Carolyn Talks..., Podcast

CONSTANT BATTLES director Mackenzie Stannard and Writer and producer Sepideh Yadegar joined #CarolynTalks, to discuss their documentary about Iranian Canadian boxer Nyousha Nahkjiri's battles with ADHD and anxiety to make it as a professional athlete in the ring.Mack and Sepideh also speak about how Nyousha's mother Elehah's own story became an integral part of the film when she revealed she had been sentenced to 4 1/2 years in prison in Iran as a teen for her activism for women's rights, demonstrating that girls and women have many obstacles to be fought in patriarchal societies.https://www.mackstannard.com/https://www.sepidehyadegar.ca/Find me on Social Media at: @CarrieCnh12To support my work, funds can be donated through paypal.com/paypalme/carolynhinds0525My Social Media hashtags are: #CarolynTalks #DramasWithCarrie #SaturdayNightSciFi #SHWH #KCrushVisit Authory.com/CarolynHinds to find links to all of my published film festival coverage, writing, YouTube and other podcasts So Here's What Happened!, and Beyond The Romance.

In this episode of #CarolynTalks I discuss what it takes to be a production designer with award-winning veteran creative Neil Patel, and his two most recent projects, Bughouse, the immersive museum experience of the life of "outside artist" Henry Darger put on by the Vineyard Theatre, and the thriller Drag by Ravluv Ullman and Greg Yagolnitzer which premiered at SXSW 2026.Find me on Social Media at: @CarrieCnh12To donate to my work, fund can be given through paypal.com/paypalme/carolynhinds0525My Social Media hashtags are: #CarolynTalks #DramasWithCarrie #SaturdayNightSciFi #SHWH #KCrushVisit Authory.com/CarolynHinds to find links to all of my published film festival coverage, writing, YouTube and other podcasts So Here's What Happened!, and Beyond The Romance.

In my interview with SŪNNA (Listen) writer and director Radha Mehta, she shared her journey from being a civil engineer, to artist and filmmaker, and how this short about Lakshmi (Aaliya Mehta) a young traditional Indian musician losing her hearing, is inspired by Rahda's own lived experiences and journey.SŪNNA also stars award-winning stage performer and musician Anisha Nagarajan as Lakshmi's mother, Savita.Visit https://www.radhamehta.com/ to see some of Radha's art work and information about her other short films.Find me on Social Media at: @CarrieCnh12To donate to my work, fund can be given through paypal.com/paypalme/carolynhinds0525My Social Media hashtags are: #CarolynTalks #DramasWithCarrie #SaturdayNightSciFi #SHWH #KCrushVisit Authory.com/CarolynHinds to find links to all of my published film festival coverage, writing, YouTube and other podcasts So Here's What Happened!, and Beyond The Romance.

FEELING TOGETHER multimodal filmmaker and anthropologist Fukuda Pero, joined me to discuss his unique short form documentary of an intense family argument that takes place one night in close knit Batwa village, Central Africa.Present in the film are Kidau, Sadede, Daraza, Mwarabu, Bigirabagao, Kagano, Paci, and Panzinga.Learn more about Pero's work and his poetry on on his social media https://www.instagram.com/fukudapero/Find me on Social Media at: @CarrieCnh12To donate to my work, fund can be given through paypal.com/paypalme/carolynhinds0525My Social Media hashtags are: #CarolynTalks #DramasWithCarrie #SaturdayNightSciFi #SHWH #KCrushVisit Authory.com/CarolynHinds to find links to all of my published film festival coverage, writing, YouTube and other podcasts So Here's What Happened!, and Beyond The Romance.

Fellow YouTube and podcast host Maddy Myer joined me to discuss MADDY MANIA, her new entertainment channel where she interviews professionals in such industries as Broadway and wrestling, what it's like taking that leap and hos it differs to her work as a film publicist.#CarolynTalks #FilmCritic #Podcast #Interview Find me on Social Media at: @CarrieCnh12To donate to my work, fund can be given through paypal.com/paypalme/carolynhinds0525My Social Media hashtags are: #CarolynTalks #DramasWithCarrie #SaturdayNightSciFi #SHWH #KCrushVisit Authory.com/CarolynHinds to find links to all of my published film festival coverage, writing, YouTube and other podcasts So Here's What Happened!, and Beyond The Romance.

Filmmaker, journalist, and novelist Brooke Obie joined me to discuss ABANITU: A Family Documentary, her debut feature film and documentary about her ancestor Lucy Obie, a woman who started a family legacy of farming and resiliency through strife in 1906, North Carolina.For screening information for ABANITU, visit Brooke's official website at https://www.brookeobie.com/films/abanitu-film/Find me on Social Media at: @CarrieCnh12To donate to my work, fund can be given through paypal.com/paypalme/carolynhinds0525My Social Media hashtags are: #CarolynTalks #DramasWithCarrie #SaturdayNightSciFi #SHWH #KCrushVisit Authory.com/CarolynHinds to find links to all of my published film festival coverage, writing, YouTube and other podcasts So Here's What Happened!, and Beyond The Romance.

Filmmaker YuHan Tsai, joined me for the SXSW 2026 premiere of her short film DUA JI, starring award-winning Taiwanese actress KueiMei Yang 楊貴媚 as a daughter unable to fully grieve her mother's passing when her desire to perform certain ancestral rights is denied due to patriarchal customs.DUA JI co-stars hiaKeui Chen陳家逵, YuPing Wang王渝屏, and JieFei Huang黃婕霏Visit YuHan's official webpage at https://yuhantsai.com/Find me on Social Media at: @CarrieCnh12To donate to my work, fund can be given through paypal.com/paypalme/carolynhinds0525My Social Media hashtags are: #CarolynTalks #DramasWithCarrie #SaturdayNightSciFi #SHWH #KCrushVisit Authory.com/CarolynHinds to find links to all of my published film festival coverage, writing, YouTube and other podcasts So Here's What Happened!, and Beyond The Romance.

Writer, director, and producer Fia Perera joined #CarolynTalks, to discuss her feature film MERMAID, about Cassie (Devyn McDowell), a Transgender 10-year-old who finds understanding and protection with Pepper (Arturo Luiz Soria), a world weary and grieving drag queen who reluctantly let's the little girl into her heart and under her sequined wing.#LGBTQ #IndepdentFilm #Interview #PodcastFor film details, visit https://www.pererapictures.com/about-9, or https://www.pererapictures.com/Find me on Social Media at: @CarrieCnh12To donate to my work, fund can be given through paypal.com/paypalme/carolynhinds0525My Social Media hashtags are: #CarolynTalks #DramasWithCarrie #SaturdayNightSciFi #SHWH #KCrushVisit Authory.com/CarolynHinds to find links to all of my published film festival coverage, writing, YouTube and other podcasts So Here's What Happened!, and Beyond The Romance.

Writer, director and actor Mekhai Lee joined me for #CarolynTalks, to discuss THEM THAT'S NOT, his short film starring Angel Theory as a deaf queer poet caught between her feelings of grief at her Grandmother's passing, and feeling isolated amongst her family members at the funeral.#LGBTQ #ShortFilm #Disability #Interview #FilmCritic THEM THAT'S NOT co-stars Biko Eisen-Martin and Carrie Compere, and is an official selection at the 2026 #SXSW Film Festival.Follow Mekhai on social media https://www.instagram.com/lifeofkhaiii__/Find me on Social Media at: @CarrieCnh12To donate to my work, fund can be given through paypal.com/paypalme/carolynhinds0525My Social Media hashtags are: #CarolynTalks #DramasWithCarrie #SaturdayNightSciFi #SHWH #KCrushVisit Authory.com/CarolynHinds to find links to all of my published film festival coverage, writing, YouTube and other podcasts So Here's What Happened!, and Beyond The Romance.