Interviews - Contra Zoom Pod

127: Interview with Joshua Demers of Québexit

October 13, 2020

On this episode I chat with Joshua Demers, the writer and director of the new Canadian political satire Québexit. The film was originally reviewed…

119: Interview with Martyn Zub of Beastie Boys Story

August 18, 2020

On this episode we chat with Martyn Zub, a sound re-recording mixer who was nominated for two Emmys for his work on Beastie Boys…

116: Interview With Kelvin Harrison Jr. of The High Note

July 20, 2020

On this episode Kelvin Harrison Jr. star of films like Waves, It Comes at Night and The Photograph joins the show to discuss his…

107: Interview with Bruce Franks Jr. of St. Louis Superman

May 17, 2020

In this episode, Bruce Franks Jr. a twice elected representative for the Missouri Legislature, an activist who works with the Community Justice Action Fund,…

92: Early Oscar Predictions and Game Time Interview

December 2, 2019

On this episode Dakota Arsenault and Stephanie Prior talk about the movies that are the early frontrunners to be nominated and potentially win big…

88: TIFF Interviews – The Report, Just Mercy and The Goldfinch Composers

October 7, 2019

Wrapping up our Toronto International Film Festival 2019 coverage, I got a chance to speak with film composers David Wingo (The Report), Joel P…

86: TIFF Interviews: Short Film Director and Heartland Film President

September 10, 2019

On this special episode of Contra Zoom, we have two interviews in this packed episode. First off I speak with Carol Nguyen, a Toronto…

80: Interview with the Directors of Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind

June 24, 2019

On this episode I chat with Martha Kehoe and Joan Tosoni, directors of the new documentary Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind….

79: Interview with Benjamin Charles Watson of TNT’s Snowpiercer

June 3, 2019

On this episode of Contra Zoom, we have our first interview! Benjamin Charles Watson, who will been seen on the upcoming season of Netflix’s…

57: Interview with Mitchell Cushman Director of Jerusalem

February 17, 2018

Dakota Arsenault had the opportunity to chat with Mitchell Cushman, director of the play Jerusalem that is currently showing at Crow’s Nest Theatre until…