Interviews - Contra Zoom Pod

344: Interview With Matthew Rankin of Ladies and Gentlemen, Brian Mulroney

September 15, 2026

Canadian filmmaker Matthew Rankin (Universal Language, The Twentieth Century) is back with a psychedelic documentary about the 18th Prime Minister of Canada, Brian Mulroney,…

340: Interview with Shiho Kataoka of Aruku

July 28, 2026

Aruku⁠ is a new documentary about the pilgrimage Japanese Buddhists make where they travel to Shikoku Island and visit 88 temples along their journey. The…

335: Interview with Tommy Avallone of MySpace

May 29, 2026

MySpace⁠ is a new documentary about the rise and fall of the once all encompassing social media site MySpace and the effect it had…

333: Interview With Amalie Atkins of Agatha’s Almanac

April 15, 2026

Jeff Bulmer had the chance to interview Amalie Atkins, the director of the new documentary ⁠Agatha’s Almanac⁠, which stars her aunt who runs a…

330: Interview With Alireza Khatami of The Things You Kill

March 25, 2026

Jeff Bulmer had the chance to interview Alireza Khatami the director of the new film ⁠The Things You Kill⁠, which was submitted by Canada…

327: Interview With Alison McAlpine of Perfectly A Strangeness

March 7, 2026

Jeff Bulmer interviews Alison McAlpine, the director of the Oscar nominee for Best Documentary Short, ⁠Perfectly a Strangeness⁠. They chat about blending narrative and…

322: Paying For It Interview with Sook-Yin Lee

January 29, 2026

We have a special video episode where Jeff Bulmer takes the reigns to interview ⁠Paying For It⁠ writer and director Sook-Yin Lee. They talk…

314: TIFF Interview with Zacharias Kunuk

October 14, 2025

Even though the Toronto International Film Festival is over, we have a very special interview for listeners. Zacharias Kunuk, best known for his 2001…

Bonus Episode: AODR Festival Interview with Mike Donahue of Troy

January 30, 2024

On this bonus episode, I am sharing my interview with Mike Donahue, director of the new film ⁠Troy⁠ for the Academy of Death Racers Festival.

256: VIFF Interviews – Wild Goat Surf and I Used To Be Funny

October 17, 2023

We wrap up our Vancouver International Film Festival coverage with two excellent interviews from Wild Goat Surf⁠ and I Used To Be Funny⁠.