ethnic tribes, leading to the massacre and disappearance of an unknown number of members of the C…

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NYAFF 2024 - Carolyn Talks 'The Killers' with Filmmakers and Actress Shim Eun-kyung 26:02

10M ago26:02

26:02

Directors Kim Jong-kwan, Roh Deok, Chang Hang-jun, Lee Myung-Se, and their creative muse actress Shim Eun-kyung joined me for #CarolynTalks to talks about their multi-genre omnibus film, and homage to noir, THE KILLERS, which had its World Premiere at @NewYorkAsianFilmFestival . #TheKillers #ShimEunKyung #KoreanFilm #AsianCinema #NYAFF24 #NYAFF2024…

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NYAFF 2024 - Carolyn Talks 'How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies' with Filmmaker Pat Boonnitipat and Actor Billkin Assaratanakul 33:15

11M ago33:15

33:15

For the North American premiere of their emotional family feature HOW TO MAKE MILLIONS BEFORE GRANDMA DIES หลานม่า, filmmaker Pat Boonnitipat พัฒน์ บุญนิธิพัฒน์ and actor Billkin Assaratanakul พุฒิพงศ์ อัสสรัตนกุล, joined me for #CarolynTalks, to discuss creating new bonds with our elders, the challenges of going from creating and starring in drama…

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NYAFF 2024 - Carolyn Talks 'Riversi' with Filmmaker Adrian Teh 34:07

11M ago34:07

34:07

Malaysian writer, Director, and producer Adrian Teh joined me for #CarolynTalks to chat about RIVERSI, his time loop dramatic action film and feature directorial debut about Akdid (Beto Kusyairy), a hostage negotiator man desperate to beat time and reverse fate no matter the cost. #Reversi which also stars Shiqin Kamal, and Hasnul Rahmat, had its N…

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Carolyn Talks 'You Think You Grown: Dismantaling Adultification" with Filmmaker Chanel Dupree 1:08:52

11M ago1:08:52

1:08:52

Independent filmmaker Chanel Dupree joined me to talk about her debut feature film and documentary "YOU THINK YOU GROWN: Dismantling Adultification", in which she and a group of Black women in various fields of studies and vocations including trauma counselling, discuss and examine how the "adultification" of young Black girls creates lasting indiv…

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NYAFF 2024 - Carolyn Talks 'Frankenstein Father 프랑켄슈타인아버지' with Filmmaker Choi Jae-young 37:58

11M ago37:58

37:58

For the @NewYorkAsianFilmFestival International Premiere of his debut feature FRANKENSTEIN FATHER 프랑켄슈타인아버지, writer and director Choi Jae-young spoke with me about its themes of the nature and responsibility of parenthood and the dynamics of fathers and sons and men and boys. #CarolynTalks #FrankensteinFather #KoreanFilm #KoreanCinema #NYAFF24 #NYA…

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NYAFF 2024 - Carolyn Talks 'Operation Undead ชพ๑สมรภูมิคืนชีพ' with Creative Team and Cast 35:41

11M ago35:41

35:41

OPERATION UNDEAD ตัวอย่างเต็ม 'ช.พ.๑ สมรภูมิคืนชีพ', director Kongkiat Komesiri, producer Lakkana 'Naam' Palawatchai, and actors Nonkul, Awat Ratanapinth, and Ping Guntapatt, joined me for the World Premiere of their film to talk about war making monsters of boys and men, and the forgotten history of Thailand's place in WWII. #ชพ๑ #ชพ๑สมรภูมิคืนชีพ…

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NYAFF 2024 - Carolyn Talks 'Breaking and Re-Entering' with Director Leo Wang and Actor Kent Tsai 33:53

12M ago33:53

33:53

For the @NewYorkAsianFilmFestival World Premiere of their heist/reverse heist film BREAKING AND RE-ENTERING [還錢], director Leo Wang and actor Kent Tsai joined me to chat about balancing the comedy and action, and creating chemistry between the actors to make their found family dynamic work. #NYAFF2024 #NYAFF24 #CarolynTalks #AsianCinema #FilmFestiv…

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NYAFF 2024 - Carolyn Talks 'Front Cover' with Actor Jake Choi 43:16

12M ago43:16

43:16

Actor Jake Choi joined me for #CarolynTalks to share his thoughts on looking back at his 2016 film FRONT COVER written and directed by Ray Yeung. We spoke about the film being as much about the burgeoning romance between Chinese-American fashion stylist Ryan (Choi), and Ning the proudly Chinese actor played by James Chen, as it is about the culture…

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NYAFF 2024 - Carolyn Talks 'Three Seasons' with Filmmaker Tony Bui 45:14

12M ago45:14

45:14

Writer and Director Tony Bui joined me for #CarolynTalks, to discuss his award winning film THREE SEASONS, which broke ground in 1999 as the first Vietnamese-American film to be filmed in Vietnam after the lifting of the post-war embargo. The film serves as a window into life of the people in Ho Chi Minh City at juncture of the people trying to adj…

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NYAFF 2-24 - Carolyn Talks 'Fly Me to the Moon' with Writer and Director Sasha Chuk 30:33

12M ago30:33

30:33

For the North American Premiere of her debut feature film FLY ME TO THE MOON, writer and director Sasha Chuk spoke with me about using her own life as a young girl learning to adapt to a new life and city in Hong Kong as inspiration for the film and her decision to step in front of the camera to play the grown up version of her lead character Yeun …

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NYAFF 2024 - Carolyn Talks 'The Cursed Land' with Filmmaker Panu Aree 34:26

12M ago34:26

34:26

Noted Documentarian Panu Aree joined #CarolynTalks, to chat about his debut dramatic feature and the second ever Thai Muslim horror film, THE CURSED LAND แดนสาป, Co-written with Kong Rithdee, and starring Ananda Everingham and Jennis Oprasert, the film portrays a father and daughter learning to coexist in their new home amidst supernatural horrors …

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NYAFF 2024 - Carolyn Talks 'Supposed' with Actors Ananda Everingham and Pat Chayanit 39:38

12M ago39:38

39:38

For the North American premiere of their film #สมมติSupposed at #NYAFF2024, actors Ananda Everingham and Pat Chayanit joined me to talk about how their characters Non and Dear build a romance while not showing their true selves to each other. สมมติ SUPPOSED @MajorGroup was written and directed by Thanakorn Pongsuwan, who passed away in 2020. #Carol…

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