Face2Face with David Peck

Listen in on our chat today with director Jamie Dagg about his new film River , corruption, justice, why storytelling matters and how unintended consequences can make all the difference. Read more about the film here  and it’s World premiere at TIFF and check out it’s trailer here . Synopsis – River Accused of murder after intervening in the sexual assault of a young woman, an American volunteer d...

Listen in as film maker Danae talks about her new film P.S. Jerusalem , racism, exploitation, why it’s so difficult to film in Jerusalem and how she has become increasingly uncomfortable pointing the camera at other people. The new P.S. Jerusalem trailer is here and for more info about Danae’s work check out her  website . Film Synopsis Returning to her hometown of Jerusalem with her young family...

Listen in on today’s chat with Colombian filmmaker Ciro Guerra about his new film Embrace of the Serpent , mystery, the environment, the importance of indigenous cultures and why western science is still so close-minded. Film Synopsis You can find trailer here. Tracking two parallel odysseys through the Amazon three decades apart, this visionary adventure epic from Colombian director Ciro Guerra o...

Listen in as Geeta talks about why she wanted to make a “kick ass” story about women, gender justice and how little things make a big difference. Film Synopsis Documentarians Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy (the Academy Award-winning  Saving Face ) and Geeta Gandbhir follow the stories of three Bangladeshi policewomen who served with the UN peacekeeping mission to Haiti in the aftermath of the devastat...

Join in today as my guest talks about non-GDP metrics for development, ideological tool kits, policy development and why the “weight of ideas” matters a great deal. Biography Lauchlan Munro is the Director, School of International Development and Global Studies at the University of Ottawa and a socio-economist and manager. Before joining the University of Ottawa, Lauchlan served as Vice-President...

Listen in today as Hermon and Max Conil talk about their film The Price of Love , about film making in Ethiopia, relationships and what makes us better human beings. Trailer Film Synopsis A cab driver and a beautiful young prostitute fall in love while struggling to survive on the mean streets of Addis Ababa, in this frank, gritty drama from Ethiopian writer-director Hermon Hailay. One of the...

Paul talks passionately today about Grace, gender, and inclusion. He’s also has plenty to say about his new book Eve  and how The Shack is being made into a major motion picture. Biography Paul is the 20 million-bestselling author of The Shack . Paul was born in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada, but the majority of his first decade was lived with his missionary parents in the highlands of Netherlan...

This conversation was a real pleasure for me. Listen to Avi chat about neo-liberalism, why movements are essential, a future of radical change, why he has hope and why his film this film is really about finding meaning through story, relationships and validating others. Film Synopsis Directed by Avi Lewis and produced in conjunction with Naomi Klein’s best-selling book of the same name,  This Chan...

Kelly has a great story to tell and is a woman with a cause. Listen in as she proves that little things do indeed make a big difference and that moving the needle from a social change perspective requires commitment, passion and focus. Biography Inspired by her Uncle, Canadian astronaut Cmdr (Ret’d) Chris Hadfield , Kelly Hadfield was raised recognizing that a person has no limits to what they can...

Listen in as Paul talks about the complexities of war, how the world is “not settling down” and about his encounter with absolutes. Trailer here. Synopsis Paul Gross ( Passchendaele ) directs and co-stars in this taut war drama about Canadian troops in Afghanistan weathering Taliban attacks while struggling to complete construction on a crucial highway link. Writer-director-star Paul Gross’ new fi...

Don’t miss this interview as Rossif talks about his move into acting, why he’s a storyteller at heart and why he feels “we’re all in this together.” Check out the quote from him below in a recent Toronto Sun article by Jane Stevenson. “I don’t mean to be existential or anything, but we find ourselves in this world with all these questions and so few answers and then we try and educate these beauti...

Listen to with David Verbeek and actor Gregoire Colin talk about their new film Full Contact, our disconnect from reality, how silence can be instructive and PTSD. Film Synopsis Trailer here IMDB A drone operator tries to deal with his guilt after an air strike gone wrong, in this enigmatic drama from Dutch director David Verbeek. The hypnotic new psychological thriller from director David Verbeek...

Today's interview was a delight for me as I spoke with Leena and her three main actors from the film Parched. We talk about popular culture, shame, fear, gender disparity, and how we should question everything. You really don’t want to miss this one. Film Synopsis IMDB In a rural Indian village, four ordinary women begin to throw off the traditions that hold them in servitude, in this inspirationa...

This week’s conversation is a real treat and with a good friend of mine. My advice is to listen closely. Pay attention as Dave talks about his deep passion for the two-thirds world, why he does what he does and why he thinks that we’re all able to give. He’ll tell you why he’s preoccupied with hope, about opportunities for peace and why gender justice is essential to building a better world. Biogr...