#12 - Rob Hillstead: The Art of Activism

We Were Broncos: From Humboldt Broncos Hockey Player to TV Star

Join Allysia and Dave for a discussion with Humboldt crash survivor Ryan Straschnitzki and Lucas Frison of Prairie Cat Productions about their new documentary series called "We Were Broncos" (streaming now). This discussion spans Ryan's journey with high-level competitive sports following a significant spinal injury as well as his experience being filmed in a story about his life. We also discuss filmmaking with Lucas: the process of getting a series to production (and beyond), "making it" as a filmmaker, and much more. Stream We Were Broncos for free on AMI+: https://www.ami.ca/App Support Ryan's foundation Straz Strong: https://www.strazstrongfoundation.com/ryans-story Prairie Cat Productions: https://www.prairiecatproductions.com/ Subscribe to Creative Colosseum on YouTube: http://youtube.com/@creativecolosseum

Levelling Up and Artificial Intelligence for Creativity

Join Dave and Allysia for an audio-only evening chat about the ways in which they have levelled up in life over the past handful of months. This conversation spans being a university professor (Dave), going to grad school for philosophy (Allysia), the wonders of Eurovision, songs that make us feel something, apprehensions about AI (and its uses), and much more. Follow us over on YouTube:Creative Colosseum Podcast - YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@CreativeColosseum] Dave's musical feels pick:BONES AND ALL | “You Made it Feel Like Home” by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross | Official Music Video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plSbcQqgqSQ&list=RDplSbcQqgqSQ&start_radio=1&ab_channel=AmazonMGMStudios]Allysia's musical feels pick:Dear Rouge | Stolen Days | First Play Live [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wa_FwUKfISE&list=RDwa_FwUKfISE&start_radio=1&ab_channel=CBCMusic]

#13 - Aaron Sinclair: Feature Filmmaking and "The Wild"

Join us with filmmaker Aaron Sinclair, who is a writer, director, editor, composer, sound designer, and who takes up a bunch of other roles besides. We talk about what is involved in making a feature-length film, how to source financing, thinking outside the box for unique film formats, and more. Check out Aaron's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aaronsinclair.film/ Check out his YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/ @aaronsinclairfilm  [https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCvxVPXrhGdQfDAQRrdH2pFg] Find us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CreativeColosseum

#12 - Rob Hillstead: The Art of Activism

Join us for a special episode with our good friend Rob Hillstead, who works in the film industry in Vancouver, BC. He wears many hats as a film director, musician, producer, lighting technician, and more, and we talk to him about some of the ups and downs of working on prominent film sets. We also discuss his history with artistic activism, particularly seen in the full-length documentary "Balikbayan" he directed, edited and filmed. Don't miss this one! Rob's portfolio: https://darkgems.media/portfolio Check out Rob on imdb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2228548/ Find us on YouTube and tune in on Twitch for our livestream: https://www.youtube.com/@CreativeColosseum ⁠https://www.twitch.tv/creativecolosseum⁠

#11 - Evie Johnny Ruddy: Introducing the Transgender Media Portal

Today's episode features Evie Johnny Ruddy, who introduces us to the Transgender Media Portal. They give us a peak into their artistic journey as a journalist, a walking tour creator, and an augmented reality artist and teacher. They also discuss the launch of the brand new Transgender Media Portal, which is a growing database that connects the user to transgender filmmakers and their works. Evie Johnny fills us in on the thought process behind the creation of the portal, some of the challenges in creating the new site, and how we can support transgender filmmakers. Find the Transgender Media Portal here: https://www.transgendermediaportal.org/ Find the "Queering the Queen City" walking tour here: https://izi.travel/en/7f7d-queering-the-queen-city/en Find the augmented reality "Buffalo Futurism" app here: https://www.commonweal.ca/buffalo-futurism-app Find us on YouTube and tune in on Twitch for our livestream every other Sunday afternoon: https://www.youtube.com/@CreativeColosseumhttps://www.twitch.tv/creativecolosseum