Arshad Khan – “ABU” – Episode 336
Arshad Khan talks about similarity through difference, his new film ABU, Pakistan, immigration, puritanism, regret and why librarians matter.
Sherwin Haji – “The Other Side of Hope” – Episode 335
Sherwin Haji chats about his new film The Other Side of Hope, immigration, voice and identity, fear of the other, history, memory and the extreme right wing.
Boris Ivanov – “On Putin’s Blacklist” – Episode 334
Boris Ivanov talks about propaganda, international adoptions, state sponsored hate, political complicity, LGBTQ issues in Russia, independent media and Pussy Riot.
Gustavo Salmerón -“Lots of Kids, A Monkey and a Castle” – Episode 333
Gustavo Salmerón talks about his new film Lots of Kids, A Monkey and A Castle, emotional intelligence, hoarding, death, fascism and family and why you need to record your parents on video – soon.
Karim Sayad – “Of Sheep and Men” – Episode 332
Karim Sayad talks about his new film Of Sheep and Men, ram fighting, Eid al-Adha, Algeria, colonization, democracy and the Arab Spring, empathy and gender injustice.
Leslea Mair – “Losing Our Religion” – Episode 331
Leslea Mair talks about her new film Losing Our Religion, trauma, atheism and non-belief, the power of community and preachers who have no faith.
Mouly Surya – Marlina: The Murderer in Four Acts – Episode 330
Mouly Surya and Face2Face host David Peck talk about her new film Marlina The Murderer in Four Acts, multiple possibilities, writing with images, violence, stillness and why women need to fight back.
Alanis Obamsawin – “Our People Will Be Healed” – Episode 329
Alanis Obamsawin talks about her new film Our People Will Be Healed, the Sundance ceremony, remnants of colonialism, indigenous peoples, the power of story and why hope isn’t a big enough word.
Michael Matthews & Sean Drummond – “5 Fingers for Marseille” – Episode 328
Michael and Sean talk about their new film Five Fingers for Marseille, land rights, Apartheid, heroes and colonization, nationalism, pride and race relations and Spaghetti Westerns.
Robert Schwentke – “The Captain” – Episode 327
Robert Schwentke, Frederick Lau, and Max Hubacher talk about their new film The Captain, WW II, misplaced power, violence from a perpetrators perspective, the banality of evil and why this is a story about uniforms.
Steve McCallum – “1%” – Episode 326
Stephen McCallum talks about his new film 1%, violence, loyalty and the bonds of friendship, a sense of belonging, finding our way home and why people need story.
Jonas Matzow Gulbrandsen- “Valley of Shadows” – Episode 324
Jonas and Face2Face host David Peck talk about his new film Valley of Shadows, Freud, fairy-tales, fantasy and fatalism, dream life, cognitive dissonance and why good questions are so much more important than answers.
Urszula Antoniak – “Beyond Words” – Episode 323
Urszula Antoniak and Face2Face host David Peck talk about her gorgeous new film Beyond Words, Identity, voice, racism and otherness, immigration and empathy and how a film is rarely about the plot.
Iram Haq – “What Will People Say” – Episode 322
Iram Haq and Face2Face host David Peck talk about her stunning new film What Will People Say, gender, oppression, moralism, family, anger, fear and shame and why validating voice and identity are critical to a better future.
Boudewijn Koole – “Disappearance” – Episode 321
Boudewijn Koole talks about his new film Disappearance, looking closer, the wonder and mystery of life, Mother and daughter relationships and death as an inspiration.
Kathleen Hepburn – “Never Steady, Never Still” – Episode 320
Kathleen Hepburn and Face2Face host David Peck talk about a Mother’s strength, life and the Canadian landscape, empathy, coming of age, Parkinson’s disease and death as a beautiful part if life.
Amr Salama talks about “Sheikh Jackson – Episode 319
Amr Salama and Face2Face host David Peck talk about his new film Sheikh Jackson, pop music, cinematic language, identity, Islam, father figures, inclusion, imagination, and Michael Jackson.
Jenna Bass – “High Fantasy” – Episode 318
Jenna Bass and Face2Face host David Peck talk about her new film High Fantasy, the body swap genre, political satire, apartheid, land rights in South Africa, responsibility and racism.
Brian O’Malley – “The Lodgers” – Episode 317
Brian O’Malley and Face2Face host David Peck talk about ghosts, fear, love, freedom, choice and responsibility, Gothic overtones in life, art, sculpture and psychological horror.
Emmanuel Gras – “Makala” – Episode 316
Emmanuel and Face2Face host David Peck talk about his new award winning film Makala, charcoal, life experience, cosmic materialism and liberalism, capitalism and the beauty of hard work.
Matt Embry – “Living Proof” – Episode 315
Matt talks about his film Living Proof, about the medical community, MS, science and alternative approaches to health, activism and patient-funded research.
Sam Pollard – “I’ve Gotta Be Me” – Episode 314
Sam talks about his new film premiering at TIFF race relations in America, courage and why Sammy Davis Junior was the greatest entertainer of the 20th century.
Wayne Wapeemukwa – “Luk’Luk’I” – Episode 313
Wayne talks about “glib patriotism”, community as the way to healing, how talent and bravery are connected, love and the importance of “powerful fiction”.
Erika Cohn – Episode 311
Erika and Face2Face host David Peck talk about Shari’a law, gender justice, and life for women in the Middle East, education, power, politics and storytelling.
Chris Kelly – Episode 308
Chris Kelly talks about engaged Buddhism, Cambodia, power and politics, photographs as symbols and hope.
Heather White – Episode 306
Heather talks about greed, activism and sweatshops and her new film Complicit and why consumers have so much power when it comes to making a difference.
Josh Freed – Episode 303
Josh Freed talks about “line regret”, “queue science”, cars as “me” vehicles, occupied time and why Brits like to talk to strangers.
Zaradasht Ahmed – Episode 302
Zaradasht Ahmed talks about his film “Nowhere to Hide”, the Iraq War and the Triangle of Death, compassion and humanizing the victims of the ongoing conflict.
Nathan Fitch – Episode 301
Island Soldier is a new documentary about Micronesian citizens serving in the US Armed Forces. Nathan Fitch talks about family, community and justice.
Steve James – Episode 299
Steve and Face2Face host David Peck talk about his new film Abacus: Small Enough to Jail, injustice, the 2008 financial crisis, speaking truth to power and closing the equity gap.
Sara Taksler – Episode 298
Sara Taksler and Face2Face host David Peck talk about her new film Tickling Giants, fear, politics, outrage, hope and oppression and why jokes are an easier delivery system for calling out hypocrisy.
Gerry Flahive – Episode 295
Gerry Flahive and Face2Face host David Peck talk about secrets, story, the “D” word, why he’s a 2001 fanatic and how a “real life” can be intimidating.
Shimon Dutan – Episode 294
Shimon and Face2Face host David Peck talk about the “settlement enterprise”, racism, empathy, the West Bank and absolutes, Israel and why there’s reason for hope.
Bronwen Hughes – Episode 292
Bronwen Hughes and Face2Face host David Peck talk about her new film The Journey is The Destination, Dan Eldon, the “global tribe”, living a life of “crowded hours”, and having no sense of the other.
Vaishali Sinha – Episode 291
Vaishali Sinha and Face2Face host David Peck talk about her new film Ask The Sexpert, cultural context, “women as allies”, a Doctor as a 90-year-old pioneer and the latent effects of colonialism.
Egil Larsen – Episode 290
Egil Larsen and Face2Face host David Peck talk about his new film 69 Minutes of 86 Days, The Refugee crisis, making sense of time, polarization of real issues, childlike wonder and why he still has hope.
Kalina Bertin – Episode 289
Kalina Bertin and Face2Face host David Peck talk about her new film Manic, survivor guilt, family secrets, mental health issues, intimate connections and prejudice.
Daniel Zuckerbrot – Episode 288
Daniel Zuckerbrot and Face2Face host David Peck talk about Michelangelo, The Nature of Things, capital “T” truth, documentary storytelling and science.
Neasa Ní Chianáin – Episode 287
Neasa Ní Chianáin and Face2Face host David Peck talk about her new film School Life, mentorship, a more relational pedagogy, nursery rhymes and belonging.
Kyoko Miyake- Episode 286
Kyoko and Face2Face host David Peck talk about her new film Tokyo Idols, Tokyo “idol culture”, loneliness, relationships, clever business models and how to find love in hyper modern societies.
Ryan Suffern – Episode 284
Ryan Suffern and Face2Face host David Peck talk about his new film Finding Oscar, truth, empathy and evidence, Guatemala, “real justice” and why he’s now an optimistic realist.
Ulrik Imtiaz Rolfsen & Adil Khan Farooq – Episode 281
Ulrik Imtiaz Rolfsen and Adil Khan Farooq talk with Face2Face host David Peck about their new film Recruiting for Jihad, love and community, religion and inclusion, radicalization and why notions of “us versus them” is going lead nowhere.
Martin Himel – Episode 278
Martin Himel and Face2Face host David Peck talk about Martin’s film “Secrets of Survival”, family, isolation, identity, and loneliness – and the family secrets we all have.
Ngozi Paul – Episode 275
Ngozi and Face2Face host David Peck talk about Ms. Lovely, Sarah Baartman, freedom, shame and the colonial gaze, “othering” and why no longer have no excuses.
Geoff Morrison – Episode 274
Geoff and Face2Face host David Peck talk about his film The Missing Tourist, closure, mental health issues, forest bathing and the bigger mystery that we find ourselves in.
Nick Orchard – Episode 273
Nick and Face2Face host David Peck talk about his new film Having Our Baby, misconceptions about surrogacy, reproductive tourism, laws and technology, test tube babies, and celebrating life.
Kevan Funk – Episode 270
Kevan and Face2Face host David Peck talk about his Canadian Screen Nominated film Hello Destroyer, truth, identity, ”ambiguity with intention,” “curious empathy” and why context is so important.
Wm. Paul Young – Episode 267
Paul and Face2Face host David Peck talk about pain, loss, fear, grief, and a god that never existed, celebrating life, love and relationships and the “holiness of the other.”
Louis Theroux & John Dower – Episode 266
Louis, John and Face2Face host David Peck talk about their recent film, “My Scientology Movie”, a satirical film – quite the absurd study in religion, Scientology, the human condition, skepticism and belief.
Andreas Johnsen – “Bugs” – Episode 265
Andreas and Face2Face host David Peck talk about his new film Bugs, tasty food, sustainability, colonialism and how we’re so often driven by trends and the media.