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Christian Zyp interviews Colin Scheyen about his documentary LOVE, ORAN. Stream or purchase it on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/love-oran/id1568924655A secret letter hidden in a wall for seventy years sets off a miraculous chain of events that would change a family forever. LOVE, ORAN demonstrates the power of unconditional love and the miracles that it can create—sure to be a timely, well-needed escape for audiences.

The Last Villains (Mad Dog & The Butcher) immerses us in filmmaker Thomas Rinfret’s journey to direct a documentary on the lives of the famed Vachon wrestling family. His protagonist is the last living member of the dynasty: Paul “The Butcher” Vachon. The film features two simultaneous levels of storytelling: the director’s creative illustration of the epic stories told by Paul in his books and the four-year adventure, during which Thomas, camera in hand, follows Paul’s nomadic wanderings across North America.You can stream this film for a small rental fee on VIMEO at: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/lesderniersvilains

Christian Zyp interviews Steve Villeneuve and Martin Bruyère about their documentary HAIL TO THE DEADITES. It was part of NorthwestFest from May 6th - 16th, 2021.Inspired by the cult following, HAIL TO THE DEADITES is a documentary about the fans of the Evil Dead franchise. Through interviews with the cast, crew, collectors, fans, freaks, and geeks, HAIL TO THE DEADITES seeks to illuminate the darkest reaches of the Evil Dead franchise. This undying and still-growing franchise that has spawned four films, a TV series, comic books, figurines, and surpassed even its creator’s wildest dreams.

ORIGINAL AIR DATE 05/06/2021 - Christian Zyp interviewed director Gavin Guerra about his film 'Let the People Decide' for NorthWest Fest 2021. LET THE PEOPLE DECIDE traces the history of voting rights struggles in the United States from 1960 through the present day. The film draws parallels between the Mississippi voter registration drive of the early 1960's and North Carolina's 'Moral Monday' movement in the present day. A key goal of the film is connecting the dots between the generations to contextualize the current political environment surrounding race and voting.

Lindsey Campbell is joined by Mark Davies for another edition of THANKS TELEFILM where they examine movies that great examples of why their funding is important and why some are... questionableIn RADIUS... Liam wakes from a car crash with no memory of who he is. As he makes his way into town to look for help, he finds only dead bodies, all with strange pale eyes. Liam’s first assessment is that a virus is present in the air, but he soon discovers the horrible truth: anyone who comes within a 50-foot radius of him dies instantly.

Lucas Anders & Christian Zyp review THE OUTFIT. The film comes from the Academy Award-winning writer of "The Imitation Game" (Graham Moore). It's a gripping and masterful thriller in which an expert tailor (Mark Rylance) must outwit a dangerous group of mobsters in order to survive a fateful night.

Christian Zyp interviews Brenda Lieberman (Festival Director) about the Calgary Underground Film Festival (CUFF). You can see CUFF in person at The Globe Theatre in Calgary from April 21st - May 1st OR stream it online, if you live in Alberta. Visit CalgaryUndergroundFilm.org fro more info.

MOVING RADIO correspondent Lucas Anders spoke with local puppeteer Brendan James Boyd about his career and working on the FRAGGLE ROCK reboot shot in Calgary.

MOVING RADIO correspondent Lucas Anders interviews Ryan C. Showers about the SCREAM franchise. You can check out Showers' podcast "Scream with Ryan C, Showers" on all audio streaming platforms.

MOVING RADIO correspondents Mark Davies & Lindsey Campbell bring you another edition of the continuing feature, "Thanks Telefilm!" where they examine films funded by the government agency. This edition looks at "The KId Detective", a once-celebrated child detective, now 32, continues to solve the same trivial mysteries between hangovers and bouts of self-pity.

Moving Radio correspondent Lucas Anders interviewed Dr. Paul Kingsbury about paranormal investigative teams. Since audiences have a strong appetite for film like GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE, the CONJURING franchise and television series like PARANORMAL and AMERICAN HORROR STORY, Lucas dives into the reality of the paranormal and how it may influence fictional tales.

Christian Zyp interviews the owner of the last video store in Edmonton, Kevin Martin. The man I call the Sommelier of Celluloid discusses some of the more obscure films to grace the racks of the The Lobby DVD Store on Whyte Avenue like Ticks, Phantom of The Mall and Homebodies.

Moving Radio correspondents Lindsey Campbell and Mark Davies discuss the issues with Ridley Scott's new film "The Last Duel". This is a look at how the film fails in its attempt to be a period piece about sexual assault and believing victims.

Christian Zyp interviewed Dominique Keller (Writer, Director, and Exec Prod) about her documentary LOVE: THE LAST CHAPTER. It screens as part of CUFF Docs. Stream it online from Nov 24-28, 2021 at CalgaryUndergroundFilm.orgLOVE: THE LAST CHAPTER is a portrait of three different couples in a Calgary seniors' facility as they navigate the delights and challenges of late-in-life romance. It was produced with the help of the National Film Board.

Christian Zyp interviews Adam Brooks (Director/Producer)about his documentary CLIFF: A PORTRAIT OF AN ARTIST. It screens as part of CUFF Docs. You can stream it from Nov 24-28 at CalgaryUndergroundFilm.orgCLIFF: A PORTRAIT OF AN ARTIST is a documentary-portrait of one of Winnipeg’s most successful visual artists, Cliff Eyland who, with only months to live, received a double-lung transplant and a new lease on life.

Syrian-Canadian filmmaker Amar Chebib began making videos while growing up skateboarding in the Middle East. Over the past decade, he has made various award-winning short films. His most recent work, JOE BUFFALO, is a short hybrid doc executive produced by Tony Hawk and distributed by The New Yorker about an Indigenous skateboarding legend and survivor of Canada’s notorious Indian Residential School system. It screened at Tribeca, won the Audience Award at SXSW, and made the 2021 Awards Shortlists for the IDA and DOC NYC.

Christian Zyp of MOVING RADIO interviews Wojciech Lorenc (director/cinematographer/editor) and Valentina Trevino (executive producer) about their documentary FEARLESS. It screened as part of The Calgary Underground Film Festival 2021. An intimate portrait of a boxing gym in a small town of Conroe, Texas. The film is constructed as an allegory for the challenges faced by people of color and immigrants in the US.

Christian Zyp interviews Jesse Blanchard, the director, of the feature film "Frank & Zed". It screened as part of The Calgary Underground Film Festival 2021.In the film, two reanimated corpses, dependent on each other for survival, live a life of solitude until a power-hungry magistrate tricks a group of villagers into attacking their lonely castle, fulfilling an ancient prophecy: The Orgy of Blood.

MOVING RADIO correspondent Lindsey Campbell interviewed Amelia Moses (director) about her feature film BLOODTHIRSTY. It originally streamed as part of The Calgary Underground Film Festival 2020.In the feature film BLOODTHIRSTY, indie singer-songwriter Grey Kessler suffers anxiety over having released a successful album and feels pressure for a successful follow-up. She also takes medication to try to stop dreams of herself as a wolf, and she appears to have other medical issues too, though her doctor can find nothing physically wrong.

Christian Zyp of "Moving Radio" interviews Anthony Scott Burns (director/writer/composer) about his feature film "Come True". Shot in Edmonton, you can see the film on most VOD platforms OR find physical copies at RavenBannerReleasing.comThe film stars Julia Sarah Stone and Landon Liboiron. The plot follows a teenage runaway who takes part in a sleep study that becomes a nightmarish descent into the depths of her mind and a frightening examination of the power of dreams.

Christian Zyp of MOVING RADIO interviews w/ Villiam Chahal (dir), Catherine Mondragon (prod) & Kimberly Philpott (actor) about their short film CRISALIDA. In the spirit of Ibsen’s "A Doll’s House", this short film explores the emotional and physical circles a woman creates to avoid a volatile relationship. The narrative hovers between past and present, as the woman moves away from the external conflicts with her partner and inside her head. The true power of this story is that is based on real life experiences of women, their words woven into the script. Violent memories are accompanied by impossibly high heels tapping across the wooden floors of an old house.

Christian Zyp of MOVING RADIO interviewed Robert Cuffley (director/composer) and Susie Moloney (writer) about their film "Bright Hill Road". You can find it on most VOD streaming services.SYNOPSIS: When a misstep after a workplace shooting puts alcoholic Marcy on leave, she heads out to see her sister in California. Halfway there, she stops for a few days at the Bright Hill Road Boarding House. The walls start to close in on the deeply troubled Marcy, as she loses touch with reality and comes face to face with the misdeeds of her sordid past. Once Marcy begins to think that things are not as they seem, she finds out that Bright Hill Road is hard to leave.

Christian Zyp of MOVING RADIO interviews Guy Lavalee (director/writer) and Tammy Lavalee (subject) about their documentary FAMILY EVER AFTER. You can find it streaming on CBC Gem. An Alberta couple gets more than they bargained for when their attempt to adopt a child through the foster system results in a transformative path to parenthood they never could have imagined.gem.cbc.ca/media/absolutely-ca…a_homepage_shelfnew

Christian Zyp of MOVING RADIO interviews Elle–Máijá Tailfeathers. Her documentary "Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy" opens at The Metro Cinema Friday November 19th, 2021.Her film witnesses radical and profound change in her community. Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy is an intimate portrait of survival, love and the collective work of healing in the Kainai First Nation in Southern Alberta, a Blackfoot community facing the impacts of substance use and a drug-poisoning epidemic.

Christian Zyp of MOVING RADIO interview Jeff Erbach (writer/director) about his THE NATURE OF NICHOLAS. It screens at The Metro Cinema Sunday October 17th @ 9:30 pm. PLOT... Set in a vaguely late-’50s/early-’60s rural milieu, story centers on the awkward pubescence of sixth grader Nicholas (Jeff Sutton), whose pilot father died in a crash some time before. That event left a huge gap in the lives of both son and mother (Ardith Boxall), and mom is distressed that her only child seems to be growing more remote.

AWA ISKWÊW KÂ-ÂPIHKÊW (THE SASH MAKER) - DIrectors Rebecca Sadowski (Métis) and Tamarra Lessard collaborate on a Métis film with contemporary dance, Cree and English translated poetry, and traditional finger- weaving. The Sash Maker promotes the healing of long- standing cultural wounds. The work communicates a collective yearning for family, understanding, and peace. By reflecting on our past, together we can move forward as people woven from diverse strands and circumstances.Rebecca is an Edmonton-based Métis performer, choreographer, and dance instructor. She has recently joined the Good Women Dance Collective as a collective artist as well as a curator for the NextFest Festival. She currently teaches dance with dancED Movement Project, and the City of Edmonton.

Jarret Kamm interviews Courtney Montour (director) about her documentary short film MARY TWO-AXE EARLY: I AM INDIAN AGAIN. The film is focused on the powerful story of Mary Two-Axe Earley, who fought for over two decades to challenge the discrimination against Indigenous women embedded in Canada’s Indian Act and became a key figure in Canada’s women’s rights movement.You can see it in person Sun, Oct 3rd @ 3:15 PM OR Wed Oct 6th @ 1:30 pm at Landmark Cinemas 9 City Centre. If you want to watch it online, find it at edmontonfilmfest.com with several more films.

Christian Zyp interviews TJ Parsell (dir) about his documentary INVISIBLE. It screens as part of The Edmonton International Film Festival in person Fri Oct 8th 6:30 pm & Sat Oct 9th @ 2:30 at Landmark City Center Cinemas. You can also stream it from Oct 1st - Oct 10 by going to edmontonfilmfest.comINVISIBLE - Growing up gay in the South is hard enough, but to be an openly gay woman in country music is nearly impossible. Nashville is a man's town, yet this group of gay women have persevered anyhow - making an indelible impact on country and southern music. This film explores their deeply personal journeys while taking a piercing look at family, religion and the patriarchy of country music. Featuring Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris, Pam Tillis, Chely Wright and more.

Christian Zyp interviews Christopher Donaldson (dir/writer) about his film DITCHED. See it Sun, Oct 3rd, 8:30 PM and Mon, Oct 4th, 4:00 PM @ Landmark Cinemas 9 City Centre.In the film, after a routine prison transfer crashes in the forest, young Inuit paramedic Melina finds herself surrounded by murderers with a mere 100 feet to climb out of a ditch to escape. When they are attacked by an unseen force in the forest, Melina's short journey to safety becomes the ultimate contest of wills.

Christian Zyp interviews Justin S. Monroe (director/producer/writer) and Tim Carey (subject/artist) about the documentary HOLY FRIT. It's playing as part of The Edmonton International Film Festival on Sat Oct 9th at 6:30 pm and an encore screening happens Sun Oct 10 @1:30 pm at Landmark Cinemas 9 City Center Cinemas.Tim Carey is a talented, yet unknown Los Angeles-based artist. He is also a bit of a jackass, who uses wit and humor to charm you into forgiving his flaws. As a Hail Mary, Tim and the company he works for, Judson Studios, bluff their way into winning the commission to make the world’s largest stained-glass window of its kind, beating out 60 companies from around the globe.

MOVING RADIO host Christian Zyp speaks with Mattie Cuvilier about the VHS & Pop Culture Expo. Check it out on September 11, 2021 at BlakBar Tavern (10726 Whyte Ave)from 3 - 7 pm.

MOVING RADIO host Christian Zyp interviews Trevor Mack about his film "Portraits From a Fire". It screens as part of The Edmonton International Film Festival and will be the Opening Night film. Catch it Fri, Oct 1st, 6:30 PM and Mon, Oct 4th, 2:30 PM at The Landmark Cinemas 9 City Centre.It's a coming-of-age film that follows Tyler, an eccentric and lonely teenager who spends his days filmmaking, vlogging his Indigenous community, and hanging out with his grandparents. The film follows Tyler’s journey to heal the wounds of the past by opening them once again.

Christian Zyp speaks with Director/Screenwriter Daniel Roby about his latest film "Target Number One". Inspired by real events that took place in 1989, "Target Number One" follows three interconnected stories: an ex-heroin junkie who gets trapped by a criminal organization to set up a drug deal in Thailand; an undercover cop who’s humiliated and decides to take a short cut to enhance the performance of his team; and an investigative reporter who’s forced to re-evaluate his core convictions and maverick methods after the birth of his first child. Stream it on all platforms.

Each holiday season Moving Radio host Christian Zyp challenges correspondent Mark Davies with watching a questionable film based around the season. On Nov 17th, 1978 CBS to milk North America's fascination with A New Hope. This special has it all: Bea Arthur... I feel like that's all I need to say even though there's much much more. Viva la Life Day!

Moving Radio contributor Lindsey Campbell watches movies for a living. Sometimes she sees film that makes her think, "Thanks Telefilm..." In this edition, Lindsey discusses the film "SuperGrid" with Darcy Twarog. SuperGrid is a 2018 Canadian post-apocalyptic directed by Lowell Dean, who previously directed horror-comedies WolfCop and Another WolfCop. In a future where a plague has infected much of the population, two brothers are tasked with retrieving a mysterious package by traveling to Canada, which mining conglomerates have turned into a wasteland. Two brothers must travel the same road that claimed their sister's life in their quest to deliver mysterious cargo that they received to its proper destination. En route they must contend with road pirates, rebel gangs, and each other.

THE KILLING OF PHILLIP BOURDEAU is the story of a death that tore apart the Nova Scotia community of Isle Madame, a postcard-perfect collection of Acadian fishing villages off the coast of Cape Breton Island. Phillip Boudreau, a local man known for poaching lobsters, was killed by fishermen in a crime the media dubbed “murder for lobster,” which made international headlines seven years ago. But as anyone from the area will tell you, it’s a lot more complicated than that. Director Megan Wennberg unpacks a complicated and tangled web of blame in The Killing of Phillip Boudreau. The film looks at Boudreau himself, the challenges of policing this area and the role the community played as a whole: everyone knew there was a problem, but no one did anything before it was too late.

Christian Zyp interviews documentary director/writer Anthony Goertz about the film THE LINE. The critical work of reducing Edmontonians’ ecological footprint is done by some of the most marginalized members of our community. At the world-renowned Edmonton Waste Management Centre, a company called Quality One hires people with barriers to employment: criminal records, addictions, newcomer status, and disabilities of various kinds. The result: real community in an unlikely place. THE LINE is a documentary that sheds light on their stories and reveals what happens to the things we throw away. Watch it at http://www.anthonygoertz.com/movies.html

Moving Radio correspondents Lindsey Blais and Mark Davies took over the show the show on CJSR FM 88.5 this month. They team up for an edition of "Thanks Telefilm" where Lindsey examines some of her favorite nationally funded films... The good, the bad and the ugly. Their focus is on 2017's DARKEN.

Moving Radio correspondent Lindsey Campbell had a conversation with Lex McNaughton about how film festivals are being forced to be creative with the inability to screen in public theatres. Lex McNaughton is the Career and Film Festival Manager at Loyola Marymount University’s School of Film and Television.

Interviews with Master of Horror Stuart Gordon about the 30th anniversary of his debut film “Re-Animator” and the filmmakers behind “Bind”, Dan Zachary and Dan Walton.

This aired June 19th, 2015. It’s an interview with writer/director Kyle Thomas (from Calgary) about his feature film debut “The Valley Below”.

Interviews with Jack Thomas Smith about his film “Inflicted”, DedFest’s Kevin Martin about “Wolf Creek 2” and Mike “McBeardo” McPatton about his book “Heavy Metal Movies”.

On today’s episode, the second half of our interview with Kash Gauni and Shreela Chakrabartty, whose film “Rock Paper Dice Enter” opens today at Landmark Cinemas 10 Clareview. Then a little chat about the upcoming DedFest feature on June 13 at Metro Cinema: Heavy Metal (1981), art-house animation meets sexy space captains, with a generous sprinkling of gore. Bon appetit!

Today, we sit down in studio with Kash Gauni and Shreela Chakrabartty to talk about their film “Rock Paper Dice Enter”, filmed right here in Edmonton. It’s a suspense thriller set in the fictitious city of Strathaven, North America, a hub for cyber security and prosperity in a not-too distance future. It imagines a world where each human is responsible for his/her actions and Roman, a computer operator, responds to this statement by seizing an opportunity to steal diamonds in order to reveal the truth. Eeeeeerie!

On today’s episode of Moving Radio, a sneak peak of four different films being featured at this years Global Visions Film Festival: Being Ginger, Shred Island, Thirty Ghosts and Cyber Seniors. Join us for this exclusive look at the hottest documentaries from home and abroad!

On this week’s episode of Moving Radio, your intrepid host takes you on a veritable smorgasbord of independent documentary film focused on the LGBTQ community.

Moving Radio is touring the neighbourhood! Local Edmonton filmmakers Andrea Beça and Trevor Wilkie talk about their new project, FM(D)L, or F*** My Dating Life. Then, a conversation with Rick Gustavson, celebrated at the latest FAVA Fest for his contributions to the Edmonton film scene. Finally, Kevin Martin hits us with a DEDFest update for April 11 at Metro Cinema.

This week, Moving Radio continues with Part 2 of the discussion with Raymond Guarnieri, director of “Harvard on Hudson” and “Buffalo Boys”. Next up, it’s independent film meets grassroots glam with FAVA Fest! It’s a local festival celebrating local filmmakers that takes place from March 25 – 29, 2014. Finally, some details about “Clue”, screening at Wunderbar on March 26 for #yegflix.

Imagine what it would be like to be knighted. Pretty badass, right? On this week’s episode of Moving Radio, we speak with our good friend Kevin Martin about the upcomming DEDfest screening of ‘The Knights of Badassdom’ But first, hot off the presses, an interview with a director of a film that hasn’t even been finished yet. In fact, Raymond Guarnieri was in the midst of putting the final touches on his film ‘Harvard on Hudson’ even while we were talking to him. All that, and a little bit more, on this week’s episode of Moving Radio — a radio program that gets more than 33% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes.

Remember those great interview with Germain Lussier and Marty Langford? Would you believe it if we told you that those interviews were only half the story? Well, you better believe it. This week’s packed episode of Moving Radio features part two of an interview with Germain Lussier, writer for slashfilm.com, talking about his experiences at the Sundance Film Festival. Then, later in the program, we speak more with Marty Langford, the director of Doomed! — a documentary of Roger Corman’s The Fantastic Four. All that and more, on this week’s episode of Moving Radio!