Tune in to this special summer episode with Lily, Emma, and Grace! Featuring some epic soundtrack selections throughout the hour, the group chats about their guilty pleasure picks; from X-Men: Apocalypse to Twilight to Now You See Me, we really cover it all.

On this episode of The Reel Whirled, Lily chats with Vancouver director Joe Kennedy about his new documentary film, Cheetah Fast & Wild. The film, which follows two orphaned cheetahs as they learn to survive in the wild, just recently debuted on CBC as part of The Nature of Things. Don't miss this segment as Joe discusses his unique experience creating the first-ever documentary granted access to film on location at a special Wilding Camp!

Tune in to hear Lily's interview with filmmaker and philosopher, Wayne Wapeemukwa (Luk'Luk'I). Wayne is an award winning filmmaker (TIFF, VIFF, Director’s Guild of Canada) who has worked with surrealist fictional film, the documentary genre, and using Vancouver's urban landscapes as a backdrop in his storytelling.

Lily is joined by special guests Grace and Wes on this year's Oscar episode! The 98th Academy Awards were full of excitement; from the new Casting category to epic musical performances, it was definitely a night to remember. Tune in to hear us talk about some monumental wins after a monumental year in filmmaking!

On this week's episode Lily is joined by Millie and Fernando for a discussion about Music Mockumentaries!!! Tune in to hear about Spice World (1997), The Moment (2026), and Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie (2025)!

Join us for our 2026/2062 Movie Trivia Fundrive episode! In the spirit of this Fundrive's space-age utopia theme, our trivia show is all connected to iconic space and futuristic moments in movies. Plus, some bonus questions about films that relate to the physicality of print and music media because after all, that's what this week's fundraiser is all about. Tune in to play along as Lily tests the knowledge of Anja, Madeleine, Nikolai, and Dhairya. AND learn some fun film facts while you're at it!

Tune in to hear Lily's interview with UBC’s very own alum and an accomplished Canadian film producer, Cari Green. Cari has been producing award winning social issue documentary films for over 35 years and continues to work as a mentor and advisor in the film industry. Don't miss this episode spotlighting Cari's unique filmmaking journey!

Tune in to hear Lily's interview with the amazing Alison and David of Snowden Fine Animation. The pair has done it all - they are Academy Award winning short film creators (Bob's Birthday), as well as the creative minds behind multiple critically acclaimed animated TV shows (Bob and Margaret). Not all creative duos who meet in film school end up spending their lives together, so don't miss this episode spotlighting Alison and David's unique filmmaking journeys!

On this episode of the Reel Whirled, Lily is joined by cofounders of the Vancouver based production house, Bonfire Productions. Tune in to hear Jaida, Ryan, and Chenneth discuss their journeys as young filmmakers as well as their new short film Jinsei No Toki.

Although it's bittersweet to say goodbye, this is Emma and Hanna's last episode as hosts of The Reel Whirled. This episode is all about London movies, as both of your hosts get ready to go on exchange to that very city next term!

The show will return with a new host in 2026, so there's lots to look forward to.

Thank you for listening every Wednesday, we'll see you guys later!