About this episode

Alison Reid discusses her transition from stunt performer to director and her latest film, The Art of Adventure, exploring themes of adventure and creativity.

Alison Reid began her career in the film industry as a stunt performer and was one of the first female stunt coordinators in North America. She has been directing tv shows and movies for over a decade and her latest work, The Art of Adventure will be premiering at VIFF. We talk about her experience going from stunts to behind the camera and how stunt coordinating and directing actually have a lot in common. Alison talks about how she had the idea to make The Art of Adventure as well as the four years it's taken to bring it from conception to the red carpet. We get into how it seems like people are losing their adventurous spirits and how she hopes this movie can push people to explore more. Watch The Art of Adventure at VIFF on October 7th and 12th. Intro: Hazy by OddFish

People in this episode

Host: Serra Uncu

Guest: Alison Reid

Topics covered

• film industry
• stunt performance
• directing
• adventure
• female empowerment
• TV shows
• movie premiere

Keywords

• stunt coordinator
• film directing
• adventurous spirit
• The Art of Adventure
• VIFF
• female stunt performers
• movie premiere
• TV shows
• Alison Reid

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: VIFF

Books & works: The Art of Adventure

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