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In 100 SUNSET, Kunsang Kyirong is inspired by 'complicated women'
Jun 18, 2026
35m 19s
Igor Bezinović on why his anti-war film arrived at just the right time
Jun 4, 2026
13m 15s
'Not just another sad story from Africa' Timeea Ahmed wants you to know Khartoum, Sudan
May 21, 2026
35m 44s
Sara Wylie on why capitalism is the worst
May 7, 2026
28m 07s
Durian and Decision-making with Solara Thanh Bình Đặng
Apr 23, 2026
34m 20s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 6/18/26 |  In 100 SUNSET, Kunsang Kyirong is inspired by 'complicated women' | Kunsang Kyirong's "100 Sunset" follows two young women residing in Parkdale, Toronto. Located in a unique apartment complex, housing a vibrant community of Tibetan immigrants, Kyirong's lens lets us into closeness of communal living, and the pangs of loneliness that perhaps make us observe each other more than we should. In this compelling story, lead character Kunsel finds herself fascinated with others, picking up her camera to spy on her neighbours as she becomes enthralled with their day-... | 35m 19s | ||||||
| 6/4/26 |  Igor Bezinović on why his anti-war film arrived at just the right time✨ | anti-war filmCroatian cinema+3 | Igor Bezinović | Fiume o Morte! | RijekaCroatia | Igor BezinovićFiume o Morte!+6 | — | 13m 15s | |
| 5/21/26 |  'Not just another sad story from Africa' Timeea Ahmed wants you to know Khartoum, Sudan✨ | documentaryexile+4 | Timeea Ahmed | — | KhartoumSudan | KhartoumSudan+5 | — | 35m 44s | |
| 5/7/26 |  Sara Wylie on why capitalism is the worst✨ | capitalismdocumentary filmmaking+3 | Sara Wylie | — | — | capitalismdocumentary+4 | — | 28m 07s | |
| 4/23/26 |  Durian and Decision-making with Solara Thanh Bình Đặng✨ | decision-makingarranged marriage+3 | Solara Thanh Bình Đặng | durianripe | — | decision-makingarranged marriage+4 | — | 34m 20s | |
| 4/9/26 |  Nicole Bazuin on the Modern Whore✨ | sex workcollaboration+3 | Nicole Bazuin | Modern Whore | — | Nicole BazuinAndrea Werhun+3 | — | 41m 53s | |
| 4/2/26 |  Alison Reid wants you to put down your phone—and go on an adventure✨ | adventurenature+3 | Alison Reid | — | AfricaIndia+2 | adventuretravel+5 | — | 35m 59s | |
| 3/19/26 |  Brian Daniel Johnson and Dide Su Bilgin on community and Vancouver's avoidance culture✨ | communitysocial isolation+5 | Brian Daniel JohnsonDide Su Bilgin | A Welcome Distraction | Vancouver | VancouverA Welcome Distraction+6 | — | 44m 43s | |
| 3/5/26 |  How film can reconnect you with your roots with Kent Donguines✨ | filmcommunity+3 | Kent Donguines | — | PhilippinesBuscalan | Treasure of the Rice TerracesKent Donguines+4 | — | 31m 22s | |
| 2/19/26 |  Why documentaries are the door to understanding with Elöise King (The Shadow Scholars)✨ | documentary filmmakingeducation+3 | Elöise King | OxfordThe Shadow Scholars | — | documentaryThe Shadow Scholars+5 | — | 41m 48s | |
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| 2/5/26 |  How painting provides a portal with Jenn Strom (The Painted Life of E.J. Hughes)✨ | artE.J. Hughes+4 | Jenn Strom | Vancouver International Film Festival | — | E.J. Hughespainting+4 | — | 35m 53s | |
| 1/22/26 |  Brishkay Ahmed on embracing identity, and what we can learn from Afghan women✨ | identityAfghan women+3 | Brishkay Ahmed | — | Afghanistan | identityAfghan women+3 | — | 46m 32s | |
| 1/8/26 |  'The Track' Director Ryan Sidhoo on the stories that haven't been told, and getting those movies made✨ | sportsfilm+3 | Ryan Sidhoo | Truth NorthHandle with Care+1 | Bosnia | Ryan SidhooThe Track+5 | — | 35m 25s | |
| 12/18/25 |  'Foreigner' Director Ava Maria Safai talks the horrors of growing up, and what filmmaking teaches you about yourself✨ | filmmakingidentity+3 | Ava Maria Safai | Foreigner | CanadaIran | bubblegum horrorfilmmaking+3 | — | 29m 11s | |
| 12/4/25 |  Mayumi Yoshida on her debut feature, 'Akashi,' and the power that comes from existing in the in between | Mayumi Yoshida is THE multi-hyphenate filmmaker you need to watch. As writer, director, producer, and actor for her debut feature, Akashi, Yoshida's world premiere at VIFF 2025 was met with sold out audiences, celebrating her story tackling themes of identity, class struggle, and artistic aspiration. In this episode of the VIFF Podcast, we sit down with Yoshida to discuss her Japanese heritage, identity as an immigrant, and why existing in the in between can give you the greatest superpower o... | 41m 36s | ||||||
| 10/2/25 |  Ari's Theme" documentary filmmaker, Jeff Petry, on how to capture a legacy | Ari Kinarthy’s existence is marked by worry and vigilance around his health, as he struggles with spinal muscular atrophy. Yet he was born with the soul of an artist, becoming a celebrated composer eager to share his story through the power of music. Making him the subject of Jeff Petry and Nathan Drillot's 'Ari's Theme,' Director of Programming at VIFF, Curtis Woloschuk, sits down with Petry to discuss what it takes to build trust with your documentary subject, the importance of centering th... | 36m 56s | ||||||
| 9/18/25 |  VIFF Shorts team Casey Wei and Jaewoo Kang talk programming for your audience | In this special edition of the VIFF Podcast, get a glimpse of what goes on behind-the-scenes when it comes to VIFF programming, and how certain shorts make it to screen at our annual festival. VIFF Shorts Forum programmer Casey Wei and her coordinator, Jaewoo Kang discuss how to find the balance between telling the story, and film as a an art form. The pair also dive into the importance of choosing titles with urgent themes, providing an opportunity for audiences to stay engaged with the topi... | 41m 29s | ||||||
| 9/4/25 |  'I Saw Three Black Lights' filmmaker Santiago Lozano on ritual as resistance in Colombia | In Santiago Lozano's 'I Saw Three Black Lights,' a wise old shaman embarks on a final journey into the Colombian jungle to settle a spiritual debt and reconnect with his late son. We sit down with the filmmaker to discuss how an immersive, lush setting can almost act as a character itself, the importance of connecting with cast in mind, body, and spirit, and more on this story of honouring the dead, and tradition. This episode was recorded during the 2024 Vancouver International Film Festival... | 39m 24s | ||||||
| 8/21/25 |  Filmmaker Sanja Zivkovic on motherhood, the broken system of adoption, and seeing a story from all points of view in 'Cat's Cry' | 'Cat's Cry' filmmaker Sanja Zivkovic sits down with VIFF Festival Programmer & Program Lead, Sonja Baksa, to talk about her global career spanning all the way from SFU's Burnaby campus to Serbia. 'Cat's Cry' first fell into Zivkovic's lap when the son of famous Serbian filmmaker Goran Paskaljević, Vlad Paskaljević, approached her with the possibility of reviving this moving screenplay following Goran Paskaljević's passing in September 2020. The work, 'Cat's Cry', is the true story o... | 34m 51s | ||||||
| 8/7/25 |  'Save My Soul' filmmaker Kam Fai Leung on loneliness and our primal desire to be loved | When a mute young man seeks to escape into the wilderness, he quickly realizes he's not suited to survive on his own. To adapt, the young man begins to embody a feline, finding solace in a blind man's home, someone also seeking connection and comfort. Together, the pair forge an unconventional path towards tenderness and intimacy, where the mute young man begins to forget his human identity altogether. Kam Fai Leung's 'Save My Soul' is a unique commentary on the war of loneliness and th... | 37m 24s | ||||||
| 7/24/25 |  Director Devin Shears on his first feature, and the fascination with fatness in "Cherub" | Harvey is a lonely, overweight man who discovers new self-esteem when he submits a photo to Cherub, a gay magazine “For big men and their admirers.” Director Devin Shears talks from his move from shorts to features in this gentle, ambient character study, revealing the healing power of being admired. This episode was recorded during the 2024 Vancouver International Film Festival. This podcast is brought to you by the Vancouver International Film Festival. Presented on the traditional and unc... | 26m 27s | ||||||
| 7/10/25 |  Kerr Holden wrestles with athleticism, performance, and metal in 'Judas Icarus Twists His Wrist' | In 'Judas Icarus Twists His Wrist,' Director Kerr Holden (she/her) follows BC-based wrestler, Judas Icarus, following his arduous road to recovery after an injury. On the choreography of wrestling, the power of score, and how to emphasize athleticism and physicality on screen, Holden joins VIFF Shorts programmer Casey Wei on the VIFF Podcast talking her filmmaking journey, how to identify a subject, and how metal music simply, rocks. This episode was recorded during the 2024 Vancouver... | 27m 49s | ||||||
| 6/26/25 |  'Balomania' filmmaker Sissel Morell Dargis on the beauty behind Brazil's baloeiros, and getting your start in documentary filmmaking | Hot air ballooning has been illegal in São Paulo, Brazil since the 1990's. Intrigued by this underworld of guerilla artists, who risk their lives, and freedom in order to craft and release huge, lavishly decorated paper balloons up to 70 metres in height, Director Sissel Morell Dargis began creating 'Balomania' when she was 19, spending a decade earning the trust of these baloeiros to tell this story. Today, she joins the VIFF Podcast to talk starting from nothing as a filmmaker, how to finan... | 54m 15s | ||||||
| 6/12/25 |  '78 Days' filmmaker Emilija Gašić on docufiction and telling personal history through found footage | Filmmaker Emilija Gašić joins VIFF’s Vanguard series programmer Sonja Baksa to discuss 78 Days, a found-footage film that won the Vanguard Award at VIFF 2024. Shot on hi-8 tapes in her native Serbia, the film follows three sisters documenting their lives during the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia in 1999. Inspired by her own childhood memories, Gašić’s decision to use analog tape lent to the "docufiction" quality of the film. In this conversation, Sonja and Emilija unpack the film’s unconventional... | 34m 01s | ||||||
| 5/29/25 |  Vancouver filmmaker Ann Marie Fleming explores mortality and imagines a future without waste with 'Can I Get a Witness?' | In this episode of the VIFF Podcast, program manager and senior programmer PoChu AuYeung sits down with acclaimed Canadian animator and filmmaker Ann Marie Fleming to discuss her latest film, Can I Get a Witness?, which screened at VIFF 2024. Set in a near future where citizens are required to exit life at 50 to combat climate change and inequality, the live-action film stars veteran Vancouver actor Sandra Oh, along with newcomers Keira Jang and Joel Oulette. Ann Marie reflects on the emotion... | 43m 25s | ||||||
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