Push In - The CineVic Podcast

Host Joyce Kline catches documentary filmmaker Krista Loughton in the midst of Krista’s campaign for city councillor in the upcoming Victoria BC municipal election.

Krista describes a harrowing incident in Vancouver’s notorious Downtown East Side that inspired her 20 year career fighting homelessness and addiction through filmmaking.

Krista is widely known for the empathic documentary Us and Them (co-created with collaborator Jennifer Abbott) which followed the lives of four chronically homeless Victoria residents over an entire decade.

The film premiered on CHEK TV and has been shown more than 70 times across Canada—including an exclusive parliamentary screening for Canada’s Members of Parliament. It includes cameos by famed addiction specialist Dr. Gabor Maté, Indigenous leader Chief Phil Lane Jr, and “Reverend Al” Tysick, former director of Our Place community support society.

Though Krista initially thought Us and Them would be limited to her subjects’ day to day struggles, the film turned unexpectedly personal when Dr. Maté challenged her to examine her own personal pain.

Listen in as Krista shares with host Joyce Kline how Dr. Maté helped her, what’s surprised her about running for political office, and why she creates films specifically to influence politicians.

For more featured in this episode:
Krista’s campaign website:
https://kristaloughton.ca

Watch Us and Them online:
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/usandthemthedoc

More about Krista:

Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/krista-loughton-bb8b1313

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/krista.loughton/?hl=en

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kloughton

IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2759779/
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Podcast Production Team:

· Technical Director: Paul Ruta

· Sound Editor: Michael Korican

· Host, Researcher & copywriter: Joyce Kline

· Co-Producers: Joyce Kline, Michael Korican, Grady Lawlor, Paul Ruta

On today's episode, host Joyce Kline interviews filmmaker, podcast producer, animator and CineVic’s own Vice President, Grady Lawlor.
We all know filmmaking can be a pricey hobby. So why pay to put together a production when you can get the cast to bring you onboard?
Grady turned his love of filmmaking into a life of adventure and heart with wedding films. And if you watch closely enough, even a little bit of magic.
Through Evergreen & Bound Films, Grady and his partner Breanna capture what a day feels like. Representing this in an honest, compelling and thoughtful way.
On the show we cover camera gear, sound equipment and the basics of how to film a wedding that actually brings you back to exactly how it felt.
Joyce digs into Grady’s very own lost wedding ring story via a Tofino surf trip, torrential rain and a first time metal detector.
Fun fact – over 2 days Grady estimates talking to no less than 1000 strangers (aka new friends) while searching for his own treasure. All of them wondering what this smiley guy was looking for.
For more featured in this episode:
Visit Evergreen & Bound Films to see what we mean by all the feels.
https://evergreenboundfilms.com
Check out Grady's animation, commercial and fundraising work here:
https://www.evergreenboundfilms.com/content-creation
Find the exact type of lavalier microphone Grady swears by, the small AND mighty Tascam DR-10L
https://www.long-mcquade.com/88056/Pro-Audio---Recording/Multi-track-Recorders/Tascam/DR-10L-Digital-Audio-Recorder-w--Lavalier-Mic.htm

Evergreen & Bound Films’ go-to music licensing site: The MusicBed www.musicbed.com

CineVic Society of Independent Filmmakers
https://cinevic.ca

Subscribe to catch the latest episodes of Push In on Apple Podcasts
https://apple.co/2S5WB7q

Podcast Production Team:

• Technical Director: Paul Ruta
• Sound Editor: Michael Korican
• Host and Researcher: Joyce Kline
• Co-Producers: Joyce Kline, Michael Korican, Grady Lawlor, Paul Ruta

A young woman falls in love with a waitress in a greasy-yet-nostalgic Hong Kong-style cafe, but a language gap divides the two - or is there something more?

Animator and filmmaker Alayna Y goes back to her roots through food with the appetizing short animated film, Macaroni Soup.
An artist specializing in making soup - she throws people, experiences, and inspirations into a simmering pot. Whether it’s well-received or not, she’ll always make the soup she wants.
Join host Joyce Kline as she discovers the key ingredients that make Alayna's soup just right. Joyce gets the scoop on feedback that Alayna decided it was up to her to ignore and pave her own path.

For this ambitious project, Alayna pulled together a team of friends and collaborators from her cohort at Emily Carr University – even a composer friend from the internet.
Be sure to see Alayna's film, Macaroni Soup, in person at the opening night of CineVic’s Short Circuit Pacific Rim Film Festival on May 1, 2022 (or streaming online May 8-31). Kick off the festival with a program of animations, anthropomorphized cats, and empowering dance.

Just don’t feel bad if you say the wrong ‘thank you’ to Alayna after the screening!
For tickets and to catch the film festival online throughout the rest of May 2022 visit
https://cinevic.ca/short-circuit-film-festival-2022/

Alayna Y's FilmFreeway Portfolio
https://filmfreeway.com/AlaynaY
Alayna Y's Animation Portfolio on ArtStation
https://www.artstation.com/taptroupe/albums/3906842
CineVic Society of Independent Filmmakers
https://cinevic.ca

Subscribe to catch the latest episodes of Push In on Apple Podcasts
https://apple.co/2S5WB7q

Podcast Production Team:

• Technical Director: Paul Ruta
• Sound Editor: Michael Korican
• Host and Researcher: Joyce Kline
• Copywriter: Grady Lawlor
• Co-Producers: Joyce Kline, Michael Korican, Grady Lawlor, Paul Ruta

In the wake of his father’s death, a young boy is forced to deal with, and ultimately respect, his mixed family’s Muslim and Christian mourning practices in Lebanese/Canadian filmmaker Jay Kamal’s touching short film Baba.

Baba swept up three awards in CineVic’s 2022 Short Circuit Pacific Rim Film Festival, winning Outstanding Direction, Cinematography, and Performance awards — so, of course, podcast host Joyce Kline just had to find out more from Jay!

• Why did he feel he needed a cultural consultant?
• How does Canadian multiculturalism stack up against Lebanon’s centuries old tradition of religious tolerance?
• What is it about childhood that so fascinates him as a filmmaker?
• And what’s his advice for filmmakers wanting to create films based on their own experience?

Tune in with host Joyce Kline to find out more in the latest episode of Push In: The Cinevic Podcast.

Fun fact:

We sure know how to pick our guests! Jay Kamal’s Baba has just been nominated in four short film categories in the 2022 Leos Awards: Best Drama, Direction, Screenplay and Make Up!

For more featured in this episode:

Watch Baba online for the rest of May 2022 visit:

https://cinevic.ca/short-circuit-film-festival-2022/

Find Jay on his website:

http://www.jay-kamal.com/about

On IMDb:

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5624315/

Leo Awards:

https://www.leoawards.com/2022/index.php

Crazy 8’s:

https://crazy8s.film

Subscribe to catch the latest episodes of Push In on Apple Podcasts:

https://apple.co/2S5WB7q

Podcast Production Team:

• Technical Director: Paul Ruta
• Sound Editor: Michael Korican
• Host, Researcher & copywriter: Joyce Kline
• Co-Producers: Joyce Kline, Michael Korican, Grady Lawlor, Paul Ruta

Revealing what your family’s really like behind the scenes can be a giant leap of faith that few have the courage—and family support—to take.
In her sensitive short The Mess We’re In, emerging Vancouver writer/director JAMIE LAM draws upon personal experience growing up in the loving home—of a hoarder!
While the film never sugar coats the stress this caused Jamie growing up, it’s a triumph of love over tidying up. It was a hit in this year’s Short Circuit Pacific Rim Film Festival and won Best Cinematography, Best Direction and Best Film at the 2022 Mighty Asian Moviemaking Marathon.

If you’ve ever considered making your family the subject of a film, this revealing interview might just give you the push you need to take the plunge.

Follow JAMIE:

IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8635386/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-lam-4b5061161/

Subscribe to catch the latest episodes of Push In on Apple Podcasts:

https://apple.co/2S5WB7q

Podcast Production Team:

· Technical Director: Paul Ruta

· Sound Editor: Michael Korican

· Host, Researcher & Copywriter: Joyce Kline

· Co-Producers: Joyce Kline, Michael Korican, Paul Ruta