Category Archives: Interviews

Interview: Zachary Jones (FilmFreeway)

Posted on July 24, 2015 by James McNally

Disclosure: FilmFreeway is the exclusive submissions platform for my short film screening series Shorts That Are Not Pants, but this interview was unsolicited and I received no compensation or advantage for conducting it. In just over 18 months, Vancouver startup … Continue reading →

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Interview: Hu Wei (Butter Lamp)

Posted on December 30, 2014 by James McNally

UPDATE (January 15, 2015): Butter Lamp has been nominated for an Academy Award in the category of Best Live-Action Short. Best of luck to Hu Wei and the rest of his team! One of the most impressive short films I … Continue reading →

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Interview: Micheal Palmieri and Donal Mosher

Posted on October 5, 2012 by James McNally

At this year’s Hot Docs, the film that undoubtedly had the biggest effect on me was Off Label. This erstwhile “issue doc” turned out to be so affecting that I literally could not write about it for months. You can … Continue reading →

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Interview: Matt Gallagher

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Drew Kerr

Matt Gallagher’s latest documentary Grinders (review) just premiered at Hot Docs. I spoke to him about the film and about his own time as a struggling poker player on Toronto’s underground circuit.

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Interview: Jarod Neece

Posted on March 6, 2011 by James McNally

I met Jarod Neece back in September, where he was the incredibly gracious host of a really swell SXSW party at TIFF. He was so gracious that he also agreed to an interview, right in the midst of the pre-SXSW … Continue reading →

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