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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. 

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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.

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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...

Listen to Lucas Anders interview with Rino Mioc (director/writer/editor) about the film EARTH TO COLBY. It screens Saturday April 25th at 3:30 PM at the Globe Cinema as part of the Calgary Underground FIlm Festival. Rino Mioc and Stephanie Kvellestad as well as local cast & crew will be in attendance for a post screening Q&A.

EARTH TO COLBY... An aspiring vlogger discovers a notebook detailing hidden portals in her hometown, leading her on a journey to discover the city's supernatural history. After paranormal vlogger Colby vanishes, a documentary crew digs through her content and recovered...

Listen to Lucas Anders interview with Anthony Oberbeck (director/writer) about his film LITTLE DOORS screening as part of the Calgary Underground Film Festival. See it Saturday April 18th at 7:00  PM at the Globe Cinema in Calgary. Join Anthony Oberbeck, Megan Koester (cast),  Eric Cotten (producer) and Miceal O'Donnell (producer) for a post-screening Q&A. 

The feature directorial debut of Anthony Oberbeck (Dad & Stepdad, Reveries: The Mind Prison), LITTLE DOORS is a relentlessly deadpan comedy about loneliness, love, and the pain of human connection. In a strangely quiet, apocalyptic world, a lonely, reticent, and perpetually scowling woman is...

Lucas Anders interviews Nauzanin Knight (director) about her documentary THE FORBIDDEN UNIVERSITY. It is screening as part of Northwest Film Fest Saturday April 11th, 2026 st 2:30PM at Meto Cinema. Nauzanin Knight will be in attendance for a Q&A after the screening.

Amid the shadows of oppression in Iran, THE FORBIDDEN UNIVERSITY unveils a secret beacon of hope. Explore the clandestine world of the Bahá'í Institute for Higher Education, an informal underground university created by the Bahá’ís of Iran in a country where, for them, education is a crime. With poignant interviews and stunning rotoscoped animat...

Christian Zyp interviews Pony Nicole Herauf (director/producer) about her debut feature film YOUNG FEMALE PLAYWRIGHT. See it as part of the Calgary Underground Film Festival on Wednesday April 22nd at 7:00PM at the Globe Cinema. Pony Nicole Herauf & Ellie Moon (screenwriter/actor) will in attendance for a post screening Q&A,

YOUNG FEMALE PLAYWRIGHT... 26-year-old Millie lands a career-making debut at Canada’s National Theatre, but the celebration quickly turns to scrutiny after a press release describes her play as a “deeply personal story.” Certain her dark family drama is a work of fiction, Millie is blinds...

Christian Zyp interviews Alex Montilla (director/writer/editor) about his film FRIDAY THE 69TH. It's screening as part of the Calgary Underground Film Festival on Friday April 17th at 10PM at the Globe Cinema. Alex and Rob Zoppo (actor) will be in attendance for a post screening Q&A.

FRIDAY THE 69TH, the first-ever period piece feature shot entirely on an iPhone (probably...don't Google it), is a microbudget slasher-comedy paying tribute to the bottom-shelf horror films of the early ’80s. It follows a group of adult filmmakers in 1981 who aim to capitalize on the slasher trend by...

Christian Zyp interviews George Mihalka (director) about his film MY BLOODY VALENTINE for the 45th anniversary screening as part of the Calgary Underground Film Festival. See it Sunday April 19th at 4:15PM at the Globe Cinema as part of CUFF. George will be in attendance for the screening for a post-screening Q&A.

Cross your heart...and hope to die. Celebrate the 45th Anniversary of this cult Canadian slasher with the 4K uncut version of MY BLOODY VALENTINE! This 1981 Canadian slasher film was released in the wake of the popularity of the slasher genre that had overtaken...

Christian Zyp interviews Max Hey (director) about his documentary NOW! MORE! YES! See it as part of Northwest Film Fest Friday April 10th at 9:30pm at the Metro Cinema.

This raucous, decidedly stranger-than-fiction doc is one of the wildest movie-going experiences you'll have this year. A SXSW 2025 world premiere, NOW! MORE! YES! tells the incredible story of TW Hansen, the legally blind used car salesman and picture car coordinator based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, whose dreams and schemes know no limits. TW will do just about anything to get a car in front of a camera, even if...

Lucas Anders interviews David Anthony Ngo (director/producer) and Erin Williams-Weir (co-creator/producer) about the documentary NEVER GET BUSTED! See it as part of Northwest Film Fest on Friday April 10th at 7:00 pm at the Metro Cinema. 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 decorated Texas narcotics officer turns his back on the police force, busting crooked cops and teaching drug users how to hide their stash. Barry Cooper is an expert at hiding drugs, evading police, and raising hell! But...

Christian Zyp interviews Sean Cisterna (The Long Rider, From the Vine, Kiss & Cry) about the documentary he directed, SILVER SCREAMERS. You can see it as part of Northwest Film Fest on Friday, April 10, 2026 at 1:00 PM at Metro Cinema.

SILVER SCREAMERS is a heartwarming and spine-tingling documentary that follows a group of spirited senior citizens as they embark on an extraordinary adventure far outside their comfort zone: creating a horror film! In a quaint retirement community, a diverse group of retirees find themselves yearning for excitement and creative expression in their golden years. Led by a local filmmaker...

Christian Zyp interviews John Loeppky about the series he hosts HISTORY IN 60 now streaming on AMI+ online. It premiered recently and you can watch all six episodes eventually. Look below to find links to stream.

HISTORY IN 60 is a six-part documentary series hosted by journalist John Loeppky. In each episode, he digs into a moment of disability history and then takes on the challenge of fitting it all into one minute. The series explores pivotal events, overlooked figures, and the evolving story of disability rights in Canada, connecting past struggles to the present.

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Christian Zyp interviews Niek Theelen (stand-up comic, filmmaker, adaptive athlete) about a project he is trying to get funded, LOVE OF THE GAME: RISE OF THE REAPERS. You can vote for it at the link below at the website for Decentralized Pictures (co-founded by ROman Coppola).

LOVE OF THE GAME: RISE OF THE REAPERS, is a film hosted by stand-up comedian and adaptive sports enthusiast Niek Theelen. This potential film combines Niek's love of laughter and overcoming adversity with his desire to maintain a healthy lifestyle amongst his peers in the Alberta Wheelchair Rugby Community.

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Lucasa Anders interviews Kyle Tobiasson (co-writer/co-director) about the short film IT'S A GIRL that he created with Mia Cooksy. It screens as part of FAVA Fest 2026 on Friday March 20th at 6PM at The Capital Theatre (1920 Street, Fort Edmonton Park). It's one of four projects (Flash, Show Me Something and Edmontask) that Kyle worked on that are presented by the Film and Video Arts Society of Alberta.

IT'S A GIRL... Adeline brings her new boyfriend home to her troubled parents for a dinner none of them will forget

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Lucas Anders interviews Milan Kalra (co-director/co-writer) about his short film WHO IS THE BOY? that he collaborated on with musician Nick Lange. See it as part of FAVA FEST 2926 on Friday March 20th at The Capitol Theatre (1920 Street, Fort Edmonton Park) as part of a program of short films presented by the Film and Video Arts Society of Alberta.

WHO IS THE BOY? is Nick Lange and Milan Kalra's first film. Shot entirely on 16mm film, this short film/long-form music video combines traditional filmmaking with musical elements to capture the themes and story first introduced...

Lucas Anders interviews Nikki Rae Hallow (director), Anna Primiani (writer/producer/actor) and Ashlee Pearce (producer) about the short film THE TABLE BETWEEN US. It  screens as part of FAVA Fest on Friday March 6th at Metro Cinema. FAVA Fest 2026 also has screenings/events March 13th at The Orange Hub and March 20th at The Capitol Theatre.

THE TABLE BETWEEN US - Growing up in an abusive, volatile home, drove Celia (Anna Primiani) to marry a man just like her step- father. Now seven years after her husband's death at the hands of her sister, Lily (Nikki R...

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, a poor boy falls in love with a girl whose sorrow turns into pearls. He sells them to a ruthless pawnbroker, who hungers for more. Tempted by greed, the boy...