Face2Face with David Peck

Peter Tabuns, Mark Johnston and Face2Face host David Peck talk about politics, the art of conversation, logic and passion, hydro rates, climate change and the environment and finding common ground. For more info about the series head here . Synopsis: Many politicians, from all levels of government, will admit that they never have time to sit down and meet one-on-one. Wouldn’t it be great if they h...

Brad Jersak and Face2Face host David Peck talk about religiosity, alienation and separation, the truth of our beings, faith and doubt statements, following a ‘script’ versus leading a life of love, reality, truth and justice.    For more info about Brad head here .   Check out his blog here . About Brad: By now, most of his social networks and some of his readership have heard of hi...

Pat Collins and Henry Glassie and Face2Face host David Peck talk about Field Work, beauty, non-verbal cues, silence and listening, eliminating prejudice, and why art is always rooted in community.   Trailer   Synopsis:   Following the success of Song of Granite, Irish Director Pat Collins returns with his new documentary feature,  Henry Glassie: Field Work, &nbsp...

Sami Khan and Face2Face host David Peck talk about the new film St. Louis Superman , reconciliation and battle rapping, solidarity and our shared history and being seduced by the outrage of the moment. Trailer Synopsis: Bruce Franks Jr. is a 34-year-old battle rapper, Ferguson activist and state representative from St. Louis, Missouri. Known as Superman to his constituents, he is a political figur...

Liz Forkin Bohannon and Face2Face host David Peck talk about her new book Beginner's Pluck , optimism, why you might just be average after all, story telling and how it can change a life, social consciousness, leaning in and listening to others and about the remarkable start up story of Sseko Designs and its beginning.   You can buy the book here. Synopsis:   Social entrepreneu...

Cornelia Principe and Face2Face host David Peck talk her new film Prey, justice, survivors guilt, truth, oppression and the abuse of power and why external oversight will be required for meaningful reform within the structure of the church.   Trailer   The film is now streaming on TVO Winner – Roger’s Audience Award for Best Canadian Documentary – Hot Docs 2019 Winner – Special Jury Priz...

Richard Bell and Face2Face host David Peck talk his new film Brotherhood, dignity and self sacrifice, putting others before ourselves, rites of passage, real boys and toxic masculinity.   Trailer   The film be will be available on the Super Channel in March 2020. Synopsis:   Based on the harrowing true story that made newspaper headlines across North America in the 1920s,  Brot...

Peter Albrechtsen and Face2Face host David Peck talk about Feras Fayyad's new film The Cave, sonic landscapes, fragility and fear, Syrian women in leadership, strength, resilience and sound as a storyteller. Trailer For more info about the film head here. Synopsis: Oscar nominee Feras Fayyad ( Last Men in Aleppo ) delivers an unflinching story of the Syrian war with his powerful new documentary,&n...

Heather Young and Face2Face host David Peck talk about her new film Murmur, loneliness, solitude and quiet desperation, relationships and our desire for love, inclusion and connection with others.   Trailer   Synopsis:  Murmur  follows Donna, a sixty-something year-old who is scheduled to perform community service in an animal rescue shelter following a DUI charge. Over time Donna...

Dekel Berenson and Face2Face host David Peck talk about his beautiful new short film Anna , hard work and luck, politics and activism, child labour, allegory and truth and why movies should never just be entertaining.    Trailer   Synopsis:  Anna, a middle-aged single mother, lives in a small industrial town in war-torn Eastern Ukraine. She works in a meat processing plant, lives i...

Sophie Deraspe and Face2Face host David Peck talk about her new film Antigone, Greek tragedies, empathy, dignity, resistance and trusting and following your heart Trailer Synopsis:  Antigone is a moving, compassionate and beautiful story and it won the best film at TIFF 2019. Gripping, powerful, and of-the-moment,  Antigone  loosely adapts Sophocles' Greek tragedy and situates it in con...

Karl Markovics and Face2Face host David Peck talk about his new film Nobadi, national socialism, guilt, fear and shame, fairytales for grown ups, Ulysses and why freedom scares us.   Trailer   Synopsis:   Heinrich Senft, a 93 year old, cranky pensioner, lives on a small allotment in Vienna. His dog died during the night and he wants to dig a hole behind his cabin to bury him. But fa...

François Girard and Face2Face host David Peck talk about his new film The Song of Names, history, remembrance, choices, mystery and discovery, film as music, the paradox of technology and musical, archeological digs.   Trailer   Synopsis:   Martin Simmonds (Tim Roth) has been haunted throughout his life by the mysterious disappearance of his “brother” and extraordinary best friend,...

Yaron Zilberman, Yehuda Nahari Halevi and Face2Face host David Peck talk about their new film Incitement, the complicated history of the Middle East, justice, peace and racism, inclusion, war and the real cost of radicalization.    Trailer   Synopsis:   “This rigorous psychological thriller by American-Israeli director Yaron Zilberman ( A Late Quartet ) depicts the lead-up to t...

Robert Fisk and Yung Chang and Face2Face host David Peck talk about their new film This Is Not A Movie, fake news and journalism, our addiction to social media, complicity, a “dead language”, and something called, “apparent clarity.”   Trailer   Synopsis:   For more than 40 years, journalist Robert Fisk has reported on some of the most violent and divisive conflicts in the world: No...

Klaudia Reynicke Barbara Giordano and Face2Face host David Peck talk about their new film Love Me Tender, anti-superheroes, mental health issues, agoraphobia, connecting with others and the sometime difficult journeys we all seem to take.   Trailer   Synopsis:   The daily life of a 32-year-old woman suffering from agoraphobia, SECONDA, suddenly changes when her mother dies and her f...

August Diehl and Valerie Pachner and Face2Face host David Peck talk about Terence Malik’s new film A Hidden Life, true love, pacifism and evil, truth and justice, taking an ethical stance and standing up to power.   Trailer   Synopsis:   “..for the growing good of the world is partly dependent on unhistoric acts; and that things are not so ill with you and me as they might...

Mahnaz Mohammadi, Farzad Pak and Face2Face host David Peck talk about their new film Son/Mother, activism, family, choices and women’s rights, tradition, values and storytelling, patriarchy, empathy and how things do change bit by bit, over time.    Trailer   Synopsis:   Leila is a single working mom of two. The factory she works at faces a crisis and jobs are at stake. Kazem,...

IGG Nabwana, VJ Emmie and Alan Ssali Hofmanis talk about their new film Crazy World, African storytelling, action films, traditions and taking chances and the super success of the Ugandan Wakaliwood .   Trailer   Synopsis:   In the latest from Uganda’s gonzo action auteur IGG Nabwana, a gang of child-snatching mobsters make a fatal mistake when they kidnap the Waka Stars, a tea...

Fisher Stevens and Malcolm Venville and Face2Face host David Peck talk about their new film And We Go Green, the environment, Climate Change, eco-capitalists, Electric Cars, Formula E and social innovation.    Trailer   Synopsis:   Formula E, the groundbreaking electric car racing series, has grown from upstart championship to the world's fastest growing sport in 4 short years....

Jan Komasa and Face2Face host David Peck talk about his brilliant, engaging, thoughtful new film Corpus Christi, redemption and the power of communities to reconcile and restore , the Polish Bible Belt, shame, guilt and forgiveness and the ability to healing through our relationships with others.    Trailer   “Komasa directs with an impressive rigor that fits the subject matter, and...

Rebecca Snow and Steve Gamester and Face2Face host David Peck talk about their new film Cheating Hitler: Surviving The Holocaust , survivors guilt , meaningful history and the power of memory, pivotal moments in personal stories and why we never should forget.   Trailer   You can watch the film here.   Synopsis:   Rose, Maxwell and Helen were 10, 9 and 7 years old when the Seco...

John Walker and Aaron James and Face2Face host David Peck talk about their new film Assholes: A Theory, the public good, economics and indifference , activism and authoritarianism, capitalism and greed, public spaces and shared prosperity.   Trailer   You Can Buy the Book here .   Synopsis: Ever get the feeling that assholes are taking over the world? Bad behaviour is as old as huma...

Coky Giedroyc and Face2Face host David Peck talk about her new film How To Build a Girl, friendship, loyalty and family, discovery and how life unfolds in front of us in a real, messy and wonderful way and the uncertain personal journeys we all seem to take.   Synopsis:   Johanna Morrigan (Beanie Feldstein) is a sixteen-year-old, extrovert from the outskirts of Wolverhampton with raging...

Shawney Cohen and Face2Face host David Peck talk about his new Rat Park , addiction, mental health, context and environment, boredom and drug decriminalization and rats that meditate.   Trailer   Watch on CRAVE TV and for more info on the film head here .     Synopsis:   The secret to solving the world’s drug crisis lies in a forgotten psychology experiment involving rats...