Interviews - Contra Zoom Pod

203: Fantasia Fest Interviews – Polaris and Dark Nature Directors

August 2, 2022

Fantasia Festival is still going on, but we had the chance to interview two directors who had their films screening at this years fest! First…

Bonus Episode: AODR Festival Interview with Louise Lathey of Who Am I Now?

January 17, 2022

On this bonus episode, I am sharing my interview with Louis Lathey, director of the new film Who Am I Now? for the Academy…

165: Fantasia Fest Interviews – The Righteous and Indemnity Directors

September 14, 2021

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…

161: Fantasia Fest Interviews – Glasshouse and Alien on Stage Directors

August 17, 2021

Montreal’s Fantasia Festival is going on until August 25th. We had the chance to talk to the directors of two films being screened. Glasshouse,…

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…