Carolyn Talks..., Podcast

For the 2022 Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival, I spoke with storyboard artist and writer Wei Li about his directorial debut with the animated short film Tehura, which pays homage to the culture of dance and music of the Tahitian Islands, through the character of Tehura. The film features themes of colonial oppression and colonization, and the reclamation of Tehura's cultural identity, and ownership of her body through the traditional dance of Ote'a.

Follow Wei on social media at @https://www.instagram.com/weiofli/?hl=en

Learn more about his work and Tehura at the film's offical site Tehurafilm.com

Visit ReelAsian.com to learn more about the festival, and the films screening there.

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In part 2 of our special recap of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever , LaNeysha and I were joined once again by our friend, and fellow podcaster and film critic Kate Sánchez, to chat about everything that we loved, and didn't quite love about this new enter into the MCU. In this episode we dive a bit deeper into the characterizations, performances and the work of costume designer Ruth Carter, production designer Hanna Beachler, and their teams.

You can follow myself, LaNeysha, and Kate on social media at: @CarrieCnh12, @NeyshaPlays, and @OhMyMithrandir

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In this episode of Carolyn Talks..., Korean Canadian filmmaker Jude Chun spoke to me about his feature film debut with UNIDENTIFIED. I watched the film during its screening at the 2022 Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival, and just had to speak with him about this unpredictable and wonderfully quirky and introspective film about strange UFOs that suddenly appear in the sky in 1993, and just stay there.

Follow Jude on Instagram @judechun, and visit his Vimeo at: https://vimeo.com/judechun

Visit ReelAsian.com to learn more about the festival, and the films screening there.

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Since 2018 when Black Panther, the first film by director Ryan Coogler about the king and protector of Wakanda - a fictional sovereign nation in Africa - premiered, fans around the world were excited to see what the sequel Black Panther: Wakanda Forever would be about, and we were not disappointed. LaNeysha and I were joined by our friend, and fellow podcaster and film critic Kate Sánchez, to chat about everything that we loved, and didn't quite love about this new enter into the MCU.

Not only were audiences treated to seeing some of their favorite characters like Okoye (Danai Gurira), M'Baku (Wintson Duke), and the regal Queen Ramonda portrayed by the one and only Angela Basset once again, we were introduced to Namor - played brilliantly by Indigenous Mexican actor Tenoch Huerta Mejía -, the leader of Talokan, a nation of Mayan Mesoamerican people, who like Wakanda had been living hundreds of years, away from the colonialist eyes and threat of Western imperialism. But unlike Wakanda, the Talokan are all too familiar with the destructive presence of colonialism and slavery, which plays a major part in their story, and the film's plot.

Though we were all excited to see just how Ryan, co-writer Joe Robert Cole, costume designer Ruth Carter, production designer Hannah Beachler, and the production teams came together to craft this visually stunning story, there's no denying that many were apprehensive about how the grief over the loss of actor Chadwick Boseman would be portrayed on screen. Having played T'Challa for a number of years since his introduction into the MCU, Chadwick has been viewed as thee T'Challa, and having as prolific and impactful career as he did, his lost was felt acutely by the cast, crew and fans in the Black diaspora. With this seemingly impossible task Ryan Coogler created a film that is both beautiful and incredibly poignant.

In this first episode of out special Wakanda Forever, recap, we share how we related to all these aspects of the film, what they mean to us personally, and how somethings in the film don't quite work narratively, or technically with regards to some of the acting.

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In this episode of Carolyn Talks..., I speak with Actor Lee Jung-Jae about the political action-thriller #헌트 #HUNT, which is his directorial debut feature film co-written with Jo Seung-hee, and produced by Artist Studio, which he co-founded with fellow actor Jung Woo-sung.

I spoke with Lee Jung-jae at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival (#TIFF22) during which HUNT had successful screenings for enthusiastic audiences.

The abridged version of this interview, and other pieces I've written - can be read on JoySauce.com: https://joysauce.com/lee-jung-jae-hunt/

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In this episode of Carolyn Talks..., I have a fun and very insightful conversation with producer Katya Alexander about what being a producer actually entails, and her latest award winning project, the off-beat comedy #PrettyProblems, which is available for streaming on Amazon #PrimeVideo.

Pretty Problems was directed by Kestrin Pantera, and co-written by Charlotte Ubben, and Britt Rentschler and Michael Tennant, who both star as the lead characters Lindsay and Jack.

To learn more about Katya, visit her portfolio at: https://www.katyasportfolio.com/about-

And follow her on Instagram: mehttps://www.instagram.com/katyakatt/?hl=en

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In this episode of Carolyn Talks..., I have an enlightening conversation with V.T. Nayani, director and co-writer and actress Priya Guns, about their feature film This Place, a film about queer love, what it means to be First Nations, Tamil and a racialized person in Canada. The film premiered at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival.

#ThisPlaceFilm #TIFF22 #SHWHTIFF22

Follow V.T. on social media @isit_9knee, and the film's official account @thisplacefilm

Read my abridged interview with V.T. and Priya, for the Toronto Star here: https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/tiff/2022/09/13/tiff-2022-qa-queer-love-story-this-place-marries-immigrant-and-indigenous-life-in-toronto.html

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In this episode of Carolyn Talks..., I had a terrific time chatting with writer, director, editor, producer and actor Anthony Shim, actress Choi Seung-yoon, and cinematographer Christopher Lew, about their film Riceboy Sleeps, which at its World Premiere at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival

Centered on young single mother So-young who moves to Vancouver, Canada with her young son Dong-young, the film takes an unflinching look at how immigrants - be they adult or child - are treated by the people surrounding them in their adopted home country. But Riceboy Sleeps isn't just a story about the immigrant expereince, it looks at the ways women give of themselves in order to provide a home and safety net for their children, as well as find community with other women, and what it means to find home again after feeling displaced.

#RiceboySleepsFilm #TIFF22 #CarolynTalks #SHWHTIFF22

Find more info about Anthony and the film on Instagram at @anthonyshim and @riceboysleepsfilm

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I had a great time chatting with Toronto-based musician and composer Kalaisan Kalaichelvan about his slightly unorthodox career path which lead to him working on This Place, the queer love story about romance, cultural identity and finding belonging.

Having it's world premiere at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival, This Place was directed by V.T. Nayani, and co-written with Golshan Abdmoulaie and Kawennáhere Devery Jacobs who also stars as one of the film's lead actresses, The film carefully explores the interconnection between cultural identity of different ethnic communities such as Tamil, Mohawk, Iranian, and through the use of music, Kalaisan explores the differences and similarities that are relatable to people in a multi-cultural society like Toronto.

Visit Kalaisan's Intagram page and website to learn more about his work:

https://www.instagram.com/kalaisan13/

www.kalaisanmusic.com

You can read my interview with V.T. and lead actress Priya Guns, published in the Toronto Star.

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The Toronto International Film Festival celebrated its return to fully in-person festivities, and Carolyn had a great time screening interesting and thought-provoking films such as The Hotel, by Chinese filmmaker Wang Xiaoshuai, starring Ning Yuanyuan, Ye Du, Qu Ying and Huang Xiaolei.

In this episode, Carolyn spoke to Wang about the way his film uses minimal aesthetics to create an atmosphere of loneliness and isolation for his characters, that any viewer would relate to, as the film portrays how being in lockdown is a universal phenomenon any viewer can relate to in this day and age.

Lead by Ning Yuanyuan in her debut lead role as Sova, a 19-year-old struggling to come to terms with a rapidly changing world, The Hotel is from her perspective as she prepares to become 2O, the hotel is intriguing with an ending that'll make you gasp.

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