We’re back with even more great Fantasia Festival coverage. Both Rachel and Dakota did solo interviews with directors who had their films screened at the best genre film festival in Canada. Dakota talked with Mark O’Brien, the director, writer and star of the Canadian horror film The Righteous. They talked about what horror films influenced Mark, finding the right cast members in two Canadian icons and getting to talk with Justin Chon about being a triple threat while he acted in Blue Bayou. Rachel talked with Travis Taute, the director of the South African action thriller Indemnity. They talked about the stigma of mental health, especially in men of colour, the grizzly side of firefighting that isn’t talked about and struggling to figure out how to shoot an action film when you can’t have actors too physically close to one another.
The Righteous 02:30-25:00
Indemnity 26:00-54:30
If you haven’t already, listen to episode 161: Fantasia Fest Interviews – Glasshouse and Alien on Stage Directors.
Listen to episode 163: Fantasia Festival 2021.
Read Rachel’s interviews with Riz Ahmed and Simu Liu.
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