North of Normal

Once again Mellisa Miller joins Andrew Hunter Scholey to discuss this landmark of Canadian and Queer Cinema, "I've Heard the Mermaids Singing" (1987). Topics covered are the background and career of writer/director Patricia Rozema, what it means to be an artist, and what early exposure to Japanese food was like in the 80s.

Colin Everett returns with host Andrew Hunter Scholey to discuss "Siege" (1983): a hidden gem of a low budget film shot in the early days of the Halifax film scene. Topics include film preservation, the role police play in our society, and avoiding crowds on Canada day.

James Thornton is back to discuss the Toronto-set "Blood and Donuts" (1995) with host Andrew Hunter Scholey. They also discuss vampires and their evolution in media, as well as what David Cronenberg was up to as an actor in the early 90s.

After a couple of years of trying, long time guests James Thornton and Skyler Greencorn finally assemble with host Andrew Hunter Scholey to have a chat about "PG: Psycho Goreman" (2020).

With this episode, Melissa Miller returns to discuss with host Andrew Hunter Scholey the early acting career and the feature directing debut of Sarah Polley.

This episode, Matthew Kieswetter returns to have a sprawling chat with host Andrew Hunter Scholey about the 1989 Denys Arcand film, "Jesus Of Montreal".

This week host Andrew Hunter Scholey is joined by Ed Brisson to discuss an important landmark film of Quebec cinema, "Léolo" (1992).

In this episode host Andrew Hunter Scholey is joined by returning North of Normal guest James Thornton to talk a really long time about 90 seconds of animation.

James Thornton is back with host Andrew Hunter Scholey to discuss the epic caveman tale, "Quest For Fire" (1981).

Returning guest, Skyler Greencorn, returns with host Andrew Hunter Scholey to continue their series on David Cronenberg! They arrive at 1993 when David released one of his least discussed and possibly most underrated films with "M. Butterfly".