Storylines
'Storylines' is Women in Film and Television Alberta's inaugural podcast. Join your host, Sheena Rossiter, every week as we highlight some of the most successful women in film and television from in front of and behind the camera. Subscribe now to get all 15 weekly episodes wherever you get your podcasts. 'Storylines' will launch March 9, 2020 and runs until June 15, 2020.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 19 minutes
- Episodes
- 22
- Years Active
- 2020
Bonus Episode: Documentary Dynamo Dawn Porter
Season 1, Bonus Episode 6
Bonus Episode: Documentary Dynamo Dawn Porter
In this bonus episode of Storylines, we hear from award-winning documentary producer Dawn Porter, known for films like Spies of M…
Bonus Episode: Orange is the New Black's Alysia Reiner
Bonus Episode: Orange is the New Black’s Alysia Reiner
In this bonus episode of Storylines, we hear from actor and producer Alysia Reiner, known for her role as warden Fig in Orange is the New Black. …
Bonus Episode: Riccie Johnson, A Make-up Artist by Mistake
Season 1, Bonus Episode 4
Bonus Episode: Riccie Johnson, a Make-up Artist by Mistake
In this bonus episode of Storylines, we take a look into the world of make-up artistry with industry veteran Riccie …
Bonus Episode: Cross Border Collaboration with NYWIFT
Season 1, Bonus Episode 3
Bonus Episode: Cross Border Collaboration with NYWIFT
In this special bonus episode of Storylines, we sit down with Leah Curney, co-host of Women Crush Wednesdays, a podcast b…
Bonnie Thompson: Prolific Producer
Season 1, Episode 15
Bonnie Thompson: Prolific Producer
Bonnie Thompson has over 80 producer credits. She worked for more than three decades at the National Film Board of Canada out of the north west s…
Raevn Brasch: Master of All Things Design
Season 1, Episode 14
Raevn Brasch: Master of All Things Design
Raevn never imagined she’d work in the film industry when growing up on a farm in Australia. She moved to Canada for a road trip adventure…
Tasha Hubbard: Telling Indigenous Stories
Season 1, Episode 13
Tasha Hubbard: Telling Indigenous Stories
Tasha is an award-winning Cree filmmaker. Her documentaries primarily focus on social issues faced by Indigenous people in Canada. In 2004…
Meghan Westelmajer: The Art of Production
Season 1, Episode 12
Meghan Westelmajer: The Art of Production
Meghan has always had a passion and love for film. But she got into the industry in a less traditional way– It was an online job ad as an…
Lisa Fryklund: Daring Director of Photography
Season 1, Episode 10
Lisa Fryklund: Daring Director of Photography
Lisa has seen the world through the lens of a camera. She cut her teeth as a camera operator working in news at a small town TV statio…
Emily Renner Wallace: Fantastic First AD
Season 1, Episode 10
Emily Renner Wallace: Fantastic First AD
Emily got started in the film industry right out of high school. At 18 years old, she began working at the Calgary International Film Festi…
Alexandra Lazarowich: Documentary Trailblazer
Season 1, Episode 9
Alexandra Lazarowich: Documentary Trailblazer
Alexandra started her career as a child actor, but then made the switch to producing and directing documentary films when she discovere…
Bonus episode: Coping with COVID & Tips for Actors
Season 1, Bonus Episode 2
COVID-19: Impact on Actors with Angela Palmer
As we make our way through week 7 of the coronavirus quarantine here in Alberta, the way we live our lives has certainly changed…
Susie Moloney: Literary Scream Queen
Season 1, Episode 8
Susie Moloney: Literary Scream Queen
Susie has been a writer for decades. She’s penned books like A Dry Spell, The Dwelling, and The 13. Her work focuses on the supernatural, and sh…
Nisreen Baker: Bridging the Cultural Gap
Season 1, Episode 7
Nisreen Baker: Bridging the Cultural Gap
Originally from Egypt, she honed her craft in her native country where she got her start in the film and television industry. Nisreen moved …
Georgina Lightning: Advocate & Academy Alumni
Season 1, Episode 6
Georgina Lightning: Advocate & Academy Alumni
Georgina Lightning has had a vast and long career. In 1990, with her three Children in tow, she packed up and moved to Los Angeles to s…
Jessica L’Heureux: Franco Filmmaking
Season 1, Episode 5
Jessica L’Heureux: Franco Filmmaking
Jessica straddles the world between fact and fiction. She started her career 20 years ago as a broadcast journalist at Radio-Canada in Quebec. I…
Karen Ryan: Acting Aficionado
Season 1, Episode 4
Karen Ryan: Acting Aficionado
Karen Ryan started her career as a Calgary-based actor later than most. But once she caught the acting bug, she realized being in front of the camera…
Bonus Episode: The Future of Filmmaking with COVID-19
Season 1, Bonus Episode 1
The Future of Filmmaking with COVID-19
Our world changed last week as the coronavirus spread globally. In the film and television industry, the pandemic brought productions t…
Michelle Wong: Production Pro
Season 1, Episode 3
Michelle Wong: Production Pro
Michelle’s career in film and television hasn’t been linear. She started out as a high school teacher but made the jump to film after going to a Nation…
Brenda Terning: Editing Powerhouse
Season 1, Episode 2
Brenda Terning: Editing Powerhouse
Brenda makes magic from the edit suite. She’s been a documentary film editor for over two decades, and her resume is stacked. She’s edited documen…