Janette's TV Podcast

Hunter and Rylee have been besties since kindergarten. They share everything and have developed a level of respect, kinship, and a very strong bond. But when they reunite post-grad, bitter truths emerge threatening to tear their friendship apart.

In this episode, I interview  Jared Marino, Director, Cinematographer, Producer & Writer,
Lead Actresses, Jenna Schaefer  (plays “Rylee”), Clarice Goetz  (plays “Harper”) and Producer, Alyssa Bruno, of the film, Benevolent, at The Vaughan International Film Festival’s 2022  Canadian Short Film Screenings to find out why this multi-nominated and two-time film festival winning movie came to be. We also discuss the impact of female friendship, how women experience friendship differently than men, how friendships evolve & change over time and don’t always survive, the ever-present element of competition & jealousy between Hunter who remained living in their hometown while Rylee moved away to pursue a career, the lack of support shown for choosing different paths, how the women are driven by passion & low self-esteem , why it is important to never turn your back on those who are always there for you, and much more!

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Born out of Director Sharon Lewis’s own muted struggle with not fitting into neat racial/Queer/Christian boxes, With Wonder takes an intimate look at the journey of members of the Queer, Christian community of colour and their attempts to answer the question: Can you be both Christian and Queer?

This feature length documentary, features the diverse stories of several members of the LGBTQI+ community, including high profile queer activists and Queer clerics, in places like Jamaica, New York, London, and Los Angeles. They each have their own unique ways of amplifying their voices and finding their way back to spiritual health, despite the shaming tactics of some Christian institutions.

With Wonder is a love letter to God from the LGBTQI+ community of colour. Heartfelt and honest, With Wonder delves into what for some might be uncomfortable conversations.

In this episode, I sit down with Courtney Panchan, Distribution Manager of Black Market Releasing (the film company releasing With Wonder) to talk about how the QPOC people in the film came to terms and come out the other side, living their truth with the power of who they are and still serving God and how they can champion youth across Canada & the US who are looking to be accepted for their truth.

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Born out of Director Sharon Lewis’s own muted struggle with not fitting into neat racial/Queer/Christian boxes, With Wonder takes an intimate look at the journey of members of the Queer, Christian community of colour and their attempts to answer the question: Can you be both Christian and Queer?

This feature length documentary, features the diverse stories of several members of the LGBTQI+ community, including high profile queer activists and Queer clerics, in places like Jamaica, New York, London, and Los Angeles. They each have their own unique ways of amplifying their voices and finding their way back to spiritual health, despite the shaming tactics of some Christian institutions.

With Wonder is a love letter to God from the LGBTQI+ community of colour. Heartfelt and honest, With Wonder delves into what for some might be uncomfortable conversations.

In this episode, I sit down with Courtney Panchan, Distribution Manager of Black Market Releasing (the film company releasing With Wonder) to talk about how the QPOC people in the film came to terms and come out the other side, living their truth with the power of who they are and still serving God and how they can champion youth across Canada & the US who are looking to be accepted for their truth.

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Founded in 2019 by producers Corey Ross and Svetlana Dvoretsky and developer – Slava Zheleznyakov, Lighthouse Immersive is the first experiential entertainment multi-plex, aiming to cultivate community and creativity through large-scale events and exhibitions of all art forms.

With locations in Toronto, Chicago, and San Francisco, Lighthouse Immersive offers versatile spaces for creators to present their work, while engaging audiences around the globe in unique art experiences that encourage dialogue and inspire new artistic creations.

Currently Lighthouse Immersive Studios Toronto is featuring The Disney Animation Immersive Experience with 500,000 cubic feet of projections taking you through the 100 years of Disney’s Animation Studios history - everything from Snow White to Peter Pan and from Frozen to Encanto. Swim through a sea of bubbles alongside Ariel and stroll through a sparkling snowfall with Elsa. Interactive elements include responsive projections that move with the audience and twinkling bracelets that light up in sync with the show.

No stranger to the world of entertainment, Corey is President of Lighthouse Immersive Inc. In this episode, Corey and I discuss the wonderful world of Disney and what it took to put this Immersive Experience together.

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Founded in 2019 by producers Corey Ross and Svetlana Dvoretsky and developer – Slava Zheleznyakov, Lighthouse Immersive is the first experiential entertainment multi-plex, aiming to cultivate community and creativity through large-scale events and exhibitions of all art forms.

With locations in Toronto, Chicago, and San Francisco, Lighthouse Immersive offers versatile spaces for creators to present their work, while engaging audiences around the globe in unique art experiences that encourage dialogue and inspire new artistic creations.

Currently Lighthouse Immersive Studios Toronto is featuring The Disney Animation Immersive Experience with 500,000 cubic feet of projections taking you through the 100 years of Disney’s Animation Studios history - everything from Snow White to Peter Pan and from Frozen to Encanto. Swim through a sea of bubbles alongside Ariel and stroll through a sparkling snowfall with Elsa. Interactive elements include responsive projections that move with the audience and twinkling bracelets that light up in sync with the show.

No stranger to the world of entertainment, Corey is President of Lighthouse Immersive Inc. In this episode, Corey and I discuss the wonderful world of Disney and what it took to put this Immersive Experience together.

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Take a trip down memory lane with all your favorite Disney characters at the Disney Animation Immersive Experience at Lighthouse Immersive Studios Toronto. Extended by popular demand, this exhibit, featuring 500,000 cubic feet of projections, takes you through the 100 years of Disney’s Animation Studios history - everything from Snow White to Peter Pan and from Frozen to Encanto. 

Swim through a sea of bubbles alongside Ariel and stroll through a sparkling snowfall with Elsa. Interactive elements include responsive projections that move with the audience and twinkling bracelets that light up in sync with the show.

This experiential venue design by Emmy-winner and Tony-nominated designer David Korins (Hamilton) includes a multi-room pre-show exhibit dedicated to the history of Disney Animation and their animators.

In this episode, I talk with Co-Producer, Academy Award-Winner J. Miles Dale (The Shape of Water, Nightmare Alley, Antlers, The Strain) about all the considerations & challenges that went into brining this experience to live, what guests can expect to see & take away from the exhibit, the inspiration behind it, and so much more!

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Take a trip down memory lane with all your favorite Disney characters at the Disney Animation Immersive Experience at Lighthouse Immersive Studios Toronto. Extended by popular demand, this exhibit, featuring 500,000 cubic feet of projections, takes you through the 100 years of Disney’s Animation Studios history - everything from Snow White to Peter Pan and from Frozen to Encanto. 

Swim through a sea of bubbles alongside Ariel and stroll through a sparkling snowfall with Elsa. Interactive elements include responsive projections that move with the audience and twinkling bracelets that light up in sync with the show.

This experiential venue design by Emmy-winner and Tony-nominated designer David Korins (Hamilton) includes a multi-room pre-show exhibit dedicated to the history of Disney Animation and their animators.

In this episode, I talk with Co-Producer, Academy Award-Winner J. Miles Dale (The Shape of Water, Nightmare Alley, Antlers, The Strain) about all the considerations & challenges that went into brining this experience to live, what guests can expect to see & take away from the exhibit, the inspiration behind it, and so much more!

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Conception: written, directed, and produced by Tarun Verma – comedian and former fertility pharmacist, who has seen it all with couples struggling with IVF. Conception is the final episode in our month of LOVE. 

This fictional drama-documentary movie tells the story of Vic and Ami, who are living the quintessentially perfect married life. Living in the city, working high powered jobs, but their world turns upside down when they attempt to start a family and can't get pregnant and have to resort to IVF. 

The journey of IVF tests their marriage and begs the question... how far will you go to have a baby?

In this episode, I sit down with Tarun Verma and the movie’s lead actors: Kareem Ghuneim (from Divorcish), and Simren Lalan (from Ghost Story Chronicles) to discuss the movie’s theme, how emotionally & financially draining IVF can be, the strain that it puts on a marriage, and the couple’s values, what not being able to get pregnant can mean to a woman & man’s identity and self-esteem amidst family & cultural pressures, and much more!

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Conception: written, directed, and produced by Tarun Verma – comedian and former fertility pharmacist, who has seen it all with couples struggling with IVF. Conception is the final episode in our month of LOVE. 

This fictional drama-documentary movie tells the story of Vic and Ami, who are living the quintessentially perfect married life. Living in the city, working high powered jobs, but their world turns upside down when they attempt to start a family and can't get pregnant and have to resort to IVF. 

The journey of IVF tests their marriage and begs the question... how far will you go to have a baby?

In this episode, I sit down with Tarun Verma and the movie’s lead actors: Kareem Ghuneim (from Divorcish), and Simren Lalan (from Ghost Story Chronicles) to discuss the movie’s theme, how emotionally & financially draining IVF can be, the strain that it puts on a marriage, and the couple’s values, what not being able to get pregnant can mean to a woman & man’s identity and self-esteem amidst family & cultural pressures, and much more!

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Carrying on with all things LOVE in our Month of LOVE series, this week’s episode features the British romantic comedy-drama Film -  What’s Love Got to Do With It? The film covers the topics of arranged or assisted marriage and interfaith marriage.

Winner of Best Comedy at the 2022 Rome Film Fest and scheduled to soon hit movie theatres in Great Britain (Feb.24th) and North America, the film directed by multi-award-winner, Shekhar Kapur(Elizabeth, Bandit Queen), and written & produced by Jemima Goldsmith Khan, the movie is set between London and Lahore. 

It documents a filmmaker’s childhood friend & neighbour's arranged marriage to a bride from Pakistan. It is based on Jemima’s own mixed marriage (she was formerly married to Pakistani politician and former cricket captain, Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi, who later served as the 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan). The star-studded cast includes Lily James (Lady Rose in Downton Abbey, Pam in Pam & Tommy) alongside British & Pakistani Actors, Models, Comedians and Musicians Shazad Latif, Shabana Azmi, Emma Thompson, Sajal Aly, Oliver Chris, Asim Chaudhry, Jeff Mirza, Alice Orr-Ewing, and Rahat Fateh Ali Khan.

I caught up with some of them at the film’s world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 10th, 2022, to discuss the concept of arranged & assisted marriages, the pluses & minuses of them, what attracted these stars to their roles, and lots more!

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