Filmmaker Guy Trevellyan and actress Anna Popplewell joined me to discuss their short thriller PLASTIC SURGERY about the physical and psychological impact of microplastics on the bodyfor a trauma surgeon during a global medical disaster. #CarolynTalks
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THE THIEF / Anngeerdardardor is the first Ammassalik Island Greenlandic short film and filmmaker @christofferstenbakken joined me to speak about making this special unscripted short about Kamil, a Tasiilaq teen searching for his beloved dog. #CarolynTalks
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For the season 2 premiere of the @cbcgem docuseries FOR THE CULTURE, creator Amanda Parris and director Allison Duke joined me to discuss the new season's topics important to Black diasporans and the current political and social landscape. #CarolynTalks
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Filipina filmmaker Janus Victoria joined me for #CarolynTalks to discuss DIAMONDS IN THE SAND, her dramatic feature film starring Lilly Franky as a man who runs from his life in Japan to Manila desperate to escape the shadow of Kondokushi, 'the lonely death'.
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Animator and filmmaker Frank Abney joined me for #CarolynTalks to discuss the creative process for his latest short BLACK MAN, BLACK MAN, his first done in black & white, and featuring the voice work of Aldis Hodge who co-produced it, and Yvette Nicole Brown.
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Indigenous filmmakers Shane Belcourt and Tanya Talaga joined me to discuss their documentary NI-NAADAMAADIZ: RED POWER RISING, chronicling the life of Ojibway Warriors Society leader Louis Cameron and Anishinabeg youth in the 1970s. #CarolynTalks
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Actor Chiwetel Ejiofor joined @theaafca to discuss THE LIFE OF CHUCK, starring Tom Hiddleston and Jacob Tremblay, and asked him about creating his own multitude of universes with the many characters he's played in his career. #CarolynTalks
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For the #HotDoc premiere of her documentary BETRAYAL, director Lena MacDonald joined me to discuss the life and isolation of Cindor Reeves, who risked and lost everything to turn state's evidence against Charles Taylor, former president of Liberia.
#CarolynTalks
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Haudenosaunee, Mohawk activist, and educator Joyce Jonathan Crone joined me to discuss RED GIRL RISING the #HotDocs short documentary about her work as a First Nations Indigenous communities advocate, and founder of the Hope Rises Project. #CarolynTalks
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Filmmaker Florence Bouvy joined me to discuss her short WHERE WE STAY, about friends, Daniel and Carry discovering their love for each other deepening as Carry's life draws to an end after a long battle with terminal illness. #CarolynTalks #QueerFilm
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I was thrilled to have the chance to speak with Hannah Beachler about her work as Production Designer on Ryan Coogler's #SinnersMovie.
We spoke about her being inspired by the film's themes of duality, spirituality, history, and colour theory. #CarolynTalks
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I'm now live on YouTube with filmmaker Kent Donguines to discuss his film CANADIAN ADOBO and his work and inspiration from his Filipino heritage.
#CanFilmDay #CarolynTalks
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Filmmaker Laurie Townsend spoke with me about her documentary A MOTHER APART, which premiered at Hot Docs in 2024. The film follows poetess and activist Staceyann Chin on her emotional and unpredictable journey to find her estranged mother.
#CanFilmDay #CarolynTalks
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For the 2023 TIFF premiere of their docu-series SWAN SONG director Chelsea McMullan and EP Sean O'Neil spoke with me about taking an honest look at chaotic and emotional lives and experiences of the people of the National Ballet of Canada.
#CanFilmDay #CarolynTalks
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Nyla Innuksuk Talks Slash/Back - SXSW 2022 Interview Written and directed by Nyla Innuksuk, and set in the small arctic coastal town of Pangnirtung, Nunavut, this interview dives into it.

Here's my SXSW 2022 #CarolynTalks interview with Director Nyla Innuksuk and lead cast Tasiana Shirley and Nalajoss Ellsworth for their independent Sci-Fi Horror SLASH/BACK set in the small arctic coastal town of Pangnirtung, Nunavut.
#CanFilmDay
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For National Canadian Film Day #CanFilmDay on April 16th, Filipino Canadian filmmaker Kent Donguines will be joining me for YouTube Live #CarolynTalks at 6pmEST, to discuss his 2022 documentary CANADIAN ADOBO, and how his heritage and culture inspires his art and career.

REEL CANADA founders Jack Blum and Sharon Corder joined me on #CarolynTalks to discuss creating the non-profit organisation and the National Canadian Film Day program which will be April 16th this year, and highlighting Canadian filmmakers. #CanFilmDay
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During the AAFCA Virtual Roundtable with the creators of new 2 part docu-series NUMBER ONE ON THE CALL SHEET, I asked them about Black audiences in the Caribbean and other regions not being considered in the goal of a global office success. #CarolynTalks
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Lead cast of the #NBCFound, Shanola Hampton, Gabrielle Walsh, and Arlen Escarpeta joined the AAFCA Virtual Roundtable to speak about the progression of their characters finding soace and hoy for themselves in season 2 of the hit drama. #CarolynTalks
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For #CarolynTalks, filmmaker, actor, and photographer Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine joined me to talk about his award-winning documentary MEMORIES OF LOVE RETURNED and his 22 year journey to creating it to pay homage to Uganda photographer Kibaate Aloysius Ssalongo.
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Filmmaker Kyle Hausmann-Stokes joined me to discuss his film MY DEAD FRIEND ZOE, based on his life starring Sonequa Martin-Green and Natalie Morales as best friends whose complicated feelings for each other keeps them tethered in life and death. #CarolynTalks
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My #CarolynTalks interview for day 28 of #BlackHistoryMonth, is my 2021 chat with filmmaker Shatara Michelle Ford for her debut feature TEST PATTERN, showing the connections between race, politics and gender in the marginalization of Black victims of sex crimes.
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It's #BlackHistoryMonth day 25, and my #CarolynTalks 2024 Interview for today is my chat with filmmaker @carolinerenard.bsky.social about her short film UNBRAIDED, the importance of being able to create and control stories about Black women and our natural hair.
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For Day 22 of #BlackHistoryMonth I'm posting my new #CarolynTalks episode with @reeltalker.bsky.social wjo joined me to discuss the Oscars, Hollywood towards shift towards conservatism, GenAI in films, the culture of celebrity, and how they influence audiences.
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My #CarolynTalks pick for #BlackHistoryMonth Day 19 was my chat with hair and makeup department heads Andrea Mona Bowman and Para Shardé Malden, who this week won a Black Reel Awards for the incredible work they and their teams did on Malcolm Washington's THE PIANO LESSON.
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For Day 15 of #BlackHistoryMonth my #CarolynTalks pick is my chat with filmmaker Laurie Townshend for her debut feature documentary A MOTHER APART, about the emotional journey of poetess and activist Staceyann Chin undertakes in looking for her mother in three countries.
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It's Day 13 of #BlackHistoryMonth and my interview today is my #CarolynTalks discussion with the multi-talented creative and showrunner Amanda Parris for the premiere of her docuseries FOR THE CULTURE, highlighting various aspects of the Caribbean diaspora.
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My #BlackHistoryMonday #CarolynTalks for Day 11 is the 2023 AAFCA Virtual Roundtable with THE ANGRY BLACK GIRL AND HER MONSTER director Bomani J. Story and actress Laya DeLeon Hayes, who spoke of depicting rage and fear through the eyes of a Black girl.
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My #CarolynTalks interview selection for Day 10 of #BlackHistoryMonth. Filmmaker Bomani J. Story and I chatted about being inspired by and reinterpreting the tale of Mary Shelly's Frankenstein for his 2023 horror film, THE ANGRY BLACK GIRL AND HER MONSTER.
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It's Day 8 of #BlackHistoryMonth and my #CarolynTalks interview for the day is my chat with filmmaker with Mariama Diallo for her psychological horror film MASTER, about starring Reginal Hall and Zoe Renee. It premiered at Sundance 2022.
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