So Here's What Happened

In this interview for #CarolynTalks, I speak with award-winning Afghani filmmaker Brishkay Ahmed about her latest documentary IN THE ROOM, about the psychological toll war in Afghanistan has had on women. In the film Brishkay speaks to four incredible women, Mozhdah Jamalzada, Nelofer Pazira-Fisk, Vida Samadzai, Sahar Parniyan, and Shogofa Sediqi who've each made their own indelible marks on Afghani culture, media, politics, and history. Visit Brishkay's website for additional information about her work and how to view the film: https://www.brishkayahmed.com/ Find me on Social Media at: @CarrieCnh12 paypal.com/paypalme/carolynhinds0525 My Social Media hashtags are: #CarolynTalks #DramasWithCarrie #SaturdayNightSciFi #SHWH #KCrush Visit Authory.com/CarolynHinds to find links to all of my published film festival coverage, writing, YouTube and other podcasts So Here's What Happened!, and Beyond The Romance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Filmmaker Guy Trevellyan and actress Anna Popplewell joined me to chat about PLASTIC SURGERY, a dramatic medical disaster short film about the physical impact of microplastics on the human body and the psychological impact on a trauma doctor caught between her duty to her patients, herself, and her unborn child. PLASTIC SURGERY was produced by Guy's company Nice Guy Pictures. Find me on Social Media at: @CarrieCnh12 paypal.com/paypalme/carolynhinds0525 My Social Media hashtags are: #CarolynTalks #DramasWithCarrie #SaturdayNightSciFi #SHWH #KCrush Visit Authory.com/CarolynHinds to find links to all of my published film festival coverage, writing, YouTube and other podcasts So Here's What Happened!, and Beyond The Romance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

THE THIEF or Anngeerdardardor in East Greenlandic, is the first professional short film produced Ammassalik Island, and filmmaker Christoffer Rizvanovic Stenbakken, joined me to speak about what inspired him to make this special unscripted short about Kamil, a Tasiilaq teen searching for the beloved dog he believes has been stolen, and perhaps something more. #CarolynTalks #ShortFilm #Interview #FilmCritic #TheThief, which is an award-winning 2026 Oscar qualifier stars Kamillo Ignatuussen as Kaali, Mikkel Paalu P. Bianco as Bartilaa, and Simujooq Ikila, the film was produced by Asbjørn H. Kelstrup. It is distributed by https://weshort.com/collection?s=11919 *Images courtesy of WeShort. Find me on Social Media at: @CarrieCnh12 paypal.com/paypalme/carolynhinds0525 My Social Media hashtags are: #CarolynTalks #DramasWithCarrie #SaturdayNightSciFi #SHWH #KCrush Visit Authory.com/CarolynHinds to find links to all of my published film festival coverage, writing, YouTube and other podcasts So Here's What Happened!, and Beyond The Romance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Award-winning filmmakers Melissa Haizlip and Chris Bolan spoke to me about their documentary SATISFIED that gives and intimate behind the scenes look at the life of Renée Elise Goldsberry; the ups and downs, disappointments, and joys of her personal life and career, including her Tony award winning role in the Broadway production of 'Hamilton'. SATISFIED is available to stream on AppleTV, VoD and distributed by  @AuraEnter  Find me on Social Media at: @CarrieCnh12 paypal.com/paypalme/carolynhinds0525 My Social Media hashtags are: #CarolynTalks #DramasWithCarrie #SaturdayNightSciFi #SHWH #KCrush Visit Authory.com/CarolynHinds to find links to all of my published film festival coverage, writing, YouTube and other podcasts So Here's What Happened!, and Beyond The Romance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For the season 2 premiere of their PoV docuseries FOR THE CULTURE, with Amanda Parris, show creator, writer, and host Amanda Parris, and producing director Allison Duke joined me to discuss how they wanted the new season to differ and improve on the first, covering multiple topics important to Black diasporans globally such as dating, tourism, and sports, and how the subjects covered reflect the current political and social landscape. To donate to Jamaica Hurricane Melissa disaster relief funds please visit: https://supportjamaica.gov.jm/ #ForTheCulture streams for free on #CBCGem, and was coproduced with Allison's company https://www.oyamediagroup.com/ Follow the official For the Culture social media account on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/oyamediagroup/ Find me on Twitter and Instagram at: @CarrieCnh12 paypal.com/paypalme/carolynhinds0525 My Social Media hashtags are: #CarolynTalks #DramasWithCarrie #SaturdayNightSciFi #SHWH #KCrush Visit Authory.com/CarolynHinds to find links to all of my published film festival coverage, writing, YouTube and other podcasts So Here's What Happened!, and Beyond The Romance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Filmmaker Janus Victoria joined me for #CarolynTalks to discuss DIAMONDS IN THE SAND, her film starring Lily Franky as a man who runs from his life in Japan to Manila in a desperate attempt to escape the shadow of Kodokushi, 'the lonely death'. #FilipinoFilm #JapaneseFilm #IndepedentFilmmaker #FilmCritic #Interview #DiamondsInTheSand costars Maria Isabel Lopez and Charlie Dizon, and screened at the  @reelasianfilmfest  2025. Find me on Twitter and Instagram at: @CarrieCnh12 paypal.com/paypalme/carolynhinds0525 My Social Media hashtags are: #CarolynTalks #DramasWithCarrie #SaturdayNightSciFi #SHWH #KCrush Visit Authory.com/CarolynHinds to find links to all of my published film festival coverage, writing, YouTube and other podcasts So Here's What Happened!, and Beyond The Romance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Award-winning animator and filmmaker Frank E. Abney III joined me for #CarolynTalks to discuss BLACK MAN, BLACK MAN, his latest animated short film. We discussed how the black & white film is a step forward in his creative process as a director and writer, working with actors Yvette Nicole Brown and Aldis Hodge, who also co-produces the film, and how the animation film industry has changed over the years. #Animation #AnimatedFilm #ShortFilm #Interview #IndependentArtist Visit Frank's Instagram account and official website to check out what projects he's worked on and upcoming film festivals BLACK MAN, BLACK MAN will be screening at. Find me on Twitter and Instagram at: @CarrieCnh12 paypal.com/paypalme/carolynhinds0525 My Social Media hashtags are: #CarolynTalks #DramasWithCarrie #SaturdayNightSciFi #SHWH #KCrush Visit Authory.com/CarolynHinds to find links to all of my published film festival coverage, writing, YouTube and other podcasts So Here's What Happened!, and Beyond The Romance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Filmmaker Natalie Murao joined me for #CarolynTalks to discuss her short film TEARS BURN TO ASH starring Veena Yamano as a young fourth generation Japanese Canadian (Yonsei), trying to find a connection to her Japanese ancestry during an all too brief trip to the country. #ReelAsian #Interview #AsianCinema #JapaneseFilm #TearsBurnToAsh screened at the 2025 @reelasianfilmfest⁩. Visit Natalie's website for more information on her work and screening schedules: nataliemurao.com Find me on Twitter and Instagram at: @CarrieCnh12 paypal.com/paypalme/carolynhinds0525 My Social Media hashtags are: #CarolynTalks #DramasWithCarrie #SaturdayNightSciFi #SHWH #KCrush Visit Authory.com/CarolynHinds to find links to all of my published film festival coverage, writing, YouTube and other podcasts So Here's What Happened!, and Beyond The Romance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

AKASHI writer, director, executive producer, and lead actress Mayumi Yoshida, joined me for #CarolynTalks, to discuss her debut feature film about an artist returning home to Japan, her family, and the memories of a place and people who no longer feel as familiar as they once did after ten years of absence. #AkashiFilm #JapaneseFilm #Interview #Podcasr #Akashi costars Hana Kino, RyoTajima, Kimura Bun, and Kunio Murai, and was produced by Mayumi's production company musubiarts.com Find me on Twitter and Instagram at: @CarrieCnh12 paypal.com/paypalme/carolynhinds0525 My Social Media hashtags are: #CarolynTalks #DramasWithCarrie #SaturdayNightSciFi #SHWH #KCrush Visit Authory.com/CarolynHinds to find links to all of my published film festival coverage, writing, YouTube and other podcasts So Here's What Happened!, and Beyond The Romance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Canadian filmmakers and co-writers Shane Belcourt and Tanya Talaga joined me to discuss their documentary NI-NAADAMAADIZ: RED POWER RISING, chronicling the life and struggles of of Ojibway Warriors Society leader Louis Cameron and Anishinabeg youth leaders and members of the American Indians Movement who lead a series of sit-ins and protest actions for Indigenous rights in Canada throughout the early 1970s. Shane is an award-winning Metis filmmaker, and Tanya is an Anishinaabe journalist, author, and producer. #IndigenousRights #FirstNations #IndigenousHistory #CarolynTalks #Interview Official trailer at https://www.youtube.com/@UCqftVRUgb2bDgKEs4Nabbew Find me on Twitter and Instagram at: @CarrieCnh12 paypal.com/paypalme/carolynhinds0525 My Social Media hashtags are: #CarolynTalks #DramasWithCarrie #SaturdayNightSciFi #SHWH #KCrush Visit Authory.com/CarolynHinds to find links to all of my published film festival coverage, writing, YouTube and other podcasts So Here's What Happened!, and Beyond The Romance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Writer, director, and executive producer Solara Thanh Bình Đặng, joined me to discuss Chín, her gothic fairytale short about a young Vietnamese woman whose life on her father's durian farm on the Mekong Delta, is about to change when she meets people significant to her life in her dreams and reality. #CarolynTalks #Interview #FilmCritic #VietnameseFilm Chín, which translates to Ripe in English stars Hayley Ngọc Mai and Samuel An, had it's international premiere at #VIFF and was produced by @naltobelproductions Find me on Twitter and Instagram at: @CarrieCnh12 paypal.com/paypalme/carolynhinds0525 My Social Media hashtags are: #CarolynTalks #DramasWithCarrie #SaturdayNightSciFi #SHWH #KCrush Visit Authory.com/CarolynHinds to find links to all of my published film festival coverage, writing, YouTube and other podcasts So Here's What Happened!, and Beyond The Romance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Writer, director, and producer Ava Maria Safai joined me at  @FantasiaFest  2025, to discuss her debut feature length horror FOREIGNER about the trauma of cultural erasure and assimilation experienced by Yasi (Rose Deghan), a young girl attempting to fit into her new Canadian school after immigrating with her family from Iran. #CarolynTalks #Fantasia2025 #IndependentFilm #FilmCritic #Interview Foreigner is produced by  @harlequintheatresociety , and had its world premiere in the in the Septenrion Shadows platform. Follow Ava on Instagram at @avamariasafai Find me on Twitter and Instagram at: @CarrieCnh12 paypal.com/paypalme/carolynhinds0525 My Social Media hashtags are: #CarolynTalks #DramasWithCarrie #SaturdayNightSciFi #SHWH #KCrush Visit Authory.com/CarolynHinds to find links to all of my published film festival coverage, writing, YouTube and other podcasts So Here's What Happened!, and Beyond The Romance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of #CarolynTalks award-winning documentarian Hind Meddeb discusses her 2025 documentary SUDAN, REMEMBER US, in which she documents Sudanese youth during the 2019 and 2020 revolution using poetry, music, art, and writing as tools of resistance against the ongoing genocide, colonialism, and oppression perpetrated by the imperial forces tearing their homeland apart. #SudanRememberUs #KeepEyesOnSudan #Interview #FilmCritic #BoycottDubai Visit  @watermelonpicturesco  , for screening information. List of aid organizations for Sudan aid relief: www.khartoumaidkitchen.org sapa-usa.org www.darfurwomenaction.org Mutualaidsuda.org https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=2VQ3HVQ8B5AC2 https://linktr.ee/SavingAlGeneina https://chuffed.org/project/126780-tky-alaabasy-2 Find me on Twitter and Instagram at: @CarrieCnh12 paypal.com/paypalme/carolynhinds0525 My Social Media hashtags are: #CarolynTalks #DramasWithCarrie #SaturdayNightSciFi #SHWH #KCrush Visit Authory.com/CarolynHinds to find links to all of my published film festival coverage, writing, YouTube and other podcasts So Here's What Happened!, and Beyond The Romance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Award-winning Hong Kong filmmaker Adam Wong 黃修平 spoke with me for #CarolynTalks about his new dramatic feature, THE WAY WE TALK 看我今天怎麼說,, about a trio of deaf young adults, Sophie, Wolf, and Alan learning to navigate a world where they face discrimination, roadblocks, and disapproval in their personal and professional lives. #TheWayWeTalk #看我今天怎麼說 stars Neo Yau 游學修, Chung Suet Ying 鍾雪瑩, and Marco Ng 吳祉昊 , and was co-written by SeeKing, 1000springs, and Ho Hong 何康 . #HongKongFilm #Interview #Podcast #Deaf #Cantonese #SignLanguage The film is produced and distributed by  @illume_films  and  @OneCoolFilmProduction  Find me on Twitter and Instagram at: @CarrieCnh12 paypal.com/paypalme/carolynhinds0525 My Social Media hashtags are: #CarolynTalks #DramasWithCarrie #SaturdayNightSciFi #SHWH #KCrush Visit Authory.com/CarolynHinds to find links to all of my published film festival coverage, writing, YouTube and other podcasts So Here's What Happened!, and Beyond The Romance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For the North American premiere of their dramatic period film SEPPUKU: THE SUN GOES DOWN 切腹：日が沈む, actors Masayuki Deai, Takeshima Yuka, and Sasada Yuka spoke with me about portraying a samurai experiencing fear at the prospect of dying, a wife tasked with supporting her family through her grief and her close relationship with her maid. #CarolynTalks #JapaneseMovie #Samurai #Interview #SeppukuTheSunGoesDown #切腹日が沈む was directed by Yuji Kakizaki, and screened at the  @JapaneseCanadianCulturalCentre  2025 Toronto Japanese Film Festival Interpreting for the interview was conducted by Aki Takabatake, CEO of Momo Films Inc. Find me on Twitter and Instagram at: @CarrieCnh12 paypal.com/paypalme/carolynhinds0525 My Social Media hashtags are: #CarolynTalks #DramasWithCarrie #SaturdayNightSciFi #SHWH #KCrush Visit Authory.com/CarolynHinds to find links to all of my published film festival coverage, writing, YouTube and other podcasts So Here's What Happened!, and Beyond The Romance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Following the theatrical release of their film #40Acres, producer Jennifer Holness and actress Jaeda LeBlanc joined me to talk about developing the films characters with director R. T. Thorne, and it's not so far fetched dystopian and postapocalyptic themes, and how their feelings about the Canadian film industry and the world has changed since working on the film. #CarolynTalks #Interview #FilmCritic #canadianfilm 40 ACRES was co-written by Thorne, Glenn Taylor and Lora Campbell, and stars Danielle Deadwyler, Michael Greyeyes, Kataem O'Connor, Leenah Robinson, and Milcania Diaz-Rojas. #40Acres is distributed by  @StrikeMedia  Find me on Twitter and Instagram at: @CarrieCnh12 paypal.com/paypalme/carolynhinds0525 My Social Media hashtags are: #CarolynTalks #DramasWithCarrie #SaturdayNightSciFi #SHWH #KCrush Visit Authory.com/CarolynHinds to find links to all of my published film festival coverage, writing, YouTube and other podcasts So Here's What Happened!, and Beyond The Romance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Toronto Director Reza Dahya and lease cast Ashton James and Zoe Lewis joined me for #CarolynTalks to chat about their film BOXCUTTER, which follows aspiring musician Rome, and artist Janaya from the west site of the bustling city to its heart at Yong & Dundas as they confront what it means to be an artist in today's social media driven society how to navigate the way their individual outlooks shapes their perceptions of each other. #CanadianFilm #Interview #Toronto #BOXCUTTER was written by Chris Cromie, and distributed by  @gametheoryfilms3831  *images courtesy of Game Theory films and IMDB. paypal.com/paypalme/carolynhinds0525 My Social Media hashtags are: #CarolynTalks #DramasWithCarrie #SaturdayNightSciFi #SHWH #KCrush Visit Authory.com/CarolynHinds to find links to all of my published film festival coverage, writing, YouTube and other podcasts So Here's What Happened!, and Beyond The Romance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

CELLS AT WORK! はたらく細胞 Director Takeuchi Hideki and producer Takeguchi Ikumi of WB Japan, sat with me for the 2025 Toronto Japanese Film Festival premiere of the first live-action feature film adaptation of the famous manga and anime series created by Shimizu Akane. #HatarakuSaibo #Manga #Anime #CarolynTalks #Interview #FilmCritic #JapaneseFilm #CellsAtWork #はたらく細胞 was adapted for the screen by Tokunaga Yuichi, produced by #WBJapan and stars Mei Nagano, Takeru Satoh, Mana Ashida, Sadao Abe, Koji Yamamoto, and Riisa Naka Interpreting by Aki Takabatake, CEO of Momo Films Inc. Visit https://jccc.on.ca/ for information of the festival and the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre Follow me on social media @CarrieCnh12 paypal.com/paypalme/carolynhinds0525 My Social Media hashtags are: #CarolynTalks #DramasWithCarrie #SaturdayNightSciFi #SHWH #KCrush Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Award-winning Filmmaker Karen Chapman and first-time producer Enrique Miguel Baniqued of VILLAGE KEEPER joined me to discuss the creative, logistical, and chaotic process of producing an independent film in Toronto. #VillageKeeperFilm #CarolynTalks #Interview #CanadianFilm #Toronto #VillageKeeper won the John Dunning Best First Feature Film Award at the 2025 Canadian Screen Awards. The film premiered at #TIFF24 where I interviewed Karen and lead actresses Olunike Adeliyi and Zahra Bentham. For screening information follow the film's official account at https://www.instagram.com/p/DIPs4Fat0kj/ *Images courtesy of TIFF and  @levelfilm2628  Follow Karen on Instagram at @ thesmallaxx, and Enrique @enriquemiguel_ Follow me on social media @CarrieCnh12 paypal.com/paypalme/carolynhinds0525 My Social Media hashtags are: #CarolynTalks #DramasWithCarrie #SaturdayNightSciFi #SHWH #KCrush Visit Authory.com/CarolynHinds to find links to all of my published film festival coverage, writing, YouTube and other podcasts So Here's What Happened!, and Beyond The Romance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this new episode of Carolyn Talks Film Review, I chat about director Min Kyu-dong's action THE OLD WOMAN WITH THE KNIFE 파과, starring Lee Hye-young and as deadly assassin Hornclaw and Kim Sung-cheol as her nemesis. #TheOldWomanWithTheKnife #파과 is based film Gu Byung-mo's 2013 novel of the same name translated into English by Kim Chi-young. Co-staring Shin Shi-a, Yeon Woo-jin, Kim Moo-yul, and Kim Kang-woo, the film is distributed internationally by  @wellgousa  Images and trailer courtesy of WellGo. #CarolynTalks #KoreanMovie #filmreview #Action #영화리뷰 #영화파과 #이혜영 #김성철 #김무열 #연우진 #신시아 Follow me on social media @CarrieCnh12 paypal.com/paypalme/carolynhinds0525 My Social Media hashtags are: #CarolynTalks #DramasWithCarrie #SaturdayNightSciFi #SHWH #KCrush Visit Authory.com/CarolynHinds to find links to all of my published film festival coverage, writing, YouTube and other podcasts So Here's What Happened!, and Beyond The Romance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.