Lisa Haller enjoyed a homecoming in 2022 when she took over as Director of Programming at the Atlantic International Film Festival, in Halifax. She had spent the previous 15 years honing her game at film festivals across North America, including; the Whistler Film Festival, Aspen Film, and TIFF in Toronto.

In our chat, we discuss the festival's opening night film, Jason Buxton's hotly anticipated Sharp Corner (which...I juuuust so happen to be in), Mike Downie's 4 part deep dive documentary about his late brother's band The Tragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsal, the exciting return of Festival Music House in association with Music Nova Scotia with a show featuring aRENYE, Loviet, and Rich Aucoin, how Lisa got her start in the film world, and much more.

This year's edition of the AIFF runs Sept 11-18, 2024.

More info at www.atlanticfilmfestival.ca

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