Through my work as a marketing communications professional, as well as my own blog, I’ve had the chance to interview everyone from global business influencers and political leaders to award-winning filmmakers and bona fide rock stars.

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Blue Rodeo: Lost Together

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The feature-length doc Blue Rodeo: Lost Together charts the rise of Canadian music legends Blue Rodeo from the Toronto music scene in the 1980s to the band’s place as multi-platinum Juno award-winners and beyond.

Ahead of the film’s theatrical premiere, I had an exclusive chat with filmmaker Dale Heslip and Blue Rodeo co-frontman Jim Cuddy about bringing the history of one of Canada’s most iconic country rock bands to the big screen.

Read the article here.

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Nagano Till Now

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The documentary Nagano Till Now presents an up-close portrait of Canadian snowboarder and Olympic gold medalist Ross Rebagliati and the complicated legacy of his temporary disqualification from the 1998 Winter Olympics after testing positive for marijuana.

I talked with the film’s director Chris Roussakis about cannabis, creativity and re-living one of the most controversial moments in Canadian sports history.

Read the article here.

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Unbroken: A Story of Resistance

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The documentary Unbroken: A Story of Resistance shines a light on the victims of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the efforts of war-trauma counsellors to help them recover and rebuild their lives.

I first met director and Toronto Star correspondent Katharine Lake Berz during a panel I moderated at the Toronto Shorts International Film Festival. I later had the chance to talk with her one-on-one about about her experience documenting the victims of Russian terror and sharing the stories of those who are working to help them move on.

Read the article here.