Face2Face with David Peck

Håvard and I talked about his new film "Golden Dawn Girls", far-right ideology, Greece and how love is interpreted. Watch the Trailer here. Synopsis "Whatever has happened to Greece?" wonders filmmaker Håvard Bustnes out loud at the start of this disturbing documentary. In recent years, its image as a country of sunny beaches and friendly people has been overshadowed by political ideologies that a...

Joseph and I talk about his new film The Game Changers, plant based diets, nutrition and diet, why it’s important not to be self-righteous. Watch the Trailer here . Synopsis Directed by Oscar-winner Louie Psihoyos, THE GAME CHANGERS tells the story of James Wilks — elite special forces trainer and winner of The Ultimate Fighter — as he travels the world on a quest for the truth behind the world's...

Shasha and I talk about her new film Take Light, the power crisis in Nigeria, poverty, corruption, Illegal electricians, suffering and smiling , hope and the legacy of colonialism. Watch the Trailer here . Synopsis Over 50 per cent of Nigeria's nearly 200 million citizens don't have access to electricity. For Africa's largest energy producer and most populous nation, that number is shocking. Those...

The Sentimentalists and I talk about skepticism, assumptions and religious belief, burlesque theatre, mentalism and magic, scientific headspace and what it means to be a collector of rare oddities. Biography World-renowned mentalist  Mysterion   partners with mentalist  Steffi Kay   to create a mind reading experience that is truly breathtaking. Steffi brings a grace, flair and elegance to the men...

Kathy Kortes-Miller and I talk about her new book Talking About Death Won’t Kill You , the death trade, access to true choice, meaning making, death education, anxiety and literacy, and living life to the fullest. Find out more info on Kathy here . Biography Kathy thinks about dying and death a lot. She knows it helps her to embrace life full on. She is an unconventional death educator with a pass...

Stephen Campanelli and I talk about his new film Indian Horse based on the Richard Wagamese novel of the same name. We cover residential schools, honesty, bravery and authenticity, why words can be visual, and how stories were meant to heal. Find out more info about the movie here . Synopsis: In late 1950s Ontario, seven-year-old Saul Indian Horse is torn from his Ojibway family and committed to o...

Filmmaker Ann Shin and Face2Face host David Peck do a, Part 2, follow up conversation and talk about inclusion, approaching others, what it means to be a neighbor, healing all wounds and how to be a supportive listener. Ann is a multiple award-winning Director, Producer and principal of Fathom Film Group. Her latest film, My Enemy, My Brother the short version was shortlisted for a 2016 Academy Aw...

Sally and I talked about her new film Midnight Return , irony, racism, the power of story through film and why truth is indeed stranger than fiction. Watch the Trailer here. Synopsis After his ingenious escape from a Turkish prison in 1975, Billy Hayes arrived home to a hero’s welcome, instant celebrity and within a week had a book and movie deal for his story. From the moment it stunned the world...

Susan and I talked about her new film Living in The Future’s Past , the environment, desire and making better choices, hope, agency and about why life is really an invitation. Watch the Trailer and find out ore about the film here . Synopsis Living in the Future’s Past  is a beautifully creative and unique film that weaves evolution, emergence, energy, dark ecology and what some are calling the en...

Michelle and I talked about her new film The Way Out and Islamophobia, the love of a Mother for her daughter, trauma, fear, religious ideology and why sometimes it’s easier to know less. In  The Way Out , co-directors Michelle Shephard and David York,  take an intimate journey with the mother  (given the pseudonym Saeeda for her own protection), from Canada to Europe and Turkey and...

Viveka Melki talks about her art exhibition War Flowers, our human tendency toward war, and the importance of telling the story. War Flowers  is a multi-platform exhibition that will provide visitors with a unique immersive experience. It draws on letters written during World War I. Each letter home included a flower, poppies from Flanders and daisies from the Somme, picked from a battlefield and...

James Day James Day and I talk about Charles Manson, crime, criminals and psychopaths, prison as a state of mind, history, alternate facts, his new film and why the truth can sometimes be really ugly. Trailer Synopsis Narrated by musician and director Rob Zombie, the documentary focuses on the Manson family murders told from Manson’s perspective using never-before-seen case files, pictures and exc...

Peter, Carla and Face2Face host David Peck talk about their new book The Giveback Economy , social enterprise, innovation and entrepreneurship, community bonds, and why fulfillment has to be about more than money. Biography Peter Miller was a banker; started six businesses; taught college entrepreneurship, social enterprise, and marketing; and has facilitated workshops and coaching for unemployed/...

Tarique Qayumi and Face2Face host David Peck talk about his new film Black Kite , Afghanistan, the Taliban, anarchism and freedom, hope and how kite flying is a lot like playing a video game. Biography Tarique Qayumi was born in Afghanistan and came to Canada as a refugee in 1983. He attended the Creative Writing Program at the University of British Columbia and graduate school at UCLA, where he c...

Michèle Hozer and Carlyn Moulton and Face2Face host David Peck talk about their new film Sponsorland , Syria, new Canadians, the power of community, banding together, having a can do attitude and why a family should be able to fit into a mini-van.  Biography With two films on the Oscar shortlist ( Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould ,  Promise to The   Dead: The Exile Journ...

Ann Shin and Face2Face host David Peck talk about her new film My Enemy, My Brother , context, crossing all cultures, friendship, serendipitous life changing events and the “…invisible letters of the heart.” IMDB Trailer Find out more about the film here . And learn more about Ann Shin here . Synopsis My Enemy, My Brother' is a feature length documentary about the real-life story of two former ene...

Miranda Bailey and Face2Face host David Peck talk about her new film The Pathological Optimist, truth versus fiction, culpability and the media, hero worship, the Anti-Vax movement, family life and why she’s sometimes not so hopeful. Biography Miranda's first cinematic directorial debut was GREENLIT, a comedic documentary looking at the inherent hypocrisies surrounding Hollywood when trying to "gr...

Adam, Sarah and Face2Face host David Peck talk about paradox, their new film Great Great Great , why love and relationships are never linear, why nothing lasts forever and what might lie below the surface. Biography Adam Garnett-Jones - Co-writer and Director Adam has written and directed a series of award-winning films that toured the international film circuit from Toronto to L.A., Sydney, Berli...

Steve and James and Face2Face host David Peck talk about their new history television series Hunting Nazi treasures, Hitler’s obsession with art, complicity, the nature of evil, trading art for lives and the greatest heist in history. Synopsis The new investigative series  Hunting Nazi Treasure  takes viewers on an epic search across four continents to locate valuable objects and artwork...

Erin Millar and Face2Face host David Peck talk about radical transparency, trust in journalism, community engagement and why millennials are the key to the future of media. Biography Erin Millar is Discourse Media’s editor-in-chief and CEO. She has received multiple awards for journalism innovation, including being named 2015 Bob Carty Fellow by Canadian Journalists for Free Expression, Storytelle...

Rolfe Kent and Face2Face host David Peck talk about Alexander Payne’s new film Downsizing , creating chemistry though music, experimentation, writing by walking and relentless enthusiasm. Biography Unexpected texture, sounds and a signature musical personality are the hallmarks of British film composer Rolfe Kent, who has scored more than 50 films, including Academy Award nominated Up in the Air (...

Barry Stevens and Face2Face host David Peck talk about his new film Undercover Jihadi, gang violence, terrorism, the Toronto 18, oppression, marginalization of others, similarity through difference and reconciliation.   Biography Toronto-based director and screenwriter Barry Stevens, who has also worked as an actor, has extensive experience in writing TV drama, and has successfully transported his...

Ashley, David and Face2Face host David Peck talk about their brilliant new film Do Donkeys Act, mutual appreciation, living poems, the sentience of animals, the environment and our relationship to it and why we all might need a break from humans every now and then. Biography Filmmaking duo David Redmon and Ashley Sabin together produce, direct, photograph and edit critically acclaimed cinematic do...

Mila and Face2Face host David Peck talk about his new film Let There Be Light , fusion energy, yeast excrement, plasma physics, Don Quixote and why science is about getting things wrong. Biography Mila Aung-Thwin is co-founder of EyeSteelFilm. After completing his studies at McGill University in 1998, he began working with maverick filmmaker Daniel Cross on the feature documentary S.P.I.T: Squeege...

Amanda Lang and Face2Face host David Peck talk about her new book The Beauty of Discomfort , meaning, addiction-based science, head to toe joy, change that we choose and why curiosity drives progress. Her new show Exponential will be on Sirius XM (channel 167) and her new podcast on the Antica Network. Look for it and listen in. Biography Award-winning business journalist and best-selling author A...