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Sugar Daddy Interview: Kelly McCormack
I spoke to Sugar Daddy writer and actor Kelly McCormack about the complicated consent you give in your 20s, financing a radical feminist film, and finding your voice as a young woman.
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Mix Up in the Mediterranean Interview: Jessica Lowndes and Jeremy Jordan
“I feel incredibly fortunate and humbled by it…but I also felt that much more responsibility to do it justice and do it with care. Honouring that experience in the world, I love that we’re showing that on Hallmark.”
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Saint Frances Interview: Kelly O’Sullivan and Alex Thompson
“We don’t have to do anything but present it and a lot of people will feel seen by it and a lot of people might feel like it's too much. But it will beg the question ‘Why do I feel like it's too much?’ ”
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Diggstown Interview: Vinessa Antoine
“It’s going to be an interesting show for people because it’s either going to make you really angry or sad, or you’re going to nod your head in agreement and say ‘Oh, it’s about time. Finally, someone’s saying something.’ ”
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The Body Remembers When The World Broke Open Interview: Kathleen Hepburn and Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers
"This industry has been dominated largely by white men for a very long time and what we are learning is that their ideas are dated and it's time for change."
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Reelworld Film Festival 2019 Interview: Tonya Williams
“We also have a hand in creating a new and more realistic vision on what being a woman is (and it’s not about being pretty arm candy for men to ogle). We need more female characters that are smart — not pretty and smart, but just plain old smart.”
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Mouthpiece Interview: Norah Sadava and Amy Nostbakken
“You see when that happens, if its a woman’s view I can feel it instantly when I’m watching a film. I can tell that a female character is written by a woman because I can connect and feel something really deep.”
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Blind Spot Interview: Tuva Novotny
“Now, more than ever, it is extremely important to use this momentum and use it well, to lay a foundation for a future where stories are told by and for all genders, ethnicities, nationalities.”
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Kingsway Interview: Gabrielle Rose and Camille Sullivan
“Also telling our stories is really important for young people in Canada. All of the diversity, all of the multiculturalism, all those stories need to be told so that we have, we feel our identity. We feel really proud of our identity, so let’s have it reflected in our art.”
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7A Interview: Kayla Lorette
“In my work, I want to create space for myself and other women to feel they can explore complicated emotions and play nuanced and strange characters. I never want to feel restricted in my impulses. I never want to shy away from the darker parts of my mind. Perhaps that’s an obvious thing to say, but being a woman makes that feel political.”