Film + TV

Jay Dahl says the idea for There Are Monsters came from a very simple exchange. He was strolling past someone on the sidewalk, and the guy gave him a strange look. Really strange. “I got this chill,” says Dahl, who started to think about how maybe some people can seem like… something else. Dahl ran […]

The past comes back to haunt you. In America, the spectre of slavery is often the underlying theme of that country’s gothic stories. Canada, though we’re not as likely to admit it, has its own cultural genocide to reckon with. Rhymes for Young Ghouls, the debut feature from acclaimed Mi’kmaq director Jeff Barnaby, picks up […]

Director Phil Comeau had some trouble keeping up with 71-year-old retired jockey Ron Turcotte. “He would call me at midnight with ideas on where we should go the next day for filming,” says Comeau. “We had to get up at five in the morning to shoot. He has incredible energy.” Secretariat’s Jockey: Ron Turcotte is […]

Emily Hampshire’s character in director Gia Milani’s debut film, the Halifax-shot All The Wrong Reasons isn’t the most endearing person in the world, which speaks volumes about Hampshire’s acting ability. Enthusiastic and open, even after a day full of interviews (“I just get the phone passed to me, then taken away,” she says, laughing), Hampshire […]

“I’m living,” says Ashley McKenzie, in response to the question, “What are you doing in Cape Breton?” Last year the award-winning filmmaker–her short drama Rhonda’s Party received a host of accolades, including the CBC Short Film Faceoff in 2011–moved from Halifax back to her hometown of New Waterford in order to complete a new short, […]

Thanks to all the visiting celebs that have brightened our red carpets over the years, but their dazzling smiles are hardly needed now that Atlantic Canada has its own sizeable stable of filmmaking talent. Excuse us while we name-drop just a few of the humble artists behind this year’s Atlantic Shorts screenings. Jeff Wheaton blends […]