Face2Face with David Peck

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...

Pat Mills and Face2Face host David Peck talk about his new film Don’t Talk To Irene , gender disparity, bullying, random ideas, freedom and non-conformity and why Geena Davis portraying God is important. Biography Pat Mills’s first feature film, the dark comedy GUIDANCE, which he wrote, directed and starred in, had its world premiere at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival. Picked up by St...

Under Pressure with Andrucha Wadddington, Mini Kerti and Lucas Paraizo. Andrucha, Mini, Lucas and Face2Face host David Peck talk about their new medical TV series Under Pressure , public versus private health in Rio de Janeiro, infrastructure, science versus faith, corruption and why there is hope.  Synopsis An ambulance siren marks the beginning of another tough day for the medical staff of...

Chandler, Jesse and Face2Face host David Peck talk about their new film We Forgot to Break Up , identity, memory and sexuality, anger, selfishness, relationships, and the messiness of intimate friendships. Biography Chandler Levack is an award-winning writer and director. After being selected for a screenwriting seminar at the University of Toronto taught by Semi Chellas (Mad Men) and Patricia Roz...

Mina Shum and Face2Face host David Peck talk about her new film Meditation Park , neighbours, Buddhism, the falsity of capitalism, underwear, the obstacles and triumphs we face and why we’re constantly coming of age . Biography Mina Shum is a Hong Kong–born, Vancouver-raised filmmaker who studied theatre and film production at the University of British Columbia. Many of her films have played at th...

Arshad Khan and Face2Face host David Peck talk about similarity through difference, his new film ABU , Pakistan, immigration, puritanism, regret and why librarians matter. Khan is a filmmaker, film festival director, festival strategist and film educator from Canada. Born in Pakistan, Khan believes in cinema as a catalyst for change. He hopes to make films that shed light on subjects that are igno...

Sherwin Haji and Face2Face host David Peck talk about his new film The Other Side of Hope , immigration, voice and identity, fear of the other, history, memory and the extreme right wing. Biography Sherwan Haji (born 1985) plays the role of Khaled, a Syrian refugee. Haji, who came to Finland from Syria in 2010, graduated from Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts in Damascus in 2008. Haji acted in sev...

Boris Ivanov and Face2Face host David Peck talk about propaganda, international adoptions, state sponsored hate, political complicity, LGBTQ issues in Russia, independent media and Pussy Riot. Biography Boris Ivanov’s directing credits include theatrical recreations for History channel’s Beyond Top Secret, which earned two News and Documentary Emmy nominations. He co-directed Loving a Stranger, TV...

Gustavo Salmerón and Face2Face host David Peck talk about his new film Lots of Kids, A Monkey and A Castle, emotional intelligence, hoarding, death, fascism and family and why you need to record your parents on video – soon. Biography Gustavo Salmerón, actor and director, (Madrid, Spain, 1970) has worked as an actor in over thirty films by internationally renowned directors like Julio Medem, Agust...