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Face2Face with David Peck

Face2Face is hosted by change maker David Peck and is rooted in casual conversation and intelligent inspiration. David interviews film makers, actors, writers and artists of various kinds and he does it in a fun, thoughtful and entertaining way. Check out this weekly podcast where David honors and celebrates people who believe in the power of little things, the splash and ripple effect and who are rolling up their sleeves to make the world a better place. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for

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32:37

Inside the Chinese Closet - Sophia Luvara - Human...

Face2Face with David Peck ·

2016/03/22

Listen in as Sophia talks about her new film Inside The Chinese Closet, LGBTQ rights here at home and in China, trust, transparency and why she’s still optimistic about the future.Festival Runs from: March 30 - April 7, 2016For more information about the festivalgo here.Watch the Trailer Here.SynopsisAndy devotes his days and nights to looking for a lesbian wife of convenience who could possibly bear his child; from online search to underground marriage markets, he is meeting all sorts of girls

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33:08

A Jihadi In The Family - Eileen Thalenberg

Face2Face with David Peck ·

2016/03/21

Listen in as Eileen talks about her new film A Jihadi In The Family, Islamophobia, brokenness, and the power of real community. See the trailer and Read more here. Synopsis Overnight, Calgary mother Christianne Boudreau has a new identity, “mother of a terrorist,” when her son Damian is killed fighting with ISIS. “I never saw it coming”, she says, echoing hundreds of mothers in Europe and North America whose children have left home to embrace violent extremism. How and why young people, who have

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33:02

Magali Simard

Face2Face with David Peck ·

2016/03/18

Listen in as Magali talks about Human Rights, the power of film to work towards social change and why she might be a cynic at heart, but still eternally hopeful.For more information about the festival go here.BiographySimard is the Manager of Film Programmes at TIFF, working on new releases, TIFF Cinematheque, the Human Rights Watch Film Festival and ongoing film series. Bringing her experience in the Canadian film industry and deep knowledge of Quebec cinema, she sits on the programming team for

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40:18

Peter Davis

Face2Face with David Peck ·

2016/03/16

Peter talks about the ”dialectics of violence”, why cooperation will be essential to our survival as a human race, why he makes films for himself and how capitalism is a killer system.BiographyVillon Films was founded by Peter Davis, who has written, produced, and directed more than seventy documentaries. His work has been shown on every major television network on the globe including CBC, CTV, BBC, CBS, NBC, Swedish Television, German Television, and NHK Japan.Davis was born and raised in England

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43:41

Gilad Cohen and Amar Wala

Face2Face with David Peck ·

2016/03/14

Gilad Cohen and Amar WalaListen in as Gilad and Amar talk about why they think that human rights needs to be rebranded, their new podcast The Hum and why there is always a reason to hope.The Hum PodcastCheck out the trailer hereThe term ‘human rights’ often brings up images of pain, oppression and injustice.It’s easy to forget that at the core of every human rights story are real human beings - people who are smart, funny and more like us than we think.The Hum is a podcast that goes straight to the

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13:26

River - Jamie Dagg and Rossif Sutherland

Face2Face with David Peck ·

2016/03/11

Listen in on our chat today with Jamie Dagg and Rossif Sutherland talking about their new film River, the Mekong and unintended consequences.River opens March 13th – 2016.Read more about the filmhereand it’s World premiereatTIFFand checkout it’s trailerhere.Synopsis – RiverAccused of murder after intervening in the sexual assault of a young woman, an American volunteer doctor in Laos is forced to go on the run.One of the most energetic thrillers produced this year; Jamie M. Dagg's debut

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43:39

Karen Valley

Face2Face with David Peck ·

2016/03/09

Karen ValleyKaren talks today about what it means to be “disabled”, our limitations, her social entrepreneurial spirit and why it’s so important to push the boundaries in a variety of ways.BiographyKaren Valley was born missing her left arm below the elbow and was enrolled in The War Amps Child Amputee (CHAMP) Program. As Karen grew up with the CHAMP Program, she embraced the Association’s philosophy of “amputees helping amputees” both as an enthusiastic Champ and later as a Junior Counsellor.She

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41:39

Erin Hunt

Face2Face with David Peck ·

2016/03/02

Erin speaks passionately today about landmines, cluster munitions and why Canadians have played such a significant role in the campaign against these “indiscriminate inhumane weapons”, whyshe thinks this problem is 100% solvable and a new kind of diplomacy.BiographySince 2003, Erin has been involved in Canadian efforts to ban landmines and cluster munitions and to raise awareness of the rights of survivors to meet their needs while working as a volunteer, an intern, a youth campaigner and a Program

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30:27

Girl Rising - Holly Gordon

Face2Face with David Peck ·

2016/02/24

Holly GordonListen in as Holly talks about women’s empowerment, the power of storytelling, why education is important, the gap between head and heart and why things change when you create room for conversation.The Film: Girl RisingWatch the Trailer hereBiographyAs Co-Founder and CEO of Girl Rising, Holly determines long-term strategy for the campaign and looks for new opportunities to drive change for girls around the world. Holly is also an Executive Producer of the Girl Rising film. Holly has been

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45:09

Doug Magee

Face2Face with David Peck ·

2016/02/24

Doug talks about how you politics is defined by what you see out your front window, why he’s against the death penalty, political satire in the US and his new book President Blog. BiographyDoug Magee is a writer, photographer, and filmmaker living in New York's East Harlem. He is a graduate of Amherst College and Union Theological Seminary. He has had a decidedly checkered career.Doug worked as a freelance photojournalist for a number of years and was published in many major magazines and

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48:27

Karen Dougherty

Face2Face with David Peck ·

2016/02/17

Karen talks about uncertainty, the frozen smile, anxious attachment, trans-generational trauma, good parenting and about learning how to self regulate.BiographyKaren Dougherty is Toronto-based psychotherapist and documentary filmmaker.In her practice she works to help patients through periods of adversity, transition, and instability to deepen self-understanding, establish emotional regulation, and build resilience. Her key areas of interest are repetitive bad-object relations, trans-generational

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47:49

Mina Shum & Shelwyn Jacob - 2nd Visit

Face2Face with David Peck ·

2016/02/10

Photo credit: Véro Boncompagni Check out the trailer of their new NFB film Ninth Floor making its world premiere at TIFF 2015. Synopsis of Film It started quietly when a group of Caribbean students, strangers in a cold new land, began to suspect their professor of racism. It ended in the most explosive student uprising Canada had ever known. Over four decades later, Ninth Floor reopens the file on the Sir George Williams Riot – a watershed moment in Canadian race relations and one of the most

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44:25

Baitcloud

Face2Face with David Peck ·

2016/01/31

Today's conversation is about great ideas, having good instincts, the entrepreneurial spirit, ‎a passion for creating solutions and what problem solving can lead to. Biography "BaitCloud is a fishing industry start-up out of Mississauga, Ontario that started in 2015 with two first time inventors and entrepreneurs, Cheryl Hopkins and Carl Rudnik. Their growth has been steady and unconventional as they look to re-invent the fish-attractant marketplace forever. For more information about their company

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41:34

Ian Tyson

Face2Face with David Peck ·

2016/01/27

Ian talks about leadership, why attitude is so important, why misery is a choice, consistency and why he’s an unapologetic nerd.BiographySince his years in high school, Ian Tyson has never shied away from the stage. From drama productions to his many years as a student leader, performing and motivating have always gone hand in hand. Ian has parlayed his passion for comedy and entertaining with his desire to inspire change in others into a 25+ year career as one of the top speakers in North

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42:49

Maureen Palmer

Face2Face with David Peck ·

2016/01/16

Maureen talks about her new film Wasted, alcoholism, compassionate evidence based care, why she might have too much empathy and how the world of medicine is changing when it comes to treating addiction. Film Trailer Film Synopsis Filmmaker Maureen Palmer set out to make a documentary following her partner Mike Pond - a psychotherapist and an alcoholic 5 years sober - as he searched for the best new evidence-based addiction treatments. The intent was to help others battling substance use disorders

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43:14

Lawrence Hass

Face2Face with David Peck ·

2016/01/16

Lawrence talks in this interview about mystery, context, the fear of failure, wonder and the ”business” of art making. He speaks about obstacles to good living, how are is life giving and why philosophy matters more now than ever.BiographyLawrence Hass, Ph.D., is Professor of Humanities at Austin College and the Associate Dean of the McBride Magic & Mystery School in Las Vegas. In 2010 he retired early from college teaching to pursue magic full-time as a performer, teacher, author, and

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42:26

Gavin Armstrong

Face2Face with David Peck ·

2016/01/13

Gavin is a social entrepreneur and talks about opportunities in the global South, the luck iron fish bio medics, the importance of research and ‎the interconnected like nature of it all.BiographyGavin Armstrong is a dedicated impact entrepreneur who believes that businesses have the resources and power to solve some of the world’s most critical challenges. He is the Founder and President of the Lucky Iron Fish, a social enterprise dedicated to reducing iron deficiency rates around the world using a

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49:59

David Ben

Face2Face with David Peck ·

2016/01/08

David recently launched his “#No Hair Selfie” campaign to raise funds for Cancer research. Today we talk about magic, “perfect editorial judgement”, what if questions, creativity, uncertainty and his fascination with paradox. Read about the campaign here and check out the video here. And don’t forget to check out the blog here about the initiative. BiographyDavid was born March 5, 1961 and raised in Toronto, Canada. His interest in magic began after receiving the book, The Stein and Day Handbook of

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44:03

Alan Zweig

Face2Face with David Peck ·

2016/01/08

Alan talks about his new film Hurt about Steve Fonyo. It’s a fascinating, beautiful and tragic story. Alan talks about the project, cognitive dissonance, brokenness and why he made the film. Film SynopsisFirst, Terry Fox turned personal tragedy into triumph, and then back into tragedy, with his 1980 “Marathon of Hope.” That was followed by Steve Fonyo’s coast-to-coast 1984/85 “Journey for Lives” that kept the spirit alive. Three decades later, we are left with an inspiring memory, a tarnished

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49:37

TJ Grant

Face2Face with David Peck ·

2015/12/30

Listen as TJ talks about making a difference, Zimbabwe, the Trillion-dollar bill, the extraordinary versus the ordinary and unexpected outcomes within international development.BiographyTJ Grant has a passion for working with the poor, the lost and the broken and seeking to bring hope and transformation to people’s lives. TJ has worked with World Vision for the past 8+ years in a variety of different roles including Advocacy and Education where he developed World Vision’s Youth Ambassador program

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