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(L-R) Zoë Chao, James Cusati-Moyer, Pete Ohs, Callie Hernandez, Jeremy O. Harris
(L-R) Zoë Chao, James Cusati-Moyer, Pete Ohs, Callie Hernandez, Jeremy O. Harris | Photo Credits: Pete Thompson, Emil Cohen, Jesse Reed, Jacob Boll, Micaiah Carter
Interviews / SXSW Film & TV Festival

At the Table of Bubbles: Pete Ohs and the Cast of THE TRUE BEAUTY OF BEING BITTEN BY A TICK

When I sit down with Pete Ohs and the cast of The True Beauty of Being Bitten by a Tick, it’s late in the day. They’ve been talking about this film for hours, moving from one press interview to the next, yet somehow, once we start discussing collaboration and creative freedom, their energy shifts. Sleepy eyes brighten. The conversation becomes less about promoting a movie and more about why they make them in the first place.

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March 20, 2025
Still from YOUR HIGHER SELF, a documentary from Annie St. Pierre | Metafilms
Still from YOUR HIGHER SELF, a documentary from Annie St. Pierre | Metafilms
Film Reviews / Interviews / SXSW Film & TV Festival

YOUR HIGHER SELF: Annie St-Pierre’s Documentary Lets You Decide What to Believe

When I sit down with Annie St-Pierre at the Epidemic Sound Filmmaker & Industry Lounge at SXSW, I don’t expect us to start talking about Reuben and the Dark. But within minutes, we realize we have something in common – her partner plays in the band, a group I’ve seen live multiple times back in Calgary. It’s a small-world moment, but fitting, considering the film we’re here to discuss.

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March 19, 2025
Emma Laird as Lola in the film Satisfaction, covered in blue with a sliver of light
Lola (Emma Laird) in SATISFACTION | Credit: Mate Herbai, Director of Photography
Film Reviews / Interviews / SXSW Film & TV Festival

Emma Laird Delivers the Performance of SXSW in Satisfaction Film (Interview with Emma Laird and Director Alex Burunova)

At the 2025 SXSW Film & TV Festival, I sat down with Emma Laird and Alex Burunova to discuss a film that hasn’t let go since I first saw it. Though it remains one of SXSW’s quieter releases, it feels like a film that won’t stay under the radar for long.

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March 13, 2025
Emily Lê as Sonny Dan Beirne as Chester Photo Credit Gayle Ye
Film Reviews / Interviews / Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF)

PAYING FOR IT: Love, Friendship and Paying for Sex (Interview with Sook-Yin Lee and Chester Brown)

Sook-Yin Lee and Chester Brown have a history unlike most exes: they "broke up" almost three decades ago, yet remain each other’s closest confidants. Chester took their story—detailing the end of their romantic relationship and his journey into paying for sex—and turned it into a graphic novel. Rather than being upset about having their private life on display, Sook-Yin found the book so compelling that she adapted it into a feature film.

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February 9, 2025