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Damian Lachacz interviews Beth Wishart MacKenzie (Vice President) about the Broad View International Film Festival programming from  November 12 to 14, 2026. All screenings will be at Metro Cinema. Guests include: Valerie Buhagiar (debuting the short films Lampedusa and This Is Not a Ghost Story) as well as Sarah Taylor & Anna Cooley (Invisible Imagination)

The Broad View International Film Festival was established in 2021. The purpose of Broad View is to support and promote the advancement of women film directors through festival screenings, professional development and leadership training. They will be featuring a wide array of local, Canadian and global cinema.

Christian Zyp interviews Eden Munroe (writer/editor/director) about his new doc MORE MILES THAN MONEY: THE STORY OF JR. GONE WILD. See it Sunday November 1st at 7 PM at the Metro Cinema. Eden Munroe and other guests will be in attendance for a post-screening Q&A. The film will also be screening in Calgary as part of CUFF.Docs on  Saturday November 21st at 7:15 PM at the Globe Cinema.

Jr. Gone Wild burst onto Canada’s mid-’80s DIY music scene with songs, guitars and no roadmap for the future. A 15-year journey making a life as a...

Christian Zyp interviews Emily Robinson (writer/director) about her feature film directorial debut, CRY UGLY. It screens as part of OFF THE CUFF at the Globe Cinema Monday November 9th at 7 PM. Emily is a SAG Award-nominated, Special Drama Desk Award-winning actor known for her work in EIGHTH GRADE, THE YEAR BETWEEN, PRIVATE LIFE, THE EDGE OF EVERYTHING, and TRANSPARENT. UGLY CRY premiered at SXSW 2026. Her debut novel, CONSUMED, was published in 2023.

An actor loses their dream role because of their "ugly cry" — causing them to spiral down the dark and dangerous path to perfection. When Delaney's (wr...

Christian Zyp interviews Sarah Taylor (co-director/editor) about the documentary INVISIBLE IMAGINATION. See the Edmonton Premiere  Saturday November 14th at 4 PM as part of Broad View International Film Festival. There will be a Q&A with directors Sarah Taylor & Anna Cooley after the screening.

INVISIBLE IMAGINATION... How can you be a creator without a visual imagination? After 20 years in the film industry, award-winning editor Sarah Taylor discovers she is among the approximately 3% with aphantasia. She sets out to discover how her brain works, and where her creativity comes from.

TIX & INFO: https://metrocinema.org/event/i...

Christian Zyp interviews Tim Riedel (writer/director/producer) about his feature film ANCESTRAL BEASTS. It is the Closing Night film of Northwest Fear Fest on Sunday, October 18 at 8:30 p.m. at the Metro Cinema. In addition, Tim Riedel and guests will be in attendance for a post-screening Q&A.

ANCESTRAL BEASTS... A Métis woman retreats to her family's rural home to rebuild her life, only to discover a lethal presence that forces her to decide between what she is willing to sacrifice and what she must protect—while realizing that horror can manifest itself in more ways...

Christian Zyp interviews several participants from the QTAG (Queer and Trans Action Group) Intersectional Film Fest. Portionions of the events are available via Zoom as well as in-person screenings. Christian's guests include: Dr. Roz Zulla (project head/producer of This is My Life and Born for This), Ronnie Varewny (writer/producer of Unseen) and Mickey Neal (director of Wildflowers).

Kasal [The Commitment], directed by Joselito Altarejos on Monday, October 19 @ CMHA Prosper Place Clubhouse (10232 106 Street NW)

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Christian Zyp interviews J Stevens (series co-creator/director/executive producer) about the news series SLO PITCH> you can stream it on Crave in Canada.

SLO PITCH centres on the Brovaries, an underachieving softball team for LGBTQ women, non-binary  and other players. Despite being perennial losers, the Brovaries are trying to turn the corner and win, even though they've been more concerned with drinking beer and meeting women at after-game parties than they are with the sport. The cast features: Jess Salgueiro, Karen Knox, Chelsea Muirhead, Gwenlyn Cumyn, Khadijah Roberts-Abdullah, Lane Webb, Amanda Cord and Emily Hampshire

Christian Zyp interviews Carlye Rubin (producer/director) and Tina Grapenthin (co-director/editor/producer) about their documentary feature BLOOD & GUTS. See it Sunday October 18, 2026 at 12:30 p.m. at Metro Cinema as part of Northwest Fear Fest. 

BLOOD & GUTS... The lines between real life and reel life are muddied in the story of the Adams Family (Toby Poser, John Adams, Zelda Adams, Lulu Adams), an unconventional family who make independent horror films. While they may vomit blood onto one another, lack boundaries, and make frequent use of the f-word, they also face what every family must: c...

Christian Zyp interviews Sylvia Douglas (director/producer) about the short film NEMESIS. It screens as part of the "Alberta Kills" shorts package at Northwest Fear Fest. See it at the Metro Cinema on Sunday October 18, 2026 at 6:30 p.m 

NEMESIS... After a high school student is assaulted and publicly humiliated, two outcast classmates perform an occult ritual for revenge, unknowingly unleashing the ancient goddess Nemesis.

NWFF INFO & TIX: https://www.northwestfearfest.ca/2026/alberta-kills-shorts
INSTAGRAM: @dougiecreative
WEBSITE: https://sylviadouglas.com/

Christian Zyp interviews Michael Gabriele (writer/director/producer) about his film UNHOLY NIGHT. It screens Saturday October 17 at 2:00 p.m.  at Metro Cinema as part of Northwest Fear Fest. 

UNHOLY NIGHT... A family's Christmas Eve dinner becomes a nightmare as Gino must protect his loved ones from his reanimated grandmother, who crashes the celebration with murderous intent.

NWFF INFO & TIX: https://www.northwestfearfest.ca/2026/unholy-night
INSTAGRAM: @michaelgabrieldirector

Listen to Christian Zyp interview Morgan Baker and Tammy Heisel (directors and writers) about their documentary feature film BEHIND THE CASTLE DOORS: THE ORIGIN OF THE HILARIOUS HOUSE OF FRIGHTENSTEIN. See the film at Northwest Fear Fest at Metro Cinema on Saturday, October 17 at 11:00 a.m. There will be cereal, beverages and a screening of a vintage episode of The Hilarious House of Frightenstein. Morgan Baker and Tammy Heisel will be in attendance for a post screening Q&A. 

BEHIND THE CASTLE DOORS: THE ORIGIN OF THE HILARIOUS HOUSE OF FRIGHTENSTEIN... When the Markowitz brothers pitched their i...

Lucas Anders interviews Nikki Rae Hallow (director/actor) about the short film TRINKETS. See it as part of Edmonton International Film Festival at the screening of the short films programme Studio A 5.0 on Sunday, September 27, 2026 at 7:00 PM at Landmark Cinemas 9 City Centre (Theatre 1). 

Elizabeth (Nikki Rae Hallow) recounts a seemingly normal first date with an online acquaintance which has ended, shall we say, in an unexpected ‘nightcap’.  Arriving on-scene, a Detective offers to help her out, as long as she helps him out.  Don’t mess with Elizabeth! 

EIFF INFO & TIX: https://edmontonfilmfest.com/films/
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Christian Zyp interviews Grace Gilroy (producer) about the film QUEENS FOR A DAY. See it as part of the Edmonton International Film Festival on Friday, September 25, 2026 6:30 PM at Landmark Cinemas 9 City Centre (Theatre 1). Grace Gilroy (X-FIles, Bride of Chucky, Blues Brothers 2000), Chris Carter (X-Files, Millennium), Dori Carter and Erin Boyes (Keeper) will be in attendance for a post-screening Q&A.

QUEENS FOR A DAY... A right wing newscaster finds herself catapulted back into 1950s Queens New York, forced to live her own mother's life. The America she finds, and the cramped existence she can't escape, are a...

Christian Zyp interviews Yova Shamir (director/screenwriter) about his documentary feature THE METEORITE GANG. It screens as part of the Edmonton International Film Festival on Saturday, September 26, 2026 6:00 PM at Landmark Cinemas 9 City Centre (Theatre 8). Several subjects featured in the film will be present for a Q&A following the film.

THE METEORITE GANG... In the 1960s, mailman Frank Coons unearthed a meteorite he claimed to see fall from the sky. Shunned by scientists, Frank bought a school bus and toured the rock across Canada for a nickel a peek—until his sudden, mysterious death fueled rumors of a...

Christian Zyp interviews Aisha Evelyna (writer/director/actor) about her feature film SEAHORSE. See it as part of the Edmonton International Film Festival on Tuesday, September 29, 2026 6:30 PM at Landmark Cinemas 9 City Centre (Theatre 1). Aisha will be in attendance for a post screening Q&A. 

SEAHORSE... Nola (Aisha Evelyna) , a sous chef, is seeking stability after a stay in a mental health facility. After a hectic dinner shift, she crashes her bike—and wakes to find her estranged, unhoused father, standing over her. As she takes him in, old wounds resurface, and her world unravels. Caught between past and...

Christian Zyp interviews Mike Lobel (director/screenwriter/editor) about his documentary feature DON'T COME UPSTAIRS. See the Canadian Premiere as part of the Edmonton International Film Festival on Saturday October 3, 2026 12:30 PM at Landmark Cinemas 9 City Centre (Theatre 1). Mike Lobel will also be in person at the screening for a Q&A.

"Never ask Dad what he does for work." This was the unspoken rule that defined filmmaker Mike Lobel's childhood. For more than 30 years, Lobel and his siblings knew their family held a closely guarded secret. In the documentary Don't Come Upstairs, Lobel unravels the mystery that...

Christian Zyp interviews Bahij Jaroudi (writer/director/animator) about his animated short film BISOU SAUVAGE. It screens at the Edmonton International Film Festival as part of Lunchbox Shorts 4.0 on Thursday October 1st, 2026 at 12:10 PM at Landmark Cinemas 9 City Centre (Theatre 1).

BISOU SAUVAGE... As world tragedies pile up, a bored couple is looking for their next distraction. This explosive dark comedy is a blunt take on the privilege of boredom and the dissonance that is needed to pretend everything is okay. Lebanese-Canadian illustrator and animator Bahij Jaroudi compels us to recognize our own apathy in this relatable black-and-white...

Christian Zyp interviews Dylan Glynn (writer/designer/director) about the animated short KNOWING GAZE. It will screen at the Edmonton International Film Festival as part of their Short Stop 7.0 program. See it on Saturday October 3rd, 2026 at 12:00pm at Landmark CInemas 9 City Centre.

Knowing Gaze is a loving roast of gay culture. This animated short moves fluidly through a series of interconnected vignettes—from online personas to offline hookups, from the thrift store to the dance floor to the bathhouse. Rendered in expressive brush strokes, the story unfolds as candid conversations carried by acidic dialogue and vulnerable in...

Christian Zyp interviews Kerrie Long (former Executive Director & Lead Programmer for EIFF) about her 20 year tenure at the top of the Edmonton International Film Festival. Since EIFF is celebrating their 40th anniversary and Kerrie is a vital part of its storied history, she is the best person to look back at a large portion of the festival's history. She is still part of EIFF as a short film programmer, even though she has retired from her position as the head of the festival. 

Kerrie began her journey at EIFF in 2004, managing the daily duties required to produce a...

Christian Zyp  interviews Braden Cannon (Private Records Archivist) from the Provincial Archives of Alberta about their 38th annual Film Night Event, THE VIEW FROM ALBERTA: FILMS OF TOM RADFORD. The event takes place Friday September 18th, 2026 at Metro Cinema at 6:30PM. Admission is FREE. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Tom Radford. 

Tom Radford - acclaimed Alberta filmmaker, producer, and member of the Order of Canada. Radford has spent his career as an independent filmmaker and National Film Board of Canada producer to documenting the lives, struggles, and triumphs of regular people in th...

Christian Zyp interviews Vincent Brulotte (Production Coordinator & Programmer) from the Edmonton International Film Festival discuss the 4th and final edition of the EIFF ROAD TO 40 screenings. This time it's the EIFF's Road to 40: Parasite on Thursday, August 27, 2026 7:00 PM MDT at Landmark Cinemas 9 City Centre. 

PARASITE (2019) which was directed by Bong Joon Ho, revolves around a poor family of parents, son, and daughter, who struggle to survive in a society with the least luxuries. They were managing their lives, obviously criticizing the wealthy, until one day Choi-woo-sik, the son of the family received an opportunity to tutor a w...

Christian Zyp interviews Andrea Werhun (co-writer/co-producer) and Nicole Bazuin (director/producer) about their documentary MODERN WHORE. It's available on CRAVE in Canada and VOD platforms everywhere. Sean Baker (Anora) serves as an executive producer on the film.

Andrea Werhun and Nicole Bazuin challenge toxic misconceptions about sex work and sex workers with great audacity and high style. An impassioned and insightful rebuttal to the assumptions, misconceptions, and faulty representations that surround sex work and sex workers, Modern Whore may also be the most audacious and engaging movie ever made about the oldest profession.

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Christian Zyp interviews Adrian Dean (Executive Producer/Co-Director) from the AMI+ series HOW WE DO IT! This series brings children of all abilities together to show viewers how they live their best lives. Hosts Carly (Allison Lang), who has a limb difference; Isaac (Donovan Whyte), who is a paraplegic and wheelchair user; and puppet Howie the Dog (Crispi Lord) explore topics relevant to preschoolers, with a special focus on the disability community. Whenever Carly, Isaac or Howie need insight or advice, they call on a diverse group of their clubhouse friends to help them share, laugh and play. How...

Christian Zyp interviews Vincent Brulotte (Production Coordinator & Programmer) from the Edmonton International Film Festival discuss the 3rd edition of the EIFF ROAD TO 40 screenings. This time it's the documentary IT MIGHT GET LOUD from director Davis Guggenheim. See it Thursday July 23rd @ 7PM at Metro Cinema. 

IT MIGHT GET LOUD tells the personal stories, in their own words, of three generations of electric guitar virtuosos – The Edge (U2), Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin), and Jack White (The White Stripes). It reveals how each developed his unique sound and style of playing favourite instruments, guitars both found and invented. Con...

Lindsey Campbell interview Phil Moniz (co-director/co-writer/executive producer) about his film RACEWALKERS. It's screening across Canada in theatres during July. 

RACEWALKERS...  Will Lester (Phil Moniz) could never compete in the sport he’s always loved: racewalking. While struggling to find respect as a coach, Will’s fortunes change when he spots a burnout pitcher with the most impeccable racewalking stride he’s ever seen. Together, Will and Matt (Kevin Claydon) team up, face the challenges of a sport that doesn’t want them, and to try to take down the best walker in the country. 

Phil's jo...

Lucas Anders interviews Tasha Hubbard (director/co-writer) about her film MEADOWLARKS. See it streaming now on Crave or VOD.

MEADOWLARKS... Inspired by her own acclaimed documentary BIRTH OF A FAMILY, the film tells the story of four Cree siblings, Connie, Marianne, Gwen, and Anthony, separated as babies through Canada’s notorious Sixties Scoop, which saw indigenous children taken from their homes to be adopted by white families. Excited and curious, but also scared and afraid of rejection, they agree to meet for the first time over a holiday weekend in the mountains of Banff.

INSTAGRAM: @me...

Christian Zyp interviews Michael Stasko (director/writer/producer/editor) about his film VAMPIRE ZOMBIES... FROM SPACE! You can see it on Apple+, Amazon Prime, VOD and on Blu-Ray/DVD. 

VAMPIRE ZOMBIES... FROM OUTER SPACE! - From the darkest corners of space, Dracula has hatched his most diabolical scheme yet: transforming an unsuspecting small town into a bloodthirsty army of vampire zombies! Facing this interstellar horror is a motley crew like no other—a grizzled detective haunted by former cases, a skeptical rookie cop desperate to prove herself, a chain-smoking greaser with attitude to spare, and a determined you...

Christian Zyp interview Zola Grimmer, the star of the film CAMP from director Avalon Fast. See it at the Metro Cinema Sunday July 12, 2026 at 9:30 PM and Wednesday July 15, 2026 at 6:45 PM. The Wednesday screening will feature a virtual Q&A with Avalon Fast.

 Girls. Ghosts. Grief. Avalon Fast’s CAMP is an out-of-body experience that brings you about as close as you can get to witchcraft and otherworldly spirits. After accidentally causing two fatal accidents, Emily spends the summer as a counsellor at a Christian grief camp in the woods in order to process her guilt. The film tak...

Lucas Anders interviews Jacqueline Doorey (director) about her documentary THE HOCKEY PLAYER. You can see the Canadian Premiere at the Metro Cinema on Friday June 26th at 8:30PM. This red-carpet event will feature a VIP reception, Guests (Luke Prokop, Jacqueline Doorey and more) and more as they celebrate an important and deeply personal hockey story in the city that helped shape it.

Shot over the last five years, The Hockey Player follows Canadian-born defenseman Luke Prokop as he decides to become the first — and still only — professional athlete playing under contract to an NHL team to come out...

Christian Zyp interviews Corey Payette (writer/director/composer) about the feature film STARWALKER. It will be screening as part of the Rainbow Visions Film Festival at Metro Cinema on Saturday June 20th at 9:15pm. 

STARWALKER is a luminous celebration of Indigenous and queer resilience — a love letter to self-expression, chosen family, and the unapologetic joy of authenticity. Bursting with music, movement, and spirit, it’s a dazzling journey from pain to pride, and from survival to radiant self-love. In the beating heart of East Vancouver’s drag scene, Star, a Two-Spirit Indigiqueer performer, struggles to rise above the cit...

Christian Zyp interviews Siobhan McCarthy (director/writer/editor) about their feature film directorial debut SHE'S THE HE. It screens as of Rainbow Visions Film Festival on Saturday June 20th at 6:30pm at Metro Cinema. 

SHE’S THE HE is an outrageous, uproarious, teen comedy for the ages. Before graduation, Ethan and Alex decide to pose as trans women in a last-ditch effort to quell gay rumours. It’s all a joke until Ethan realizes she really is trans. The two must reckon with their changing friendship, coming out, and coming-of-age. In the tradition of the wild and raunc...

Christian Zyp interviews VIncent Brulotte (Production Coordinator & Programmer) about the ROAD TO 40 - An EIFF Retrospective Series. This is a compilation of four films over the summer that leads up to the Edmonton International Film Festival in September. The film being featured in July will be DEAR FRANKIE at the Landmark CIty Centre Cinemas on Thursday June 25th at 7PM.

DEAR FRANKIE... Nine-year-old Frankie and his single mum Lizzie have been on the move ever since Frankie can remember, most recently arriving in a seaside Scottish town. Wanting to protect her deaf son from the truth that...

Listen to Christian Zyp interview with GIna Payzant (writer/director/producer) and Darrin Hagen (composer) about the film PHYSICS FOR POETS. See it at the Telus World of Science Edmonton IMAX Theatre June 25-28 and July 2-4. Each screening starts at 4:30pm.   

PHYSICS FOR POETS blends historical drama with magical realism. The film unfolds over one pivotal night in 1633, as Galileo grapples with truth, power, and consequence. Ghostly visits from Johannes Kepler echo across time, connecting the birth of modern science to today’s technological age—and asking: Who is in charge? Minimalist staging, jewel-toned costumes, and innova...

Christian Zyp interviews Ryan Prows (director/writer) and Tim Cairo (writer) about their film NIGHT PATROL. See the Canadian Premiere at the Metro Cinema on Saturday May 23rd at 6:30pm. Ryan & Tim as well as screenwriters Jake Gibson and Shaye Ogbonna will be in attendance for a post-screening Q&A.

NIGHT PATROL is a 2025 American horror thriller film starring Jermaine Fowler, Justin Long, Freddie Gibbs, RJ Cyler, YG, Nicki Micheaux, Flying Lotus, Phil Brooks, and Dermot Mulroney. It's a cop corruption thriller that’s also a vampire movie focusing on four characters. Ethan Hawkins (Justin Long), the so...

Damian Lachacz interviews Brishkay Ahmed (director) about their documentary IN THE ROOM. It screens Wednesday May 13th, 2026 at the Art Gallery of Alberta at 7:00PM. Edmonton Supports Right to Learn Afghanistan presents Brishkay Ahmad's "In the Room" for this FREE screening.

Right to Learn Afghanistan (Edmonton Supporters) will be screening Brishkay Ahmed's 2025 documentary In The Room, a production of the National Film Board. Resistance stories from five Afghan women come together to showcase the defiance, sisterhood, and enduring fight for women's freedom in Afghanistan. We'll have a brief presentation following the film, and will invite guests to...

Christian Zyp interviews Vincent Brulotte (Production Coordinator & Programmer) about the Road to 40 - An EIFF Retrospective Series. This is a compilation of four films over the summer that will lead up to the Edmonton International Film Festival in September. There will be a screening every month. Follow Moving Radio for information for each screening.

The inaugural screening of "The Road to 40" is of Anne Wheeler's made-in-Alberta classic BYE BYE BLUES! Featuring incredible musical performances, and a standout turn from Canadian icon Rebecca Jenkins, this felt like the perfect way to open our series! See the screening at...

Christian Zyp interviews Gabby Moukhaiber(Programming Lead) and Suzuanne Burwash (Assistant Programmer) about the FascinAsian Film Festival taking place in Edmonton from May 12-16, 2026. Screenings will take place at several locations (Metro Cinema, Alberta Art Gallery, Landmark City Center Cinemas) showcasing pan-asian filmmakers internationally as well as locally. 

FascinAsian Film Festival is a culturally specific film festival based in the Prairie region of Canada. The festival, which began in Winnipeg in 2021, expanded to Calgary in 2022, then launched in Edmonton in 2025, celebrates Asian contributions to the film and media landscape and aims to showcase the talents of Asian-Canadian a...

Christian Zyp interviews Kyle Misaki (director/writer) & Jonathan Petro )producer) about their feature film BAD HAIRCUT. See it as part of the Calgary Underground Film Festival (CUFF) Friday April 24th at 9:00PM at the Globe Cinema. Kyle Misaki & Jonathan Petro will be in attendance for s post -screening Q&A.

BAD HAIRCUT... Billy Crumpus has never been the confident type. A socially awkward college student with a goofy charm that never quite lands, he hits rock bottom after a humiliating encounter with a group of girls at a party. Seeing their friend spiraling, Billy’s ride-or-die duo, So...

Christian Zyp interviews Coty Savard (producer) & Connor McNally (subtitle editor) about Gil Cardinal's film FOSTER CHILD: ohpikihâkan awâsis. It will screen as part of Dreamspeakers International Indigenous Film Festival on Saturday April 18th at 7PM at Landmark City Centre Cinemas. There will be a post-screening Q&A panel after the film with elders Jerry & Jo-Ann Saddleback hosted by Connor McNally and Coty Savard.

FOSTER CHILD: ohpikihâkan awâsis... An important figure in the history of Canadian Indigenous filmmaking, Gil Cardinal was born to a Métis mother but raised by a non-Indigenous foster family, and w...

Listen to Lucas Anders interview with Jody Wilson (director/writer) about the film THE BEARDED GIRL. It screens as part of the Calgary Underground Film Festival on Monday April 20th at 6:30PM at the Globe Cinema. Jody WIlson and Jeff Gladstone (cast) will be in attendance for a post-screening Q&A.

THE BEARDED GIRL... On the brink of inheriting the position of "The Bearded Woman" – matriarchal leader to an outcast community of circus performers – a young woman defies her overbearing mother and runs away instead. Free from the expectations and responsibilities at home, she seeks romance and adve...