The Creative Imbalance

Today we are joined with Emmy Award Winning Director Timothy Woodward Jr. to talk about his latest film he made alongside the creator of Final Destination (Jeffrey Reddick) titled "Till Death Do Us Part". This film is was a wild, hilarious, and an ultra violent ride that takes place around a wedding ceremony. Beyond talking about the making of this movie, Timothy leaves us with some amazing words...

Today we are joined with the talented filmmaker and VFX extraordinaire Kenneth Lui. Around creating special effects at Marvel Studio's Kenneth has been writing/directing projects of his own on his free time and his latest film "Artists in Agony" is about to hit digital platforms on July 21st. This title is all about embracing chaos and is a hilarious action packed mockumentary in the style of a Tr...

Today we are joined with the legendary Disney lead animator Andreas Deja! This man has created some of the most iconic villains and characters of our generation. From Jafar, Scar, Gaston, Lilo, Hercules, Roger Rabbit and much more! HIS RESUME IS STACKED. Andreas has just completed a new short film of his own in the classic 2D hand drawn style of animation that he is know for titled Mushka. This pr...

Today we are joined for a wonderful chat with actress/filmmaker Shila Ommi who plays the role of Cinder Lumen in the latest Disney/Pixar film ELEMENTAL. Shila explains how this character was created with her in mind to play the role and how the film connects with her on a deeper level being and immigrant who had to flee from her home in Iran to America at an early age. Her journey and work ethic i...

Today on the show we get a special behind the scenes look at The Secret Kingdom with writer/director Matt Drummond. What's special about this flick is that it brings back that old school vibe of some of the all time classic PG rated films of the past like a Labyrinth, Never Ending Story, Return To Oz, but brings us a brand new original tale for the modern era. We take a deep dive into Matt's 6 yea...

Today we are joined with actor/musician Shawn Andrews who is famously known for his role as Kevin Pickford in the film "Dazed and Confused". Shawn takes time to reflect with us around the films 30th Anniversary while touching on topics such as how it changed his life, brought him a brief marriage with Milla Jovovich, and his gratitude towards the fans. On top of that we get all the details of his...

Today we are joined with actor/action movie badass Simon Phillips who is currently featured alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger in the Netflix series premiere of FUBAR and Season 3 of The Witcher next month! Simon's resume is absolutely stacked as he worked with the likes of Bruce Willis, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Mel Gibson, Robert Englund, and the ongoing joke is that it is easier to list the action/ho...

Today the film SISU hits theatres world wide and we got the opportunity to pick the brain of Director Jalmari Helander. From working with the studio behind John Wick, his inspirations for the film, stunts gone wrong, cute animal co-stars not getting along, and his drive to make something truly epic that stands on it's own. We give you the behind the scene scoop of how one of the greatest action mo...

Today on the show we are joined with Laura Hokstad. Laura is currently featured in a brand new documentary titled Coven that follows her on her journey of becoming a witch and some crazy hidden history she finds in her family tree. Alongside that she also has a segment on the official Rue Morgue YouTube channel titled "Terror Tarot" where she reads tarot cards and talks about horror movies. What I...

Today we are joined with Emmy nominated filmmaker and Canadian Olympian Phyllis Ellis. Her latest documentary Category: Woman sheds some light on some horrifying crimes against humanity that are currently happening to women athletes around the world. From wrongful gender testing, insane surgical procedures based on false science, and straight up sexism/racism by athletic commissions towards women...

Today on The Creative Imbalance we are joined with filmmaker Kyra Elise Gardner who is the daughter of the legendary Tony Gardner (Who is the lead puppeteer of the Child's Play movie franchise). Kyra's latest documentary "Living With Chucky" chronologically goes through each film in the series while talking with the cast and production crew about their memories. The most fascinating thing about th...

Today on the show we are joined with singer/songwriter Delyn Grey. We were first introduced to Delyn by seeing her on a night of live music where all of the artists were individually picked by the legendary Bif Naked. She absolutely blew us away by her infectious stage presence and musical style that replicates the spirit of iconic hard rock acts of the past. In this conversation we hear about her...

Today on the show we are joined with our nations voice of the planet, the legendary David Suzuki! Currently David and the CBC are on the verge of releasing a brand new documentary titled Apocalypse Plan B that airs this Friday at 8PM (And will be available afterwards on the CBC Gem streaming service). Around hearing about this documentary that David claims is one of the most important films he eve...

Today we are joined with director/actor Brian Vincent who is the creator of a new documentary titled "Make Me Famous" that showcased the gritty, glamorous, punk rock natured art scene of the lower East Side of New York City in the 1980's. The film itself also showcases the work and struggles of a rebellious underground artist named Edward Brezinski who disappeared and was speculated to faking his...

Today we are joined again with our favourite Irish Canadian singer/songwriter 0Stella to hear all about the insane tour she did across Canada ON A FRICKEN BICYCLE! This is a journey of injuries, bears, armed gunmen, escaped bulls, lightning storms, keg parties, and absolute perseverance. 0Stella also leaves us with the message "If you listen to the universe, it will give you answers".

Today on the show we are joined with multi Juno award nominated producer Fresh Kils. What separates Kils from your average producer is his mind blowing live sets that takes the audience on a fricken ride. He is a true pioneer of Canadian Hip Hop while also incorporating things like Led Zeppelin, Tenacious D, Transformers, The Price Is Right, Muhammed Ali, and many other music/pop culture treasures...

Today we are joined with Jonas Govaerts who is the director of the absolutely insane action/comedy movie H4Z4RD. We do a deep dive behind the scenes of the films stunts, crazy dialog, "BANGIN" soundtrack, and what it was like to cast the world famous DJ Dimitri Vegas as the lead role. Outside of film making, Jonas is well known for his music videos with R.A. The Rugged Man, and shares some great t...

Today we are joined with film director Jeremy LaLonde. We dive deep into the process of making his latest film Ashgrove (Where the actors were being revealed the twists and turns of the plot AS IT WAS BEING FILMED!). Jeremy has also directed the late great Bob Sagat's final film that has yet to be released titled "Daniel's Gotta Die" and shares the bond and friendship they made together before his...

Today on the show we get a behind the scenes look into The Lair with actress Charlotte Kirk (The Reckoning, Oceans 8) and director Neil Marshall (The Decent, Game Of Thrones). Around hearing about how this insanely fun film came to life we dive into so many other topics such a behind the scenes insight of Neil directing Game Of Thrones, Charlotte being casted as Nichole Brown in an upcoming OJ Sim...

Today on the show we are joined with actress/YouTube sensation Lindsay Ivan. We hear all about how she started out making fun comedy skits for herself to suddenly being one of the faces of a multi-million subscriber YouTube channel at Most Amazing Top 10. Recently she has left that channel to bet on herself, got a role in her first full length film, started a cloths thrifting business, and been ki...

Today we are joined with the "BeastMode Battle Rap Champion" A1. We take a deep dive into his journey from his inspiration to step into the ring all the way to becoming the BeastMode Champ that solidifies his spot as one of the greatest active battle rappers in Canada. We also touch on topics such as finding yourself in your craft, dealing with high pressured situations, and layers of things in th...

Today we dive into a series that tells us the Canadian history that they can not teach you in school! From murderous pirates of the east coast, witch craft, sex scandals that changed the political climate and much more. We are joined with the host/historian Adam Bunch for a behind the scenes look at the incredible series Canadiana and learn about how the show came to be as they launch into their 3...

Today we are joined with Avery Florence and MKSTN of Flostate. They just released a brand new album titled "Moments of Feeling" that has such a unique and euphoric sound. We dive into topics of how to create art with individuality, the magic you can make when you have a true connection with someone, and scratch the surface on some spacey human energy stuff.

Today on the show we are joined with Golden Globe nominated actress Sarah Hay. Sarah is known for her leading role in the series "Flesh and Bone" but joins us to let us know about her new film "Unidentified Objects" that is making it's world premiere at the "Inside Out" Toronto Film Fest on May 27th. Sarah is rad AF and around all that we have one of the most fun conversations we ever had on this...

Today on the show we are joined with singer/songwriter Bruno Capinan. Bruno released a beautiful new album titled "Tara Rara" that is inspired from the roots of Brazilian ancestors while thematically taking you through a journey of love and pain. Also in this interview we talk about Bruno's journey in life, growing up not feeling like a man or woman, evolving the confidence to embrace the identity...