Carolyn Talks..., Podcast

For the #SXSW2024 world premiere of her documentary AN ARMY OF WOMEN, I spoke with filmmaker Julie Lunde Lillesæter about the journey she and this army, Marina, Hanna, "Amy", and their fellow claiman…

In this episode of Carolyn Talks..., writer and director Celine Song joined me to talk about Past Lives, her critically acclaimed debut feature film which premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival…

For Carolyn Talks..., I spoke with Jee Hoon Seo, student filmmaker at the NYU Tisch about his short film JESA, inspired be his own experiences with the Korean tradition as a boy, the ins and outs of …

For the premiere of their beautifully shot feature film RU, director Charles-Olivier Michaud, lead cast Chloé Djandji, Chantal Thuy, Jean Bui, and award-winning author Kim Thúy, joined me to talk abo…

Following a very successful festival season, Acting Director of the Canadian and Industry Program for 2023 Norm Wilner joined me for Carolyn Talks..., to discusses the rigorous process of selecting f…

During TIFF 2023 Spoke with Writer and Director Kim Taeyang and lead cast Lee Myung-ha, Ha Seong-guk, and Park Bong-jun about their narrative feature MIMANG. Having it's World Premiere at the festiva…

For the TIFF23 World Premiere of their soon to be released dramatic series BAD BOY, co-creator Ron Lesham, and series director and co-creator Hagar Ben-Asher, joined me to talk about the importance o…

Director Chelsea McMullan and Executive Producer Sean O'Neil joined Carolyn Talks..., to share their thoughts and observations during the filming of SWAN SONG, their feature that is an intimate and p…

Director Hirokazu Kore-eda joined me for an episode of Carolyn Talks..., to share his persptives on what the monster is in his latest dramatic feature MONSTER (Kaibutsu), starring Hiiragi Hinata as H…

For the TIFF 2023 World Premiere film of their film A ROAD TO A VILLAGE, Co-Writer and Director Nabin Subba, lead actors Dayahang Rai and Pashupati Rai, and Line Producer Minsho Limbu joined me to ta…

Director-writer Jayant Digambar Somalkar and Producer Shefali Bhushan joined me to talk about STHAL/A Match, their award-winning dramatic feature about a 19-year-old college student at a major crossr…

In this episodes of Carolyn Talks..., Film Curator Goran Topalovic, joined me to talk about what makes the Korean films of the 1960s a defining era of Korean cinema, and curating one the world's larg…

Director and co-writer Eldar Shibanov joined me to chat about his wonderfully weird and nuanced feature MOUNTAIN ONION, about a young brother and sister on a quest from their home in the mountains of…

Taiwanese filmmaker Tseng Ying-ting, and producer David Tang joined me for an episode of Carolyn Talks..., to discuss their dramatic feature film THE ABANDONED, which had its North American premiere …

Director and writer Areel Abu Bakar and lead actor Megat Sharizal joined Carolyn Talks..., for the U.S. Premiere of their film WALID, in which Megat plays the title character Walid, a teacher who wit…

For the US Premiere of his award-winning dramatic debut feature film, ABANG ADIK, Malaysian producer Lay Jin Ong spoke to me OF centering his film around two orphaned brothers Abang (Kang Ren Wu), an…

For the US Premiere of her film at the 2023 New York Asian Film Festival, writer and director Anastasia Tsang joined me for an episode of Carolyn Talks..., to chat about her debut feature A LIGHT NEV…

In this episode of Carolyn Talks..., actress Bai Ling and I share our thoughts on her latest performance as the character of Wai-Lan, in BACK HOME, the feature fil debut by Hong Kong filmmaker Nate K…

For the North American premiere of their action thriller GEYLANG, named after a district in their native Singapore, director Boi Kwong and actor Jason Ho joined me for an episode of Carolyn Talks...,…

In this episode of Carolyn Talks...I speak with Japanese filmmaker Okita Shuichi about his 2022 feature film THE FISH TALE, based on the life of Marine Biologist, educator, and YouTuber Sakana-Kun, …