Carolyn Talks..., Podcast

In this episode of #CarolynTalks, I speak with MĀRAMA Maori filmmaker Taratoa Stappard about his path to making this goth horror his debut feature and homage to Indigenous culture, history, and women, working with lead actress Ariārna Osborne to discover her character Mary, and Taratoa reconnecting to his own heritage through his research for the film.

#Mārrama co-stars Toby Stephens, Umy Myers, Erroll Shand, Mihi Te Rauhi Daniels

A written and shortened version of this interview was published with JoySauce.com https://joysauce.com/taratoa-stappard-reconnects-with-his-maori-heritage-in-marama/

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Actress Anne-Marie Johnson and writer-director Martin Grey joined #CarolynTalks to discuss THE ADDICTION OF HOPE, their independent feature in which Anne-Marie plays Jo, an actress at a crossroads in her life where she has to decide which direction she wants to take her life and career in an industry that measures worth by apperances and perceptions.

Co-procuced by Martin and Anne-Marie, the film costars Joe Hart, Harley Jane Kozak, Shari Belafonte, Erica Alexander, and Clancy Brown

Follow @theaddictiontohope on social media for screening information

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To support my work, funds can be donated through paypal.com/paypalme/carolynhinds0525 My Social Media hashtags are: #CarolynTalks #DramasWithCarrie #SaturdayNightSciFi #SHWH #KCrush

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Filmmaker Kunyu Cai and actress and martial artist Liana Hu joined me for #CarolynTalks, to discuss their award-winning multi-genre short film KILL ADA, about Ada, an NPC who awakens to her reality and has to fight her way out of the controlled environment built to destroy her.

Co-written with Wang Hanmo and Lin Xiao, #KillAda screened at  @FantasiaFest  2026, and was produced by  @dogme23 

Follow Kunyu on IG @kenyuchoi, and Liana @ liana.hu

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To support my work, funds can be donated through paypal.com/paypalme/carolynhinds0525

My Social Media hashtags are: #CarolynTalks #DramasWithCarrie #SaturdayNightSciFi #SHWH #KCrush

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GOD SKIN หมัดเทวา writer and director Paween Purijitpanya, co-writer Pat Pataranutaporn, lead actor Sutthirak 'Gee' Subvijitra, and producer Surawut Tungkarak, joined #CarolynTalks, to chat about the Thai sci-fi action film about Win, a delivery rider who makes a deal to turn his body into a fighting avatar in exchange for money to help his ailing money.

We talked about how the film delivers on high intensity fight sequences and social commentary on how the overreliance on technology has serious and harmful consequences for society.

#GodSkin stars Itkorn Pungkiatrussamee, Phantira Pipityakorn, Tanawat Cheawaram, Arak Amornsupasiri

Find me on Social Media at: @CarrieCnh12

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My Social Media hashtags are: #CarolynTalks #DramasWithCarrie #SaturdayNightSciFi #SHWH #KCrush

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For the Fantasia IFF premiere of her documentary BLACK ZOMBIE, filmmaker Maya Annik Bedward spoke with me about exploring the origins and history of the Vodou religion in Haiti, how the lore and mythology of zombies was borne through a need for the enslaved to visualise their oppression, and how Hollywood and racism appropriated and misrepresented the practices, meanings, and people.

#Documentary #Fantasia2026 #Zombie #FilmHistory #CarolynTalks

*Images courtesy of  @FantasiaFest 

Visit https://www.mayaannik.com for more information on Maya's filmography.

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Burmese filmmaker Arkar Soe Oo spoke with me for the #Fantasia2026 premiere of THE LAST FOOTAGE, his POV found footage horror about a group of friends whose relationships are tested when they encounter malevolent forces in Wingar Forest.

Produced by Arkar and Li Li Kyaw Haing's https://www.youtube.com/@atwentythree, #TheLastFootage in which director is also actor and cameraman, stars an ensemble cast with Charlie Nyein, Kyaw Kyaw Bo, Lain Maw Thee, Wam Htet Aung, Thiha Tin Aung Soe, and Adira Oo.

https://atwentythreefilms.com/

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For #CarolynTalks, filmmaker and photographer Tyler Shields joined me to chat about making CHAPTER 51, his film within a mocumentary within a film about the agony and frustrations of filmmaking, and the absurd antics of directors and writers obsessed with perfecting their craft.

Co-produced with Giovanni Ribisi, #Chapter51stars Colman Domingo, Connor Paolo, Abigail Breslin, Emily Alyn Lind, Dylan Sprayberry, Mike Gray, Allie Marie Evans, and Monib Abhat.

*Images courtesy of https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2mlduy9mLo

For more information on Tyler and his photography, visit https://www.tylershields.com/

Find me on Social Media at: @CarrieCnh12

To support my work, funds can be donated through paypal.com/paypalme/carolynhinds0525

My Social Media hashtags are: #CarolynTalks #DramasWithCarrie #SaturdayNightSciFi #SHWH #KCrush

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Indie filmmaker Marcellus Cox, joined me for #CarolynTalks, to discuss his short film based on real events JARMARCUS ROSE & DA 5 BULLET HOLES, about a Black teen whose day with a new mentor changes both of their lives in the most tragic way.

For screening information on the film, visit Marcellus's Social Media at https://www.instagram.com/cellusworld24/

Find me on Social Media at: @CarrieCnh12

To support my work, funds can be donated through paypal.com/paypalme/carolynhinds0525

My Social Media hashtags are: #CarolynTalks #DramasWithCarrie #SaturdayNightSciFi #SHWH #KCrush

Visit Authory.com/CarolynHinds to find links to all of my published film festival coverage, writing, YouTube and other podcasts So Here's What Happened!, and Beyond The Romance.

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Métis writer, director, and actress of BLOOD LINES Gail Maurice joined me for #CarolynTalks, to discuss her 25 year journey to making the film a reality, her decades of work in the Canadian film industry, and what it meant to have her native language and female community elders be part of the project.

BLOOD LINES stars Dana Solomon as Beatrice a Two-Spirit Métis woman whose life is thrown for a loop when two women enter her life and community at the same time, Chani (Derica Lafrance), and her estranged mother Leonore (Maurice) returns to their community with long held secrets.

For information on the film's theatrical release, visit https://www.elevationpictures.com/

Images courtesy of Elevation Pictures.

Follow Gail on Social Media at: https://www.instagram.com/bgailmaurice/

Find me on Social Media at: @CarrieCnh12

To support my work, funds can be donated through paypal.com/paypalme/carolynhinds0525

My Social Media hashtags are: #CarolynTalks #DramasWithCarrie #SaturdayNightSciFi #SHWH #KCrush

Visit Authory.com/CarolynHinds to find links to all of my published film festival coverage, writing, YouTube and other podcasts So Here's What Happened!, and Beyond The Romance.

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Métis writer, director, and actress of BLOOD LINES Gail Maurice joined me for #CarolynTalks, to discuss her 25 year journey to making the film a reality, her decades of work in the Canadian film industry, and what it meant to have her native language and female community elders be part of the project.

BLOOD LINES stars Dana Solomon as Beatrice a Two-Spirit Métis woman whose life is thrown for a loop when two women enter her life and community at the same time, Chani (Derica Lafrance), and her estranged mother Leonore (Maurice) returns to their community with long held secrets.

For information on the film's theatrical release, visit https://www.elevationpictures.com/

Images courtesy of Elevation Pictures.

Follow Gail on Social Media at: https://www.instagram.com/bgailmaurice/

Find me on Social Media at: @CarrieCnh12

To support my work, funds can be donated through paypal.com/paypalme/carolynhinds0525

My Social Media hashtags are: #CarolynTalks #DramasWithCarrie #SaturdayNightSciFi #SHWH #KCrush

Visit Authory.com/CarolynHinds to find links to all of my published film festival coverage, writing, YouTube and other podcasts So Here's What Happened!, and Beyond The Romance.

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