Moving Radio

Christian Zyp interviews co-creator Chris Lavis about the stop-motion animated film THE GIRL WHO CRIED PEARLS with Maciek Szczerbowski. It is nominated for the BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM at the 98th Academy Awards ceremony. Watch the short film on Crave in Canada or on the National Film Board website or NFB YouTube channel. TRHE GIRL WHO CRIED PEARLS... In Montreal, at the dawn of the 20th century,...

Christian Zyp interviews Jay Drakulic, Mallory Drumm, Alex Lee Williams (directors/writers/actors) about their film DREAM EATER. Stream it on Netflix in Canada and V.O.D. everywhere.  DREAM EATER follows Mallory (Drumm), a documentary filmmaker, who heads to a remote cabin in the mountains with her boyfriend Alex (Williams) to document his violent parasomnia. As his condition worsens, Mallory susp...

Lindsey Campbell from MOVING RADIO connects with Natasha D'Amours & Erika Guavin from SHOUT! FOR LIBRARIES.  They are students from the school for library studies from the University of Alberta. They discuss the Guest Programmer Series  SHHHH: TALES FROM THE STACKS at Metro Cinema. It highlights the importance of libraries and the many roles libraries play in our communities, and around the wo...

Christian Zyp interviews Brandon Christensen (director/writer) about his feature film BODYCAM. It will screen Wednesday March 4th at 7pm at the Globe Cinema. It is part of the Calgary Underground Film Festival presentation of "Off the CUFF" event, ahead of its release on Shudder. Calgary director Brandon Christensen (NIGHT OF THE REAPER, THE PUPPETMAN, SUPERHOST, Z, STILL/BORN) and local cast &amp...

Christian Zyp interviews Akash Sherman (director) and Shane Fennessey (producer) about the documentary SINGHS IN THE RING. See it streaming now on Crave or VOD.  SINGHS IN THE RING is an exuberant, heart-forward dive into the legacy and impact of Gama Singh, the Canadian Stampede Wrestling icon who turned prejudice into power, and the trials of his son, Raj, in carrying on the family name. Featuri...

Christian Zyp interviews Courtney Montour (director/writer/associate producer) and Sherry Bontkes (Sour Cherry) the Captain of Team Indigenous Rising about the documentary RISING THROUGH THE FRAY. See the film 's Edmonton Premiere at Metro Cinema Friday January 30th at 7 pm. Both Courtney and Cherry will be at the screening for a Q&A following the film. RISISNG THROUGH THE FRAY offers a poigna...

Christian Zyp interviews Dominique Keller (director) about her short film SEND & RECEIVE. It screens at Metro Cinema Saturday January 10th at 3PM and is presented by the Broad View International Film Festival. It screens with another documentary short film. Dominique will be in attendance for a post screening Q&A. SEND & RECEIVE took Dominique around the globe after she read an article...

Christian Zyp interviews Clare Mullen (director) about her documentary short THE EDMONTON STORYTELLER: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF TONY CASHMAN. The World Premiere takes place Saturday January 10th at 3PM at the Metro Cinema. It's presented by the Broad View Film Festival as a double bill with another short film. There will be a Q&A following the screening. THE EDMONTON STORYTELLER: THE LIFE AND TIM...

Christian Zyp hosts the MOVING RADIO 2025 Year in Review program. It would be impossible to fit all of the over 70 interviews that aired this year, so here are nine of our favorites. UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE - Matthew Rankin A lovingly detailed, charmingly impossible story of a Canada where Persian and French are the two official languages, and loneliness is the common currency. Instagram: @ universal_l...

Christian Zyp, Lucas Anders, Lindsey Campbell and Mark Davies gather around the CJSR fireplace with hot chocolate in hand to partake in their annual discuss a holiday movie/special of questionable quality. This year it was CHRISTMAS IN WONDERLAND, filmed in Edmonton (they mention it SEVERAL times in the movie). More specifically, it was mostly filmed in West Edmonton Mall. It stars Donovan Workun,...

Christian Zyp interviews Tim Cook REEL ENTERTAINMENT movie theatre in Provost, Alberta. In the fall of 2025, Tim and his wife decided to make the dream of a lifetime happen, they purchased the independent movie theatre in their hometown and it's now a family business. Tim discusses his love of cinema and the life of a small business owner. FACEBOOK: REEL ENTERTAINMENT!!! The best lil theatre there...

Lucas Anders interviews Tasha Hubbard (director/co-writer) about her film MEADOWLARKS. It screens at the Metro Cinema on Friday November 28th at 4 pm, Sunday November 30th at 7 pm and Tuesday November 2nd at 9:30 pm. Tasha Hubbard will be at the Metro for a post screening Q&A after the Nov 28th screening. MEADOWLARKS... Inspired by her own acclaimed documentary BIRTH OF A FAMILY, the film tell...

Christian Zyp interviews Sofia Bohdanowicz (director/co-writer) about her feature film MEASURES FOR A FUNERAL. See it exclusively at Metro Cinema Sunday November 30th @ 3:45 pm OR Thursday December 4th @ 9:15 pm. MEASURES FOR A FUNERAL brilliantly spotlights a young academic’s run towards one woman — acclaimed early 20th-century Canadian violinist Kathleen Parlow — as she simultaneously flees from...

Christian Zyp interviews Guy Lavallee (Festival Director/Festival Programmer) from NorthWest FEAR Fest about their presentation of SILENET NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT. This 2025 remake/requel is screening at the Metro CInema Monday December 8th at 7 pm. NorthWest FEAR Fest is thrilled to present this special Sneak Preview screening of director Mike P. Nelson’s twisted reimagining of the controversial 1984...

Lucas Anders interviews David Anthony (director/producer) and Erin Williams-Weir (co-creator/producer) about the documentary NEVER GET BUSTED! See it as part of CUFF.Docs on Thursday November 20th at 6:30 pm at the Globe Cinema in Calgary. Director David Anthony Ngo & co-creator/producer Erin Williams-Weir will be in attendance for a post screening Q&A. NEVER GET BUSTED!... A highly decora...

Lucas Anders interviews Teresa Alfeld (director) & Cassidy Waring (subject) about the documentary HEARSE CHASING. See it as part of CUFF.Docs on Saturday November 22nd at 12 pm at the Globe Cinema in Calgary. HEARSE CHASING follows singer-songwriter Cassidy Waring as she returns to her hometown of Calgary, seeking answers about her family’s tragic breakdown. Cassidy Waring is a soulful singer-...

Christian Zyp interviews Max Hey (director) about his documentary NOW! MORE! YES! See it as part of CUFF.DOcs Saturday November 22nd at 7pm at the Globe CInema in Calgary. NOW! MORE! YES! follows a legally blind used car salesman who drunkenly purchases an ambulance online with his boss’s credit card. Meet TW Hansen: a used car salesman, a landlord, and a film ‘picture car’ coordinator living in M...

Lucas Anders interviews Xander Robin (director) about his documentary THE PYTHON HUNT. See it at CUFF.Docs Saturday November 22nd at 9:15 pm at the Globe Theatre in Calgary. THE PYTHON HUNT... Every year, the Florida government calls upon the general public to compete in an invasive python removal contest in the Everglades in an attempt to save the threatened ecosystem. For 10 gruelling nights, an...

Christian Zyp interviews Scott Gracheff (director), Joe Coleman (artist/subject) & Whitney Ward (subject) about the documentary HOW DARK MY LOVE. See it as part of CUFF.Docs on Friday November 21st at 6:30 pm at the Globe Cinema in Calgary. Producers Jim Muscarella, Josh Diamond & Gregg De Domenico will be in attendance for a post-screening Q&A. HOW DARK MY LOVE... Controversial painte...

Christian Zyp interviews Nicole Bazuin (Director/Producer/Writer) Andrea Werhun (Producer/Subject/Writer) about their film MODERN WHORE. See it as part of CUFF.Docs on Wednesday November 19th at 9:15 pm at the Globe Cinema in Calgary. Director Nicole Bazuin and Co-Producer & Subject Andrea Werhun will be in attendance for a post screening Q&A. MODERN WHORE is a hybrid documentary that reim...

Christian Zyp interviews Damien Eagle Bear (director/producer) about his documentary #SKODEN . See it as part of CUFF.Docs on Saturday November 22nd at 2:30 pm at the Globe Cinema in Calgary. Director Damien Eagle Bear & Subject Mark Brave Rock in attendance. Every meme has its story. #skoden delves into the origins of NDN country’s most iconic meme to redefine the man at the center of it all,...

Christian Zyp interviews Christopher Greenslate (writer/director/producer) about his short film BANANAHEAD. It screens as part of YIKES! FILM FESTIVAL Thursday November 6th at 8:30 pm at The Creative Hive (16819 111 Ave NW).  BANANAHEAD... There is no cure for the shine of the lure. After her mother’s disappearance, Andi Sanger hopes to land the lead role in the adaptation of her mother’s bestsell...

Christian Zyp interviews Ryan Hartman (writer/director/producer) about his short film EXES. See it as part of YIKES! Film Festival on Friday November 7th at 7 pm at The Creative Hive (6819 111 Ave NW). In EXES, Jane(Payton Wilson) and John(Stefan Sikanja) have forged a strange and dangerous relationship together. After burying a body, Janes reveals she has a plan for more of her exes. WEBSITE: yik...

Christian Zyp Interviews Dominique Keller about her documentary short film SEND & RECEIVE. See it as part of Broad View International Film Festival on Saturday November 15th at 3:45 pm at Metro Cinema. Dominique Keller will be in attendance for a Q&A following the screening. SEND & RECIEVE had Dominique travelling to world to examine the relationship forged between mail carriers and se...

Christian Zyp interviews Lyana Patrick (writer/director) about the documentary NECHAKO: IT WILL BE A BIG RIVER AGAIN. See it as part of the Broad View International Film Festival on Saturday November 15 at 1pm at Metro Cinema. NECHAKO: IT WILL BE A BIG RIVER AGAIN is a crucial documentary from Lyana Patrick that follows two Indigenous Nations fighting for our collective future. When the Kenney Dam...