by david | Nov 6, 2016 | Film, Human Rights, podcasts
Mohanad and I talk about Palestine, history, peaceful revolution, looking for shadows and finding the bridge between all of us. For more information about TIFF go here. IMDB More info about the film here. Synopsis In his remarkably assured debut documentary,...
by david | Oct 22, 2016 | Film, Human Rights, podcasts, Social Justice
Don and I talk about the new film The David Dance, what it means to feel different, self-esteem issues, fitting in and his take on a story that has “universal appeal.” For more information about TIFF go here. IMDB More info about the film here. Synopsis Away from the...
by david | Oct 21, 2016 | Film, Human Rights, podcasts, Politics, Social Justice
Jim and George and I about Tuko Macho, The Nest Collective, an African generational voice, identity and internal voices and why extreme order is surreal. For more information on Tuko Macho (IMDB, website) and TIFF. Synopsis Tuko Macho (Sheng for “we are...
by david | Oct 16, 2016 | Film, Human Rights, podcasts, Social Justice
On today’s TIFF episode I talk to Orlando and Joanna about their moving new film The White Helmets, Syria, courage and doing the right thing in the face of fear. For more information on The White Helmets (IMDB, website) and TIFF. Synopsis A Netflix original short...
by david | Sep 21, 2016 | Film, Human Rights, podcasts
Today we talk about a documentary which engages politics and religion, the Gaza Strip, the Middle East, and why surfing is a brilliant metaphor for community and change. For more information about Gaza Surf Club: IMDB and TIFF. Synopsis of Gaza Surf Club This handsome...
by david | Jul 18, 2016 | Human Rights, podcasts
John and I talk his new book The Shark and The Albatross about the natural world, poetry, beauty, patience and emotion and looking for subtle signs in the environment. Biography John is a wildlife filmmaker who works for the independent production company Otter Films...