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'Uncommon Ground' filmmaker Faith Sparrow-Crawford on ancestral connections and Musqueam Storytelling
Season 3 Episode 12
Musqueam filmmaker Faith Sparrow-Crawford joins VIFF short programmer Casey Wei to talk about Uncommon Ground, her haunting sci-fi short set in 2171. They dig into themes of ancestral connection, men…
Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago
'Curl Power' director Josephine Anderson on girlhood and the long-game of filmmaking
Season 3 Episode 11
In this episode of the VIFF Podcast, Curtis Woloschuk sits down with Canadian filmmaker Josephine Anderson to talk about her latest documentary Curl Power. Having premiered at VIFF 2024, Curl Power f…
Published on 5 months ago
'The Universe in a Grain of Sand' filmmaker Mark Levinson on art, physics, and AI as an extension of human creativity
Season 3 Episode 10
On this episode of the VIFF podcast, programmer Alan Franey sits down with Mark Levinson to talk about his film, The Universe in a Grain of Sand. Levinson, who is a former theoretical particle physic…
Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago
'Inedia' director Liz Cairns on intuitive writing and filmmaking
Season 3 Episode 9
On this episode of the VIFF podcast, director Liz Cairns joins VIFF programmer Curtis Woloschuck to talk about her feature film debut, Inedia. The film, which premiered at VIFF 2024, follows a young …
Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago
Legendary Canadian filmmaker Atom Egoyan on artistic evolution and representations of trauma in 'Seven Veils'
Season 3 Episode 8
In this episode of the VIFF Podcast, Year Round Programmer Tom Charity sits down with iconic Canadian filmmaker and (sometimes) opera director Atom Egoyan to discuss his latest film, Seven Veils, sta…
Published on 6 months ago
'Preface to a History' director Devan Scott on experimental filmmaking and mental health
Season 3 Episode 7
In this episode of the VIFF Podcast, Vancouver filmmaker Devan Scott speaks with VIFF Year-Round Programmer Tom Charity about his experimental feature Preface to a History, co-directed with Willa Ros…
Published on 6 months, 1 week ago
'Village Keeper' director Karen Chapman on telling "lived-in" stories through cinema
Season 3 Episode 6
In this episode of the VIFF Podcast, Director of Programming Curtis Woloschuk speaks with filmmaker Karen Chapman about her narrative feature Village Keeper, which explores themes of trauma, grief, a…
Published on 7 months ago
'7 Beats Per Minute' Director Yuqi Kang on the arts of Free Diving and Filmmaking
Season 3 Episode 5
In this episode of the VIFF Podcast, Director of Programming Curtis Woloschuk interviews filmmaker Yuqi Kang about her documentary 7 Beats Per Minute, which explores the world of free diving and the …
Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago
Jerome Yoo explores grief and belonging in his debut feature 'Mongrels'
Season 3 Episode 4
In this episode of the VIFF Podcast, feature film coordinator Natalie Murao interviews filmmaker Jerome Yoo about his debut feature film Mongrels, which follows a Korean immigrant family in rural Can…
Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago
Deborah Devyn Chaung explores dreams and desire with short film “Strawberry Shortcake”
Season 3 Episode 3
In this episode of the VIFF Podcast, Short Forum programmer Casey Wei interviews filmmaker Deborah Devyn Chaung about her short film Strawberry Shortcake, a genre-defying Freudian fantasy that explor…
Published on 9 months ago