All Episodes

Jereme Watt reaches new documentary heights in "Everest Dark"

In 100 SUNSET, Kunsang Kyirong is inspired by 'complicated women'

Igor Bezinović on why his anti-war film arrived at just the right time

'Not just another sad story from Africa' Timeea Ahmed wants you to know Khartoum, Sudan

Sara Wylie on why capitalism is the worst

Durian and Decision-making with Solara Thanh Bình Đặng

Nicole Bazuin on the Modern Whore

Alison Reid wants you to put down your phone—and go on an adventure

Brian Daniel Johnson and Dide Su Bilgin on community and Vancouver's avoidance culture

How film can reconnect you with your roots with Kent Donguines

Why documentaries are the door to understanding with Elöise King (The Shadow Scholars)

How painting provides a portal with Jenn Strom (The Painted Life of E.J. Hughes)

Brishkay Ahmed on embracing identity, and what we can learn from Afghan women

'The Track' Director Ryan Sidhoo on the stories that haven't been told, and getting those movies made

'Foreigner' Director Ava Maria Safai talks the horrors of growing up, and what filmmaking teaches you about yourself

Mayumi Yoshida on her debut feature, 'Akashi,' and the power that comes from existing in the in between

Ari's Theme" documentary filmmaker, Jeff Petry, on how to capture a legacy

VIFF Shorts team Casey Wei and Jaewoo Kang talk programming for your audience

'I Saw Three Black Lights' filmmaker Santiago Lozano on ritual as resistance in Colombia

Filmmaker Sanja Zivkovic on motherhood, the broken system of adoption, and seeing a story from all points of view in 'Cat's Cry'

'Save My Soul' filmmaker Kam Fai Leung on loneliness and our primal desire to be loved

Director Devin Shears on his first feature, and the fascination with fatness in "Cherub"

Kerr Holden wrestles with athleticism, performance, and metal in 'Judas Icarus Twists His Wrist'

'Balomania' filmmaker Sissel Morell Dargis on the beauty behind Brazil's baloeiros, and getting your start in documentary filmmaking

'78 Days' filmmaker Emilija Gašić on docufiction and telling personal history through found footage

Vancouver filmmaker Ann Marie Fleming explores mortality and imagines a future without waste with 'Can I Get a Witness?'

Veteran Documentarian Connie Field Exposes Democracy’s Fragility in 'Democracy Noir'

'Uncommon Ground' filmmaker Faith Sparrow-Crawford on ancestral connections and Musqueam Storytelling

'Curl Power' director Josephine Anderson on girlhood and the long-game of filmmaking

'The Universe in a Grain of Sand' filmmaker Mark Levinson on art, physics, and AI as an extension of human creativity

'Inedia' director Liz Cairns on intuitive writing and filmmaking

Legendary Canadian filmmaker Atom Egoyan on artistic evolution and representations of trauma in 'Seven Veils'

'Preface to a History' director Devan Scott on experimental filmmaking and mental health

'Village Keeper' director Karen Chapman on telling "lived-in" stories through cinema

'7 Beats Per Minute' Director Yuqi Kang on the arts of Free Diving and Filmmaking

Jerome Yoo explores grief and belonging in his debut feature 'Mongrels'

Deborah Devyn Chaung explores dreams and desire with short film “Strawberry Shortcake”

"Inay" director Thea Loo talks migration, mental health, and the power of community

Filmmaker Mads K. Baekkevold, director of The Chef & the Daruma, on capturing renowned Vancouver chef Hidekazu Tojo’s legacy

Unmasking Trauma: Asher Penn on Physician, Heal Thyself and the Life of Dr. Gabor Maté

BC film producer Mike Johnston reflects on the resilience of the Vancouver film community, international co-productions, and more

'In Flames' director Zarrar Kahn talks balancing real-world social issues in genre film

'Handle With Care: The Legend of the Notic Streetball Crew' filmmakers talk basketball and community

'With Love and a Major Organ' filmmaker Kim Albright on surrealist stories, with producer Madeleine Davis

'Richelieu' director Pier-Philippe Chevigny on social justice through film

Sound designer Mark Mangini on creating epic sound art for films including 'Dune' and 'Mad Max Fury Road'

'Seagrass' director Meredith Hama-Brown on Japanese Canadian stories

‘Les Filles du Roi’ Director on Transforming a Stage Production into a Full-Blown Movie Musical

‘Rutherford Falls’ Co-Creator Sierra Teller Ornelas on breaking down Indigenous stereotypes through humour

‘Mare of Easttown’ Director Craig Zobel on “humanistic” crime drama

‘The Green Knight’ Production Designer Jade Healy on creating the look, feel, and shape of a fantasy realm

‘The Suicide Squad’ Editor Fred Raskin on how the story takes its final shape in the editing room

The legendary Linda Perry on songwriting, mentoring and her transition to composing for film and TV

'My Name is Pauli Murray' Co-Director Julie Cohen on preserving the legacy of the LGBTQ and civil rights activist

'Shiva Baby' Writer/Director Emma Seligman on the organised chaos of indie film making

‘Flee’ Director Jonas Poher Rasmussen on animating memory

‘Dune’ Production Designer Patrice Vermette on creating epic sci-fi universes

Returning January 19, 2022

Mark Friedberg on creating the cinematic worlds of The Ice Storm, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou and The Underground Railroad

Joel Bakan and Jennifer Abbott on calling corporate social responsibility’s bluff in 'The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel'

Terence Blanchard on scoring ‘Da 5 Bloods’ and ongoing collaborations with Spike Lee

Charlie Kaufman on adapting 'I’m Thinking of Ending Things' for the screen

Eliza Hittman, Kris Rey and Amy Seimetz on employing both vision and resourcefulness in independent filmmaking

Tony McNamara and Alena Smith on creating satirical comedies – 'The Great' and 'Dickinson'

Bill Lawrence on 'Ted Lasso' and the need for heart in comedy

Tracey Deer on Oka, the Legacy 30 Years On

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Alex Gibney on trying to pin down a Russian oligarch in 'Citizen K'

Cliff Martinez on scoring 'Drive', 'Traffic', 'Spring Breakers' and 'The Knick'

Rob McElhenney on evolving 'It’s Always Sunny' and making 'Mythic Quest'

Arianne Phillips on the power of costume in 'Once Upon A Time In...Hollywood'

RZA on Wu-Tang, The Man with the Iron Fists and kung-fu film influences

Dr. Jane Goodall on seeing her life's journey on screen

Dan Goor on creating 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine'

Michael Moore on the 30th anniversary of Roger & Me

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