So Here's What Happened

Director-writer Jayant Digambar Somalkar and Producer Shefali Bhushan joined me to talk about STHAL/A Match, their award-winning dramatic feature about a 19-year-old college student at a major crossroads in her life where her fate lies not in her hands as it should, and the destructive nature of patriarchy.Sthal / A Match won the NETPAC Award at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival, where it had its world premiere to critical and audience acclaim in the Discovery Program.To learn more about Jayant's and Shefali's work, visit the YouTube channel of Dhun Productions: https://www.youtube.com/@dhunproductions8729Follow the official Instagram account at @Dhun.productionsFollow me on Twitter, Instagram and TikTok at: @CarrieCnh12My Social Media hashtags are: #CarolynTalks #DramasWithCarrie #SaturdayNightSciFi #SHWH #SHWHCarolynTo offer monetary support of my work donate to www.paypal.com/paypalme/carolynhinds0525Links to all of my published writing, and podcasts; So Here's What Happened!, Carolyn Talks..., Beyond The Romance: https://authory.com/CarolynHinds

In this episodes of Carolyn Talks..., Film Curator Goran Topalovic, joined me to talk about what makes the Korean films of the 1960s a defining era of Korean cinema, and curating one the world's largest retrospectives for the Lincoln Film Centre's celebration of Korean filmmakers, actors, and culture.The retrospective in collaboration with Subway Cinema founded by Goran, runs from September 1st - 17th; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKwFAclBPYA&ab_channel=SubwayCinemaFor more information visit Film at Lincoln Centre's official set: https://www.filmlinc.org/series/korean-cinemas-golden-decade-the-1960s/Follow Goran on Twitter at @goranfilmFollow me on Twitter, Instagram and TikTok at: @CarrieCnh12My Social Media hashtags are: #CarolynTalks #DramasWithCarrie #SaturdayNightSciFi #SHWH #SHWHCarolynhttps://www.paypal.com/paypalme/carolynhinds0525Links to all of my published writing, and podcasts; So Here's What Happened!, Carolyn Talks..., Beyond The Romance: https://authory.com/CarolynHinds

Director and co-writer Eldar Shibanov joined me to chat about his wonderfully weird and nuanced feature MOUNTAIN ONION, about a young brother and sister on a quest from their home in the mountains of Kazakhstan, to China to find a magic pill to help their father's relationship with their mother.#MountainOnion had its North American premiere at the New York Asian Film Festival. To learn more about #NYAFF visit the official website at www.nyaff.orgLinks to all of my published writing, and podcasts; authory.com/CarolynHindsYouTube: YouTube.com/@Carolyn_HindsFollow me on Twitter, Instagram and TikTok at: @CarrieCnh12Social Media hashtags are: #CarolynTalks #DramasWithCarrie #SaturdayNightSciFi #SHWH #SHWHCarolynwww.paypal.com/paypalme/carolynhinds0525Links to all of my published writing, and podcasts; authory.com/CarolynHinds

Taiwanese filmmaker Tseng Ying-ting, and producer David Tang joined me for an episode of Carolyn Talks..., to discuss their dramatic feature film THE ABANDONED, which had its North American premiere at the 2023 New York Asian Film Festival.#TheAbandoned stars Janine Chang, Chen Wei-min, Ethan Juan, and Chloe Xiang.To learn more about #NYAFF visit the official website at https://www.nyaff.org/Links to all of my published writing, and podcasts; authory.com/CarolynHindsYouTube: YouTube.com/@Carolyn_HindsFollow me on Twitter, Instagram and TikTok at: @CarrieCnh12Social Media hashtags are: #CarolynTalks #DramasWithCarrie #SaturdayNightSciFi #SHWH #SHWHCarolynwww.paypal.com/paypalme/carolynhinds0525Find links to all of my published writing, and podcasts at authory.com/CarolynHinds

Director and writer Areel Abu Bakar and lead actor Megat Sharizal joined Carolyn Talks..., for the U.S. Premiere of their film WALID, in which Megat plays the title character Walid, a teacher who witnesses the abduction of one of his students and takes matters into his hands to find her, at all costs.#Walid is Areel's second film to feature the Malaysian martial art of Silat. The first was his debut GERAN, also titled SILAT WARRIORS: Deed of Death.Read my first interview with Areel for Geran here: https://authory.com/CarolynHinds?collection=All-Content-cda884727ae0447bd97b4449d612c2b3a&text=silatLinks to all of my published writing, and podcasts; authory.com/CarolynHindsYouTube: YouTube.com/@Carolyn_HindsFollow me on Twitter, Instagram and TikTok at: @CarrieCnh12Social Media hashtags are: #CarolynTalks #DramasWithCarrie #SaturdayNightSciFi #SHWH #SHWHCarolynwww.paypal.com/paypalme/carolynhinds0525https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/carolynhinds0525Links to all of my published writing, and podcasts; So Here's What Happened!, Carolyn Talks..., Beyond The Romance: Authory.com/CarolynHinds

For the US Premiere of his award-winning dramatic debut feature film, ABANG ADIK, Malaysian producer Lay Jin Ong spoke to me OF centering his film around two orphaned brothers Abang (Kang Ren Wu), and Adi (Jack Tan), whose love and dedication to each other is threatened in a world where their undocumented status poses a threat to their lives.To learn more about NYAFF visit the official website at https://www.nyaff.org/Links to all of my published writing, and podcasts; authory.com/CarolynHindsYouTube: YouTube.com/@Carolyn_HindsFollow me on Twitter, Instagram and TikTok at: @CarrieCnh12Social Media hashtags are: #CarolynTalks #DramasWithCarrie #SaturdayNightSciFi #SHWH #SHWHCarolynwww.paypal.com/paypalme/carolynhinds0525

For the US Premiere of her film at the 2023 New York Asian Film Festival, writer and director Anastasia Tsang joined me for an episode of Carolyn Talks..., to chat about her debut feature A LIGHT NEVER GOES OUT, about the emotional connection the recently widowed Heung Kong has to her husband Bill's creations, the brilliant neon signs that once light up Hong Kong streets, but are being put out one by one due to a new law.#ALightNeverGoesOut stars Sylvia Chang as Heung, Henick Chou, Cecilia Choi, and Simon Yam.To learn more about NYAFF visit the official website at https://www.nyaff.org/Links to all of my published writing, and podcasts; authory.com/CarolynHindsYouTube: YouTube.com/@Carolyn_HindsFollow me on Twitter, Instagram and TikTok at: @CarrieCnh12Social Media hashtags are: #CarolynTalks #DramasWithCarrie #SaturdayNightSciFi #SHWH #SHWHCarolynwww.paypal.com/paypalme/carolynhinds0525Links to all of my published writing, and podcasts; So Here's What Happened!, Carolyn Talks..., Beyond The Romance: https://authory.com/CarolynHinds

In this episode of Carolyn Talks..., actress Bai Ling and I share our thoughts on her latest performance as the character of Wai-Lan, in BACK HOME, the feature fil debut by Hong Kong filmmaker Nate Ki. Also starring Anson Kong, the film an atmospheric horror about the ways the past and those who've passed on haunts those still around.#BackHome had it's world premiere at the 2023 New York Asian Film Festival.To learn more about #NYAFF visit the official website at www.nyaff.orgLinks to all of my published writing, and podcasts; authory.com/CarolynHindsYouTube: YouTube.com/@Carolyn_HindsFollow me on Twitter, Instagram and TikTok at: @CarrieCnh12Social Media hashtags are: #CarolynTalks #DramasWithCarrie #SaturdayNightSciFi #SHWH #SHWHCarolynwww.paypal.com/paypalme/carolynhinds0525

For the North American premiere of their action thriller GEYLANG, named after a district in their native Singapore, director Boi Kwong and actor Jason Ho joined me for an episode of Carolyn Talks..., during the 2023 season of the New York Asian Film Festival.To learn more about NYAFF visit the official website at www.nyaff.orgLinks to all of my published writing, and podcasts; authory.com/CarolynHindsYouTube: YouTube.com/@Carolyn_HindsFollow me on Twitter, Instagram and TikTok at: @CarrieCnh12Social Media hashtags are: #CarolynTalks #DramasWithCarrie #SaturdayNightSciFi #SHWH #SHWHCarolynwww.paypal.com/paypalme/carolynhinds0525