The Gaze is a monthly podcast co-hosted by Aisha Jamal and Maya Bedward about race, gender and cultural representation in cinema. In our sophomore season, we sit down with three Indigenous filmmakers to discuss the creative, commercial and emotional labour of making film in Canada
It only seems appropriate to close our third season with one of our all-time favourite guests, the talented filmmaker Jasmin Mozaffari. Her recent film Firecrackers generated at lot of buzz at TIFF this past year, where it screened to sold-out audiences.
Firecrackers tells the story of redhead...
Published 02/26/19
Last time anyone did the stats in Canada, only about 17% of scripted television shows were directed by women. What does it take for a woman to break into the lucrative and exciting world of TV directing? From making indie short films to directing episodes of Murdoch Myteries, Sherren Lee has done...
Published 05/16/18