Face2Face with David Peck

Thomas Balmès and Face2Face host David Peck talk about his beautiful new film Sing Me A Song , Bhutan and the West, universal stories, our addiction to technology and realities that you cannot write. Trailer Synopsis: Sing Me a Song is a new documentary feature by acclaimed filmmaker Thomas Balmès ( Babies, Happiness ). With Sing Me a Song , Balmès returns to one of the subjects of his award-winni...

David Thewlis and Face2Face host David Peck talk about his beautiful, comical and touching new film Eternal Beauty , which also stars Sally Hawkins. They talked art as power, home life and mental health, relationships and being there. Trailer Watch here Synopsis: Jane ( Sally Hawkins ) was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia in her early twenties, when she had a breakdown after being stood up at...

Dieudo Hamadi and Face2Face host David Peck talk about his new film Downstream from Kinshasa, resilience over resistance, responsibility and reality, politics and the human condition and a desire for life and a better tomorrow Trailer Synopsis: Dieudo Hamadi returns with his latest portrait of his native Congo, honouring survivors of his country’s Six-Day War in 2000. Since making his feature docu...

Hao Wu and Face2Face host David Peck talk about his beautiful, brilliant and important new film 76 Days , similarity through difference, united healthcare workers and hope, community and commonality that lead to understanding and personal, powerful, human stories. Trailer Website Watch in a Virtual Cinema Synopsis: On January 23rd, 2020, China locked down Wuhan, a city of 11 million, to combat the...

Werner Herzog, Clive Oppenheimer and Face2Face host David Peck talk about their new film Fireball: Visitors From Darker Worlds, curiosity, mystery wonder and friendships, serendipity and deep cultural impact, micro meteorites and the oldest thing in the universe. Trailer Now Available On Apple TV+ Synopsis: Following their Academy Award-nominated work on “Encounters at the End of the World” and Em...

Paul Leyden and Face2Face host David Peck talk about his laugh out loud, fun new film Chick Fight , empowerment, fighting back, losing his soul, why tuna, toast and baked beans are so important to him. Trailer Available On Demand and Digital Synopsis: Chick Fight follows Anna (Malin Akerman) as she navigates a particularly challenging juncture in her life: she still hasn’t reconciled with the rece...

Noemi Weis and Face2Face host David Peck talk about a mental health crisis with young people, suicide, listening well, loneliness and isolation, breaking the stigma, human rights and why community starts in the family. Trailer More info here Synopsis: This character-driven and cinematic feature film is the first of its kind to bring the exclusive voices of young people to the forefront talking abo...

David Suzuki and Face2Face host David Peck talk about anger and hope, the 60th Anniversary of The Nature of Things, the reality of climate change, robust science, human control and economics as the dominant narrative. Trailer More info here Synopsis: To launch the 60th season of CBC’s The Nature of Things, David Suzuki goes to the front lines of the climate rebellion, and into the streets that rag...

Grace Dove and Face2Face host David Peck talk about rebuilding Indigenous Identity, truth and authenticity, safe spaces, representation, the wisdom of her ancestors, her new film Monkey Beach and how we just might be able to save each other. Trailer More info here Synopsis: Waking up in her East Van apartment nursing another hangover, Lisa (Grace Dove) is served notice by her cousin’s ghost (Sera-...

Shane Belcourt and Face2Face host David Peck talk about Amplify, resistance, Metis history and voice, interpretation and interconnectedness, sonic highways, identity politics, music and art and what it reveals about culture and us. Trailer More info here . Synopsis: Our Endless Resistance featuring songwriter Shane Belcourt author Maria Campbell and Métis Rights Advocate Tony Belcourt. Métis songw...

Graham Greene and Aaron Wolf and Face2Face host David Peck talk about the new perfectly timed Halloween release Tar, the La Brea Tar Pits , real stories and real acting, monsters and kernels of truth that can be found in every story. Trailer The film is now available on  Digital and On Demand. Synopsis: Tar is a new thriller about a family business that is forced to shut down and move as the...

Trevor Cameron and Face2Face host David Peck talk about The Shadow of Dumont , ex-buffalo hunters, radical hope, identity and legacy, how history and our Mother’s are connected and the need to remember. Trailer More about the film here And watch it Now! Playing at ImagineNATIVE Synopsis: Living in Toronto and seeking reconnection with his Métis roots, Trevor Cameron sets out on a cross-country roa...

Loretta Sarah Todd and Face2Face host David Peck talk about Monkey Beach , indigenous storytelling, delicate spaces, narrative anchors, displacement and why it’s in the bones and blood. Trailer More about the film here Synopsis: Waking up in her East Van apartment nursing another hangover, Lisa (Grace Dove) is served notice by her cousin’s ghost (Sera-Lys McArthur), "Your family needs you." Reunit...

Clark Johnson and Face2Face host David Peck talk about his new film Percy , starring Christopher Walken, Zach Braff and Christina Ricci. We talk about yield to field, activism, GMO’s, seed saving, resisting and telling stories that matter.   Trailer Synopsis: Can you patent something that’s alive? Percy is based on the events of an independent canola farmer’s six-year long crusade against glo...

Karen Lam, Elfina Luk and Face2Face host David Peck talk about The Curse of Willow Song , ways of being, authenticity and cultural meaning, transgressive horror, familial hostility and aggression and the monsters we create. Trailer More about the film here Synopsis: Willow Song, a recovering addict, is released on probation after serving her prison term for arson. She is struggling to get a j...

Peter Findlay, Jerry Dias and Face2Face host David Peck talk about Company Town , collective strength and the labour movement, false expectations, betrayal, raw capital without a conscience and resilience and resistance. Trailer Watch it on CBC GEM. Synopsis: In 2018, workers at General Motors plant in Oshawa were rocked by a bombshell just weeks before the Christmas holidays. After 100 years of p...

Sam Soko and Face2Face host David Peck talk about his new film Softie , the failure of the system, racism and violence, civil liberty and human rights, photo journalism, the idea of possibility and why you can’t empty a dirty river. Trailer Synopsis: Boniface “Softie” Mwangi has long fought injustices in his country as a political activist. Now he’s taking the next step by running for office in a...

Michelle Latimer and Face2Face host David Peck talk about her important new film Inconvenient Indian , monolithic ideas towards history, power and privilege, alternate histories, relationships with living things and making space for others. Trailer Synopsis: Métis/Algonquin filmmaker Michelle Latimer’s urgent documentary  Inconvenient Indian  dives deep into the brilliant mind of Th...

Jennifer Abbott and Joel Bakan and Face2Face host David Peck talk about The New Corporation , economic values, lifting the veil, democracy and justice, authentic hope and why horror movies got it wrong. Trailer Synopsis: From Joel Bakan and Jennifer Abbott, filmmakers of the multi-award-winning global hit, The Corporation , comes this hard-hitting and timely sequel. The New Corporation reveals how...

Christian Sparkes, Mark O’Brien and Face2Face host David Peck talk about Hammer family, wholeness and healing, personal crises, inclusion versus exclusion, relational shorthand and things you never should say. Trailer Synopsis: Parents will go to great lengths to protect their kids and that’s exactly what happens to a father and son in the new film Hammer . A father faces a personal crisis when he...

Joseph Kay and Face2Face host David Peck talk about Transplant family, trust and immigration, corrosive politics, starting over, universals found in the specific and important, quiet reminders. Trailer Synopsis: A charismatic refugee doctor who fled his native Syria to come to Toronto must overcome numerous obstacles to resume a career in emergency medicine. Transplant, created by Joseph Kay, prem...

Agnieszka Holland’s and Face2Face host David Peck talk about her compelling and beautiful new film Mr. Jones , propaganda, polarization of the media, oppression, duty and responsibility and King Leopold’s Ghost. Trailer Synopsis: Agnieszka Holland’s thriller, set on the eve of WWII, sees Hitler’s rise to power and Stalin’s Soviet propaganda machine pushing their utopia to the Western world. Starri...

Damon Gameau and Face2Face host David Peck talk about climate change, fact based dreaming, micro grids, seaweed, shared truth and inertia, and why we need to leave our happy bubbles. Trailer Make sure you check into the vision for the film and how we’re going to get there. Head to the Campaign here. Synopsis: 2040 is a hybrid feature documentary that looks to the future, but is vitally important n...

Tiyahna and Merryl-Royce and Face2Face host David Peck talk about Black Pioneers who have shaped Canada, counter narratives, systemic racism, history and their important new book Trailblazers . Head to the Kickstarter Campaign here. Synopsis: Trailblazers: The Black Pioneers Who Have Shaped Canada is a disruptive children’s book that introduces readers to Canada’s Black history through t...

Inna Modja and Face2Face host David Peck talk about her new film The Great Green Wall, representation, climate refugees, new narratives, gender disparity, music, melody and hope and about a green wall that unites. Trailer here Find out more about The Great Green Wall here and visit Inna Modja’s site to learn more about her music and her activism. “Shines a light on one of the world’s most ambitiou...