Episode 35: 1on1 with Jacqueline Castel (MY ANIMAL)

Directed by Jacqueline Castel and written by Jae Matthews, My Animal tells the story of Heather (Bobbi Salvor Menuez), a teenage girl who yearns to play for her local hockey team. However, in this male-dominated town, she is kept at bay simply because she ‘isn’t a boy’. Things begin to change for Heather though when she meets Jonny (Amandla Stenberg), an attractive figure skater who instantly catches Heather’s eye. As the two girls draw closer to one another, Heather struggles to hide her own personal secrets whether it’s her hidden sexual orientation or her alcoholic mother. Most threatening of all, though, is her devastating family curse that causes her to morph into a feral wolf whenever there’s a full moon. In this 1on1, we speak to Castel about the terror of sexuality, shooting in Timmins and whether or not we have an animal within.