Come along for the fun AND FLASHING LIGHTS as we hear what the best of Canadian Genre filmmakers have to say about their selected projects and being a part of the fabulous Blood in the Snow Film Festival- and meet the festival director himself- Kelly Michael Stewart!!!

Go find these talented filmmakers, give them a follow and find out how YOU can catch their films in a future screening!

Thank you to this years filmmakers:

@naltobelproductions

@hv.heart @nic.altobelli

@lulu.lemonless @darcy_qm @filmcherryontop

@prasannaJpaul

@alexmasciotramilstein_film

@tammysalzl @makingbeauty_film

@pun.mov @shrimpfriedricefilm @sangtheproducer

@pagemanproduction

@victoria_l0ng @heracreative

@janetrose.nguyen

@michpriske @lizwallace5

@donationsthefilm @mikecoshmedia

@nashtheslashdoc

& Griffin Cork

Shout out to the talented flash mob performers from TMU:

@brennanbielefeld

@kaitlynkhaai

@obon.g

@angiegarciaofficial

@chayajacobs_

@sanaasulls

@3than3dwards1520

@kieranprouty

@samuelsharrett

Alessia Halewood, Sarah Rogers, Alanna Romero-Pashe, Matthew Laughton,

As well as the Humber film students who helped film:

@markchinch

@gleamandglimpse

Jessica Pace, Elizabeth Vaughan & Chernyshova Kristina

And The Sisters thank Filmmaker and friend, Daniel Turres, the writer and director of Thursdays World Premiere screening of FRESH MEAT film- for a fun filled week of working together to bring Sankofa Squares First EVER Flash Mob to life!!

We’ll be sure to share the flash mob footage soon. For now enjoy these interviews!!

Listen here, find us on Spotify at The Sister(s) Strain or watch the video on Youtube :)

We didn't know Tammy prior to this conversation- and so we learned a LOT during this episode. Some moments we're quite heavy to hear, as such this episode will be a little more quiet and contemplative as we discuss the realities faced by those with loved ones who struggle with addictions.

As always we urge you to "Care to Share" this conversation so we can all learn the facts before forming an opinion!

We hope you will follow along and #caretoshare this information so we can all get more informed before forming an opinion!

We hope you will follow along and "Care to Share" this information so we can all get more informed before forming an opinion!

We hope you will follow along and "Care to Share" this information so we can all get more informed before forming an opinion!

We hope you will follow along and "Care to Share" this information so we can all get more informed before forming an opinion!

Stay curious this summer, stretch outside your comfort zones and live your fullest!!

Summer Reading List:

A Return to Eros by Marc Gafni & Kristina Kincaid

Cunt: A Declaration of Independence by Inga Muscio

Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Perez

Pussy: A Reclamation by Regina Thomashauer

Vagina by Naomi Wolf

The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan

Look for the currently unpublished but hopefully coming soon book titled "Men Without Men" by Angelica Ferrara

A few positive on-line influencers:

@heybrotherco

@everforwardclub

@whiteribbonaust

@nextgenmen

@mrhealthteacher

@re.masculine

@professor_neil

@jeffperera

Although there were more stats and data about the current climate of women working in the comedy genre there was simply not enough time to discuss them all during this episode. Attached are resources where you can continue further reading for yourself!

The conversation shares some inside info into the female led comedy series Ann stars in titled “Poly is the new Monogamy” written by Cat Hostick, that is currently available on Hollywood Suite.

https://hollywoodsuite.ca/series/poly-is-the-new-monogamy/

Ann also shows off the newly released comic book she created with her husband, “Doctor Awesome Woman” now available through Vortex Comics:

https://vortex-comics.myshopify.com/products/doctor-awesome-woman-volume-1-issue-1?_pos=1&_sid=e0d3c734a&_ss=r&fbclid=IwY2xjawKZcsdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHlsjJoC2T83u0Jd9ZwPKoitvYkyBzGNoxG5JWw3M7UcQoh67ldgjmHmFtBZW_aem_YAnZ_smrWoOeHHojdBA8gg&sfnsn=mo

Suggested subject matter books:

CUNT: A Declaration of Independence by Inga Muscio

Vagina by Naomi Wolf

The Female Eunuch, Sex & Destiny, The Whole Woman by Germaine Greer

Tune in to hear the story of how this film came to be and the fears they overcame to conquer this dream of theirs <3

Join us on this pleasure-filled podcast and take your curiosities further by following the resource links provided/reading the books suggested below:

Books:

Pussy: A Reclamation by Regena Thomashauer

VAGINA by Naomi Wolf

Instagram:

@themerakiproject

Links attached provide resources to stats/discussion material heard in this episode. Here are some recommended books on the subject:

1)Backwards & In Heels

The Past, Present And Future Of Women Working In Film by Alicia Malone

2) The Female Gaze: Essential Movies Made by Women by Alicia Malone

3) The Wrong Kind of Women

Inside Our Revolution to Dismantle the Gods of Hollywood by Naomi McDougall Jones

A few resources they used for this episode:

The book "It's Only Blood: Shattering the Taboo of Menstruation" by Anna Dahlqvist A MUST READ!!!!!

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9903918/

https://www.gavi.org/vaccineswork/nigerian-activists-take-period-poverty#:~:text=In%20Nigeria%2C%20an%20estimated%2037,also%20pain%20medication%20and%20underwear.

https://www.ujaas.in/blogs/period-poverty-in-india-understanding-the-issue-solutions

From our passion to our pen,

~The Sisters Strain~

We we're so excited to launch the intro to our upcoming podcast, finally pressing record on the feminine conversations we discuss daily, eager to share in hopes we can start more dialogues with other like minded individuals. All with the purposes of learning, growing and expanding our minds together. Only to have an individual leave a crude remark on our Youtube about our bodies not looking they way they think they should/the way we used to in our youth.

We read the comment, looked to each other and then immediately headed to our podcast room to press record on the moments after.

So- here is an early release episode as a little taste of what is to come from The Sister(s) Strain. We may not always get it right and we may not always be perfectly positive but we promise we will be honest, authentic, raw, real and unfiltered.

To read more of our words head over to our substack

https://substack.com/@sistersstrain

Enjoy this bonus episode and we look forward to our April release!

Join your favorite, feisty, feminist filmmaker duo in this fun yet informative dialogue on all things the feminine experience!