Face2Face with David Peck

Stefan Forbes and Face2Face host David Peck talk about his film Hold Your Fire , conflict resolution, toxic masculinity, messy conversations, risk and bridging the gap and how we might be able to transcend street justice. Trailer For more info check out the website . Synopsis: Brooklyn, 1973. When Shu’aib Raheem and his friends attempted to steal guns for self defense, it sparked the longest hosta...

Bent Hamer, Pål Sverre Hagen and Face2Face host David Peck talk about their new film The Middle Man , precise poetic comedy, empathy and philosophy, existential angst, satire and rich literary material, and why humour is a way through which we can begin to understand each other. Trailer Synopsis: The Middle Man is a darkly humorous social satire which takes place in a small town that is experienci...

Sara Taksler and Face2Face host David Peck talk about her new film How Saba Kept Singing , entertainment as social justice, beautiful coping mechanisms, non-violent advocacy, relationships, love and closure and putting mindfulness into action. Synopsis: Ninety-four-year-old David Wisnia never told his wife, children or grandchildren in Levittown, Pennsylvania, the whole truth about how he survived...

Michelle Rempel Garner, Chloe Sosa-Sims and Face2Face host David Peck talk about the new film Hunting in Packs , idealism, political inertia, community, the calcification of beliefs, personal change, authenticity and why politics should be about the conversation. Find out more here . Synopsis: What happens when strong-willed women join the circus of politics? How do they create the change? Make t...

Daniel Carsenty, Mohammed Abugeth and Face2Face host David Peck talk about their new film The Devil’s Drivers , universal problems, hard to find solutions, the legitimacy of others, the pursuit of freedom and some of the things we take for granted. Trailer Website Synopsis: Chased by the army, a human trafficker crosses the border on a daily basis. An intimate yet harrowing portrait – shot over th...

Carlos Francisco Manatad and Face2Face host David Peck talk about his new film Whether the Weather , disaster films, grief, trauma and loss, style over story, spiritual fables, pushing back against the status quo and feeling secure and safe. Find out about the film and see the trailer here . Synopsis: In the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan, religious fanatics, desperados, criminals and fleeing animals...

Margaret Byrne and Face2Face host David Peck talk about her new film Any Given Day, context and community, safe places, honesty, vulnerability and accountability, the ethics of film making and why it’s important to see ourselves as resources. Find out about the film and see the trailer here . Synopsis: In 2015, during widespread defunding of community mental health care programs across the co...

Derreck Roemer and Face2Face host David Peck talk about his new film Come Clean , about addiction and mental health, recovery and misconceptions, statistics and stigma, friendship, healing, codependency and why recovery and community are connected. Trailer Watch it on TVO,  TVO.org ,  YouTube  and TVO streaming channels. Synopsis: Come Clean  is a close look at what fuels addic...

Nikhil Mahajan, Jitendra Joshi, Gauri Nalawade and Face2Face host David Peck talk about their new film Godavari, wisdom and tradition, freedom and acceptance, getting back to basics, why love is found within and building a life of significance Trailer Synopsis: Filmed in India in the Marathi language,  Godavari  stars a who’s who of Indian talent including the film’s lead actor Jitendra...

Rachel DeCruz, Jeremy Levine and Face2Face host David Peck talk about their new Sundance film The Panola Project , convenience stores, persistent grace, poverty and racism and real change, relationships, and the absence of shame and why community matters. For more info on the film and to WATCH it head here . Synopsis: The Panola Project highlights the heroic efforts of Dorothy Oliver to keep her s...

Victor Gabriel and Duran Jones and Face2Face host David Peck talk about their new Sundance film Hallelujah , poverty and justice, drama, death and belonging, resilience, oppression and innocence lost, Cornel West, James Baldwin and why storytelling and human experience are intimately connected. Victors Directors Statement: "A theme that is ever present in my life is the question “How do I overcome...

Mark Critch, Tim McAuliffe and Face2Face host David Peck talk about their new CBC TV series Son Of A Critch , photo bombs, family life, growing up, why socializing at a wake might be a good idea and what comedy can do for us. Watch the show on CBC Gem . Synopsis: Based on Mark Critch's award-winning, best-selling memoir, SON OF A CRITCH (13x30) is the hilarious and very real story of 11-year-old M...

Ron Chapman and Face2Face host David Peck talk about his new films Shelter and From Earth to Sky , architecture, tradition and Turtle Island, xenophobia, collaboration, and common ground, and why it’s better to give than to receive.  Synopsis: From Earth To Sky is a unique and inspiring story of a proud and accomplished collective of Indigenous architects, driving a movement as climate change...

Richard Wiseman and Face2Face host David Peck talk about his new book David Copperfield’s History of Magic , humour as a tool, Dale Carnegie, sticky ideas, tunnel vision, a need for mystery, bored and fascinated silence, and why it’s quite handy to be likeable. David Copperfield’s History of Magic Buy it where you usually buy your books. Synopsis: An illustrated, illuminating insight into the worl...

Gian Cassini and Face2Face host David Peck talk about his new film Comala , friendship and family, truth and ambiguity, “the war on drugs”, violence and responsibility, and how intimate stories can be universal. Trailer Synopsis: Director Gian Cassini grew up the only child of a single mother in Monterrey, Mexico. His father, with whom he had only intermittent contact, had left when he was a child...

Barry Avrich and Face2Face host David Peck talk about his new film Oscar Peterson: Black & White , generosity, fear and confidence, music as a universal, the civil rights movement and Oscar’s Hymn To Freedom , and the alchemy of music. Learn more about Barry here and watch the film streaming Crave and HBO. Synopsis: Oscar Peterson: Black & White is a ground-breaking “docu-concert” that dee...

Wi Ding HO and Face2Face host David Peck talk about his poetic, compelling and intimate new film Terrorizers, challenging the status quo, fragmented headlines, choice and responsibility, perspective, sympathy and loneliness and why we’re all just looking to be loved. Synopsis: “A slashing incident connects a group of disillusioned youths, in director Wi Ding HO’s powerful look at the truth beyond...

Bianca Stigter and Face2Face host David Peck talk about her new film Three Minutes - A Lengthening , Kodak memories, human stories and faces as traces, film as a record, family and history and why everyone wants to be seen. Synopsis: Three Minutes - A Lengthening presents a home movie shot by David Kurtz in 1938 in a Jewish town in Poland and tries to postpone its ending. As long as we are watchin...

Mourad Zaoui and Face2Face host David Peck talk about his new film The Forgiven , idealism and access, the truth found in parables, the magic of newfoundland, walking the journey little by little and acknowledging and respecting others. Synopsis: Jessica Chastain, Ralph Fiennes, Caleb Landry Jones, Christopher Abbott, Saïd Taghmaoui, and Marie-Josée Croze lead a stellar ensemble cast in this wild...

Kathryn Bertine and Face2Face host David Peck talk about her new book Stand , activism, social change, the gender gap, beacons of hope, mental health and why things are not always as they seem. Buy the book here and learn more about Kathryn here . STAND: A memoir on Activism. A manual for progress. What really happens when we stand on the front lines of change. “I don’t have time for a blurb, but...

Brett Gaylor and Face2Face host David Peck talk about his new film Discriminator, serendipitous creativity, privacy laws, facial recognition, digital ethics and human rights, data sets, remix culture, surveillance technology and automated decision making. Trailer WATCH the film here . Find out more about Brett and his work here . Synopsis: Discriminator , Brett Gaylor’s latest cautionary tale abou...

Trevor and Ellen Scherer Crafts and Face2Face host David Peck talk about Street Gang, revolutionary ideas, the definition of genius, lightening in a bottle, TV as a wasteland and Kermit the Frog. Trailer Find out more about Street Gang here . Synopsis: Street Gang: How We Got To Sesame Street  takes us inside the minds and hearts of the  Sesame Street  creators, artists, writers, an...

Tracey Deer and Face2Face host David Peck talk about her new film Beans , bridges under construction, storytelling and changing the world, persistence, forgiveness, how anger can guide us for good, listening well and why trauma doesn’t need to define us. Trailer Find out more about the film here and Tracey here . Synopsis: Beans is a coming-of-age story, inspired by co-writer/director Tracey Deer’...

Saul Williams, Motion and Face2Face host David Peck talk about their new film Akilla’s Escape , extended family, lived experience, existence as resistance, racialized capitalism, poetry, art and pushing boundaries and why it may not be a great idea to dabble in hope or cynicism. Trailer Find out more about the film here . Synopsis: Akilla’s Escape weaves the present and past in a crime-noir about...

Nicole Dorsey and Face2Face host David Peck talk about her new film Black Conflux , identity and uncertainty, empathy, attitude and ego, staying present, humility in asking good questions and why what you do next really matters. Watch the film now online. Trailer Find out more about Nicole and the film here . Synopsis: “The lives of an anxious teenage girl and a troubled man converge fatefully, in...