Michelle St. John on the tough issues behind her hard-hitting film Colonization Road

Toronto filmmaker and actress Michelle St. John’s searing documentary on First Nations issues cuts to the core of what it means to be Canadian. Colonization Road, airing tonight and streaming thereafter on CBC’s Firsthand, follows the history of Ontario roads and how they changed indigenous peoples’ lives. Anishinaabe comedian and activist Ryan McMahon takes us

Joey Klein on working with Tatiana Maslany and Tom Cullen on The Other Half

Actor-turned-director Joey Klein has spoken to Monsters and Critics about working with real-life couple Tatiana Maslany and Tom Cullen on his first film The Other Half. The pair star in together in the movie which tells the story of bipolor Emily (Maslany) and grief-stricken Nickie (Cullen), who is mourning the disappearance of his younger brother,

Marta Dusseldorp returns with Season 4 of A Place to Call Home

The Australian period series A Place to Call Home has found a dedicated audience both at home and abroad thanks to its inventive multiple storylines, great writing and the presence of the gifted Marta Dusseldorp as the series lead. Set in the fifties, and shot with an eye to the natural beauty of the rustic

Jessi Cruickshank on hosting Season 3 of Canada’s Smartest Person

Few of us can say we were born in an A&W restaurant. But multiple award-winning TV host, comedienne and philanthropist Jessi Cruickshank can. Maybe her unusual entrance gave her zest for showmanship. It’s certainly apparent in CBC’s daytime series The Goods, a light-hearted melange of trends, food, fashion, style and wellness and on her primetime

Trolls directors Walt Dohrn and Mike Mitchell on the power of happiness

When Walt Dohrn and Mike Mitchell started work on Trolls, the latest Dreamworks animated adventure, they envisioned a film all ages could enjoy. They had a great story — the good natured Trolls are under attack by the Bergens, the unhappy monsters who believe that eating Trolls will make them happy, if only for a