In this episode of #CarolynTalks I discuss what it takes to be a production designer with award-winning veteran creative Neil Patel, and his two most recent projects, Bughouse, the immersive museum experience of the life of "outside artist" Henry Darger put on by the Vineyard Theatre, and the thriller Drag by Ravluv Ullman and Greg Yagolnitzer which premiered at SXSW 2026.

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In my interview with SŪNNA (Listen) writer and director Radha Mehta, she shared her journey from being a civil engineer, to artist and filmmaker, and how this short about Lakshmi (Aaliya Mehta) a young traditional Indian musician losing her hearing, is inspired by Rahda's own lived experiences and journey.

SŪNNA also stars award-winning stage performer and musician Anisha Nagarajan as Lakshmi's mother, Savita.

Visit https://www.radhamehta.com/ to see some of Radha's art work and information about her other short films.

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FEELING TOGETHER multimodal filmmaker and anthropologist Fukuda Pero, joined me to discuss his unique short form documentary of an intense family argument that takes place one night in close knit Batwa village, Central Africa.

Present in the film are Kidau, Sadede, Daraza, Mwarabu, Bigirabagao, Kagano, Paci, and Panzinga.

Learn more about Pero's work and his poetry on on his social media https://www.instagram.com/fukudapero/

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Fellow YouTube and podcast host Maddy Myer joined me to discuss MADDY MANIA, her new entertainment channel where she interviews professionals in such industries as Broadway and wrestling, what it's like taking that leap and hos it differs to her work as a film publicist.

#CarolynTalks #FilmCritic #Podcast #Interview

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Filmmaker, journalist, and novelist Brooke Obie joined me to discuss ABANITU: A Family Documentary, her debut feature film and documentary about her ancestor Lucy Obie, a woman who started a family legacy of farming and resiliency through strife in 1906, North Carolina.

For screening information for ABANITU, visit Brooke's official website at https://www.brookeobie.com/films/abanitu-film/

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Filmmaker YuHan Tsai, joined me for the SXSW 2026 premiere of her short film DUA JI, starring award-winning Taiwanese actress KueiMei Yang 楊貴媚 as a daughter unable to fully grieve her mother's passing when her desire to perform certain ancestral rights is denied due to patriarchal customs.

DUA JI co-stars hiaKeui Chen陳家逵, YuPing Wang王渝屏, and JieFei Huang黃婕霏

Visit YuHan's official webpage at https://yuhantsai.com/

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Writer, director, and producer Fia Perera joined #CarolynTalks, to discuss her feature film MERMAID, about Cassie (Devyn McDowell), a Transgender 10-year-old who finds understanding and protection with Pepper (Arturo Luiz Soria), a world weary and grieving drag queen who reluctantly let's the little girl into her heart and under her sequined wing.

#LGBTQ #IndepdentFilm #Interview #Podcast

For film details, visit https://www.pererapictures.com/about-9, or https://www.pererapictures.com/

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Writer, director and actor Mekhai Lee joined me for #CarolynTalks, to discuss THEM THAT'S NOT, his short film starring Angel Theory as a deaf queer poet caught between her feelings of grief at her Grandmother's passing, and feeling isolated amongst her family members at the funeral.

#LGBTQ #ShortFilm #Disability #Interview #FilmCritic

THEM THAT'S NOT co-stars Biko Eisen-Martin and Carrie Compere, and is an official selection at the 2026 #SXSW Film Festival.

Follow Mekhai on social media https://www.instagram.com/lifeofkhaiii__/

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Filmmaker and producer Honey Lauren spoke with me about her latest dramatic feature MISTAKE, starring Dominic Bogart as an intersex man in America's deep south in 1941, whose relationship with his girlfriend Lily (Jiji Heis) is his only comfort in their small town filled with people that don't understand him or her.

MISTAKE co-stars Matt Bogart and Kay Lenz, and co-produced with Erik Bakken and David Schultz.

https://www.destroyallmedia.com/mistake-film.html

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Writer and director Xiaodan He joined me to discuss MONTREAL, MA BELLE, her award-winning dramatic feature starring Joan Chen as a 53-year-old Chinese Canadian immigrant learning to carefully embrace her sexuality as a lesbian in spite of cultural, familial expectations, and her own insecurities.

Co-produced by Red Dawn Productions, Montréal, ma belle (Montreal, My Beautiful) costars Charlotte Aubin and John Xu, and is currently screening in at select theatres in Canada. https://www.montrealmabelle.com/

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