Carolyn Talks..., Podcast

Award-winning Hong Kong filmmaker Adam Wong 黃修平 spoke with me for #CarolynTalks about his new dramatic feature, THE WAY WE TALK 看我今天怎麼說,, about a trio of deaf young adults, Sophie, Wolf, and Alan learning to navigate a world where they face discrimination, roadblocks, and disapproval in their personal and professional lives. #TheWayWeTalk #看我今天怎麼說 stars Neo Yau 游學修, Chung Suet Ying 鍾雪瑩, and Marco Ng 吳祉昊 , and was co-written by SeeKing, 1000springs, and Ho Hong 何康 .#HongKongFilm #Interview #Podcast #Deaf #Cantonese #SignLanguageThe film is produced and distributed by  @illume_films  and  @OneCoolFilmProduction  Find me on Twitter and Instagram at: @CarrieCnh12paypal.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.

For the North American premiere of their dramatic period film SEPPUKU: THE SUN GOES DOWN 切腹：日が沈む, actors Masayuki Deai, Takeshima Yuka, and Sasada Yuka spoke with me about portraying a samurai experiencing fear at the prospect of dying, a wife tasked with supporting her family through her grief and her close relationship with her maid.#CarolynTalks #JapaneseMovie #Samurai #Interview#SeppukuTheSunGoesDown #切腹日が沈む was directed by Yuji Kakizaki, and screened at the  @JapaneseCanadianCulturalCentre  2025 Toronto Japanese Film FestivalInterpreting for the interview was conducted by Aki Takabatake, CEO of Momo Films Inc. Find me on Twitter and Instagram at: @CarrieCnh12paypal.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.

For the Canadian premiere of his period drama RIVER RETURNS 光る川 filmmaker Masakazu Kaneko 金子雅和 spoke with me about working with his young lead actors Asuka Hanamura, Yo Aoi, Sanetoshi Ariyama, and using the traditional Japanese visual storytelling artform of Kamishibai to tell a time traveling folktale of honoring traditions and nature rather than sacrificing them for modernisation.#光る川 #CarolynTalks #JapaneseFilm #Interview #RiverReturns premiered at the 2025 Toronto Japanese Film Festival hosted by @JapaneseCanadianCulturalCentreInterpreting for the interview was conducted by by Aki Takabatake, CEO of Momo Films Inc. *Trailer credit @NipponConnectionTV Find me on Twitter and Instagram at: @CarrieCnh12paypal.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.

Following the theatrical release of their film #40Acres, producer Jennifer Holness and actress Jaeda LeBlanc joined me to talk about developing the films characters with director R. T. Thorne, and it's not so far fetched dystopian and postapocalyptic themes, and how their feelings about the Canadian film industry and the world has changed since working on the film.#CarolynTalks #Interview #FilmCritic #canadianfilm 40 ACRES was co-written by Thorne, Glenn Taylor and Lora Campbell, and stars Danielle Deadwyler, Michael Greyeyes, Kataem O'Connor, Leenah Robinson, and Milcania Diaz-Rojas.#40Acres is distributed by  @StrikeMedia  Find me on Twitter and Instagram at: @CarrieCnh12paypal.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.

For the North American premiere of her earnest romantic comedy SHE TAUGHT ME SERENDIPITY, director Akiko Ohku joined me to discuss working with actor Riku Hagiwara to find the balance in his character's Konishi's introverted nature with his blossoming love and appreciation for the small moments in life, and being inspired by the film's themes of spontaneity, and world events.#CarolynTalks #JapaneseFilm #Interview #Podcast ##SheTaughtMeSerendipity #今日の空が一番好き、とまだ言えない僕は stars Yuumi Kawai and Aoi Ito.The film had it's North American premiere at the 2025 #TorontoJFF @JapaneseCanadianCulturalCentre  Based on the original novel Kyou no Sora ga Ichiban Suki, to Mada Ienai Boku wa" (今日の空が一番好き,とまだ言えない僕は), the film was adapted for the screen by Fukutoku Shusuke (福徳秀介).Interpreting for the interview was conducted by by Aki Takabatake, CEO of Momo Films Inc. *Trailer credit @NipponConnectionTV  Find me on Twitter and Instagram at: @CarrieCnh12paypal.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.

Toronto Director Reza Dahya and lease cast Ashton James and Zoe Lewis joined me for #CarolynTalks to chat about their film BOXCUTTER, which follows aspiring musician Rome, and artist Janaya from the west site of the bustling city to its heart at Yong & Dundas as they confront what it means to be an artist in today's social media driven society how to navigate the way their individual outlooks shapes their perceptions of each other.#CanadianFilm #Interview #Toronto#BOXCUTTER was written by Chris Cromie, and distributed by  @gametheoryfilms3831  *images courtesy of Game Theory films and IMDB.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.

CELLS AT WORK! はたらく細胞 Director Takeuchi Hideki and producer Takeguchi Ikumi of WB Japan, sat with me for the 2025 Toronto Japanese Film Festival premiere of the first live-action feature film adaptation of the famous manga and anime series created by Shimizu Akane.#HatarakuSaibo #Manga #Anime #CarolynTalks #Interview #FilmCritic #JapaneseFilm#CellsAtWork #はたらく細胞 was adapted for the screen by Tokunaga Yuichi, produced by #WBJapan and stars Mei Nagano, Takeru Satoh, Mana Ashida, Sadao Abe, Koji Yamamoto, and Riisa NakaInterpreting by Aki Takabatake, CEO of Momo Films Inc. Visit https://jccc.on.ca/ for information of the festival and the Japanese Canadian Cultural CentreFollow me on social media @CarrieCnh12paypal.com/paypalme/carolynhinds0525My Social Media hashtags are: #CarolynTalks #DramasWithCarrie #SaturdayNightSciFi #SHWH #KCrush

Award-winning Filmmaker Karen Chapman and first-time producer Enrique Miguel Baniqued of VILLAGE KEEPER joined me to discuss the creative, logistical, and chaotic process of producing an independent film in Toronto. #VillageKeeperFilm #CarolynTalks #Interview #CanadianFilm #Toronto #VillageKeeper won the John Dunning Best First Feature Film Award at the 2025 Canadian Screen Awards.The film premiered at #TIFF24 where I interviewed Karen and lead actresses Olunike Adeliyi and Zahra Bentham.For screening information follow the film's official account at https://www.instagram.com/p/DIPs4Fat0kj/*Images courtesy of TIFF and  @levelfilm2628  Follow Karen on Instagram at @ thesmallaxx, and Enrique @enriquemiguel_Follow me on social media @CarrieCnh12paypal.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 new episode of Carolyn Talks Film Review, I chat about director Min Kyu-dong's action THE OLD WOMAN WITH THE KNIFE 파과, starring Lee Hye-young and as deadly assassin Hornclaw and Kim Sung-cheol as her nemesis.#TheOldWomanWithTheKnife #파과 is based film Gu Byung-mo's 2013 novel of the same name translated into English by Kim Chi-young.Co-staring Shin Shi-a, Yeon Woo-jin, Kim Moo-yul, and Kim Kang-woo, the film is distributed internationally by  @wellgousa  Images and trailer courtesy of WellGo.#CarolynTalks #KoreanMovie #filmreview #Action #영화리뷰#영화파과 #이혜영 #김성철 #김무열 #연우진 #신시아Follow me on social media @CarrieCnh12paypal.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.