In Conversation With
Creators will discuss their work and the themes that are prevalent in their storytelling: community, home, culture, language and identity. The conversations will focus on their creative process: vision, tenacity, approach and challenges. RIFFA may also showcase selected works by these creators.
Host: Glenn Cochrane
Glenn Cochrane is an entertainment writer based in Melbourne, Australia. He is currently a staff writer for Australia’s largest entertainment magazine, STACK, and hosts the popular weekly podcast ‘Good Movie Monday’, where he discusses film with some of the biggest names in Hollywood. In addition to freelance work with publications such as Screen Realm and CBS Interactive, Glenn has also served as a committee-member for the Australian Film Critics Association from 2017 to 2022.
Speaker: Martin Edralin
Martin Edralin is a Toronto-based filmmaker. Martin’s work has screened at international film festivals including TIFF, Sundance, and Locarno. His films include Hole (2014), winner of the Grand Prize at Clermont-Ferrand and a Canadian Screen Award for Best Live Action Short; Emma (2016), a TIFF Canada’s Top Ten selection; and Building History: The Story Of Benjamin Brown (2016), a Heritage Toronto Public History Award nominee. His feature film debut, Islands, was supported by Telefilm Canada's Talent to Watch funding program in 2018, and premiered in 2021. The film tells the story of Joshua, a timid, middle-aged Filipino immigrant in Canada has lived in the comfort of his parents care his entire life. When his mother suddenly passes and his father’s health declines, he quits his job to look after his father full-time despite his inexperience taking care of anyone, including himself.
Islands (2021) Trailer: https://vimeo.com/357973892