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Dakota Arsenault – Host, Editor, Writer: Dakota Arsenault is the creator, host, producer and editor of Contra Zoom Pod. His favourite movies include The Life Aquatic, 12 Angry Men, Rafifi and Portrait of a Lady on Fire. He first started the podcast back in April of 2015 and has produced well over 200 episodes.
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Rachel Ho – Host: Rachel Ho is a Toronto-based film critic and the Film Editor for Exclaim!. She is also a regular contributor for POV Magazine and That Shelf, and Co-Founder of The Asian Cut. A member of the Toronto Film Critics Association, Rachel received their 2021 Emerging Critic Award.
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Jeff Bulmer – Writer: Jeff Bulmer is the co-host and co-creator of Classic Movies Live! He was also formerly a film critic for the Kelowna Daily Courier. Jeff’s favourite movies include Redline, Spider-Man 2, and Requiem for a Dream.
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Brodie Cotnam – Writer: Brodie Cotnam is an author and screenwriter based in Ottawa. His short film ‘The Gift’ was screened at several festivals, and his feature length screenplays have won numerous contests and accolades. He thoroughly enjoys film discourse, but remember “you can’t fight in here, this is the war room!”
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Paulo Bautista – Writer: Paulo Bautista aka Ninjaboi Media has way too many podcasts – The Oscars Death Race Podcast, Yet Another Anime Podcast, the Box Office Watch Podcast and more. When he’s not watching movies or anime, he’s probably playing Magic the Gathering.