tmtm 14 July24 Focus: The Female Eye Film Festival with founder, Leslie Ann Coles, Ilse Moreno, dir. 'of festival entry,'The Canadian Dream' + Revisiting Tiffany Hsiung's 'Sing Me A Lullaby' (TIFF2020)

The focus of this show is women in film, more precisely those behind the lens and scenes of The Female Eye Film Festival. Up first is my chat with festival founder Leslie Ann Coles about the growth of the festival and some of the films that will bescreening July 18-21.

Afterwards, we'll segue into my brief chat with Ilse Moreno, the director of the short film "The Canadian Dream," A personal documentary about her father's work as migrant farm worker in Ontario. In The film screens as part of THE SHIFT programme on July 18 at the paradise theatre at 2:30 pm. Ilse joins me during her break on set, so heads up about any background noise you hear during our conversation.

Later on in the show, I'll be sticking with the female perspective with a rebroadcast of my TIFF 2020 interview with award-winning director Tiffany Hsiung about her attempt to uncover the mystery of her mother's past in "Sing Me a Lullaby," available on CBC Gem and other streaming platforms.