Lucas Anders interviews Jacqueline Doorey (director) about her documentary THE HOCKEY PLAYER. You can see the Canadian Premiere at the Metro Cinema on Friday June 26th at 8:30PM. This red-carpet event will feature a VIP reception, Guests (Luke Prokop, Jacqueline Doorey and more) and more as they celebrate an important and deeply personal hockey story in the city that helped shape it.

Shot over the last five years, The Hockey Player follows Canadian-born defenseman Luke Prokop as he decides to become the first — and still only — professional athlete playing under contract to an NHL team to come out as gay. Growing up in Edmonton steeped in Canada’s tough, often homophobic hockey culture, and playing without gay role models throughout professional sports, Luke’s path to coming out of the closet has been neither easy nor obvious. The film charts Prokop’s personal journey against the backdrop of a professional hockey industry that has had, at best, an ambivalent relationship to diversity. As the film sensitively reveals, being publicly out certainly came as an earthquake to his family, especially his father Al, who as Luke’s mentor and sometime coach represents the most complex and moving relationship in the film.

TIX & INFO: https://metrocinema.org/event/the-hockey-player/
DISTRIBUTION: https://www.uppercanadafilms.ca/ourwork
INSTAGRAM: @jackydoorey
@lukeprokop_
@uppercanadafilms

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Christian Zyp interviews Corey Payette (writer/director/composer) about the feature film STARWALKER. It will be screening as part of the Rainbow Visions Film Festival at Metro Cinema on Saturday June 20th at 9:15pm.

STARWALKER is a luminous celebration of Indigenous and queer resilience — a love letter to self-expression, chosen family, and the unapologetic joy of authenticity. Bursting with music, movement, and spirit, it’s a dazzling journey from pain to pride, and from survival to radiant self-love. In the beating heart of East Vancouver’s drag scene, Star, a Two-Spirit Indigiqueer performer, struggles to rise above the city’s shadows and claim their true identity. Lost and longing for belonging, Star finds refuge in the glittering world of the House of Borealis, a chosen family of bold and brilliant drag artists led by the radiant Mother Borealis. Surrounded by sequins, light, and sisterhood, Star begins to transform — discovering the healing power of performance and the courage to embrace who they truly are.

TIX & INFO: https://metrocinema.org/event/starwalker-rvff/
WEBSITE: https://www.starwalkerfilm.com/
INSTAGRAM: @starwalkerfilm
@coreypayatte

Christian Zyp interviews Siobhan McCarthy (director/writer/editor) about their feature film directorial debut SHE'S THE HE. It screens as of Rainbow Visions Film Festival on Saturday June 20th at 6:30pm at Metro Cinema.

SHE’S THE HE is an outrageous, uproarious, teen comedy for the ages. Before graduation, Ethan and Alex decide to pose as trans women in a last-ditch effort to quell gay rumours. It’s all a joke until Ethan realizes she really is trans. The two must reckon with their changing friendship, coming out, and coming-of-age. In the tradition of the wild and raunchy 80’s teen sex comedies.

TIX: https://www.showpass.com/shes-the-he/
WEBSITE: https://www.rainbowvisions.ca/
INSTAGRAM: @obscuredreleasing
@rvffyeg

Christian Zyp interviews VIncent Brulotte (Production Coordinator & Programmer) about the ROAD TO 40 - An EIFF Retrospective Series. This is a compilation of four films over the summer that leads up to the Edmonton International Film Festival in September. The film being featured in July will be DEAR FRANKIE at the Landmark CIty Centre Cinemas on Thursday June 25th at 7PM.

DEAR FRANKIE... Nine-year-old Frankie and his single mum Lizzie have been on the move ever since Frankie can remember, most recently arriving in a seaside Scottish town. Wanting to protect her deaf son from the truth that they've run away from his father, Lizzie has invented a story that he is away at sea on the HMS Accra. Every few weeks, Lizzie writes Frankie a make-believe letter from his father, telling of his adventures in exotic lands. As Frankie tracks the ship's progress around the globe, he discovers that it is due to dock in his hometown. With the real HMS Accra arriving in only a fortnight, Lizzie must choose between telling Frankie the truth or finding the perfect stranger to play Frankie's father for just one day...

TIX & INFO: https://eiffroadto40.eventive.org/films/dear-frankie-69f4d2b59e8128e8308d1e6a

Listen to Christian Zyp interview with GIna Payzant (writer/director/producer) and Darrin Hagen (composer) about the film PHYSICS FOR POETS. See it at the Telus World of Science Edmonton IMAX Theatre June 25-28 and July 2-4. Each screening starts at 4:30pm.

PHYSICS FOR POETS blends historical drama with magical realism. The film unfolds over one pivotal night in 1633, as Galileo grapples with truth, power, and consequence. Ghostly visits from Johannes Kepler echo across time, connecting the birth of modern science to today’s technological age—and asking: Who is in charge? Minimalist staging, jewel-toned costumes, and innovative lighting create a timeless visual world where ideas take centre stage. At its heart, Physics for Poets explores a question that feels more urgent than ever:

TIX and INFO: https://www.onlinebookings.edmontonscience.com/DateSelection.aspx?item=6756
FACEBOOK: Reel Mench Productions

Christian Zyp interviews Ryan Prows (director/writer) and Tim Cairo (writer) about their film NIGHT PATROL. See the Canadian Premiere at the Metro Cinema on Saturday May 23rd at 6:30pm. Ryan & Tim as well as screenwriters Jake Gibson and Shaye Ogbonna will be in attendance for a post-screening Q&A.

NIGHT PATROL is a 2025 American horror thriller film starring Jermaine Fowler, Justin Long, Freddie Gibbs, RJ Cyler, YG, Nicki Micheaux, Flying Lotus, Phil Brooks, and Dermot Mulroney. It's a cop corruption thriller that’s also a vampire movie focusing on four characters. Ethan Hawkins (Justin Long), the son of a legendary LAPD cop (Dermot Mulroney), who wants to join The Night Patrol, an unofficial, secretive, elite unit within the department that’s essentially a vampire street gang with badges and uniforms. Ethan’s partner, Xavier Carr (Jermaine Fowler), is a Black patrolman who used to be a member of the Crips gang and hopes to rise through the ranks of the police and become somebody who gives orders as well as takes them. Xavier’s brother, Wazi Carr (RJ Cyler), is a Crips-affiliated petty criminal who sleeps on a bare mattress at his mama’s house. He’s in shock over secretly witnessing an LAPD officer murdering someone close to him, and fears a Night Patrol member will kill him to prevent him from testifying about what he saw.

Stream NIGHT PATROL on Shudder.

TIX & INFO: https://metrocinema.org/event/night-patrol/
WEBSITE: https://nightpatrolfilm.com/
INSTAGRAM: @tim_cairo
@ryanprows
@rljefilms
@shudder

Damian Lachacz interviews Brishkay Ahmed (director) about their documentary IN THE ROOM. It screens Wednesday May 13th, 2026 at the Art Gallery of Alberta at 7:00PM. Edmonton Supports Right to Learn Afghanistan presents Brishkay Ahmad's "In the Room" for this FREE screening.

Right to Learn Afghanistan (Edmonton Supporters) will be screening Brishkay Ahmed's 2025 documentary In The Room, a production of the National Film Board. Resistance stories from five Afghan women come together to showcase the defiance, sisterhood, and enduring fight for women's freedom in Afghanistan. We'll have a brief presentation following the film, and will invite guests to join us for a glass of wine and nibbles afterwards in the theatre foyer, along with some Afghan dambura music! Tickets are available at no charge. We'll be asking for donations at the event if you feel able to contribute to the amazing work of Right to Learn Afghanistan!

RESERVE YOUR FREE TICKET: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/in-the-room-film-screening-presented-by-right-to-learn-afghanistan-tickets-1985593230804

Christian Zyp interviews Vincent Brulotte (Production Coordinator & Programmer) about the Road to 40 - An EIFF Retrospective Series. This is a compilation of four films over the summer that will lead up to the Edmonton International Film Festival in September. There will be a screening every month. Follow Moving Radio for information for each screening.

The inaugural screening of "The Road to 40" is of Anne Wheeler's made-in-Alberta classic BYE BYE BLUES! Featuring incredible musical performances, and a standout turn from Canadian icon Rebecca Jenkins, this felt like the perfect way to open our series! See the screening at the Metro Cinema on Thursday, May 28 at 6:30pm. EIFF will be presenting an in-person Q&A post-screening with director Anne Wheeler.

WEBSITE INFO: https://eiffroadto40.eventive.org/welcome?mc_cid=b68a2da820&mc_eid=825731df58
INSTAGRAM: @ edmfilmfest