Indeed. If Square Quotes were a political party that would be our slogan.

Although we’re suffering the annual Pop Montreal hangover that somehow exceeds the length of the festival itself, we remain undaunted, committed to pull ourselves from the brink for you, dear listener. Lazerus!

First up, pundit-turned politico Anne Lagacé Dowson. In addition to being the New Democratic Party candidate for the Westmount / Ville-Marie riding in the upcoming federal election (October 14th), she’s a 20-year radio veteran, which caused producer Ali Rahman to be more than a little anxious about interviewing someone so obviously out of his league.

Ben Addelman, half the brains behind AM Pictures, the grass roots documentary film production company that brought you Discordia and Bombay Calling sat down with us to talk about his latest picture, Nollywood Babylon, an NFB co-production. He and filmmaking partner Samir Mallal set out to explore the burgeoning Nigerian film industry.

 

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