A character drama disguised as a procedural, Prodigals gives a fresh coat of paint to the proverbial return to the hometown. There are no plain heroes and villains in this story, just a group of people struggling to keep their head above water.
Interior British Columbia is having a moment. Two indie thrillers shot in sleepy communities east of Vancouver are hitting the screen this winter. Sweet Virginia, filmed in Hope, and Hollow in the Land, shot in Castelgar.The director of the l
A month has passed since the Toronto International Film Festival. At least in the Canadian front, the 42nd edition of TIFF gave a fresh and diverse crop of filmmakers a chance to showcase their work. Steve Gravestock was directly involved in th
A new edition of the HotDocs Film Festival is upon us. This year's affair includes 230 features from 58 countries, among them, films by Joe Berlinger, Alex Gibney and Nick Broomfield. Ahead of the event, The Canadian Crew had the opportunity t
The Canadian Crew talks to the director of Window Horses, Ann Marie Fleming, who discusses the story’s long road to the big screen and how Sandra Oh was crucial for the movie to materialize.
The Other Half is an intense drama starring Tom Cullen and Tatiana Maslany that follows two damaged people as they find their way to each other: One is a surly expat grief-stricken over his brother’s disappearance. The other one is a bipolar ar
Ashley McKenzie, the director of the film festival sensation Werewolf joins us at The Canadian Crew to discuss the harrowing drama and making movies in Cape Breton.
Hannibal's food consultant, Janice Poon, joins us in this week's edition on The Canadian Crew Podcast. Poon discusses her career, her experience on set, how food presentation became a staple on the show and whether she'll pop up again in anothe
The director of the documentary The Missing Ingredient: What Is the Recipe for Success, Michael Sparaga joins us in a new edition of The Canadian Crew podcast. Not long ago a producer and scriptwriter of fiction (Servitude, Sidekick), Sparaga h
The writer-director of the superb Quebecois drama Les Étres Chers (Our Loved Ones), Anne Émond, visits The Canadian Crew podcast. We discuss how to get a complex family drama off the ground, distribution woes and her upcoming film, Nelly, alrea