Hello,

And welcome to episode 3 of my podcast!

This week, I had the immense pleasure of speaking with Nick Butler, writer and director of The Legacy of Cloudy Falls (2024) and Lunar Sway (2026).

I caught a screening of Lunar Sway at Toronto's Inside/Out Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, and after posing a fun question about the main character, I connected with Nick via Instagram, only to find out that our paths had crossed several decades ago when we both worked at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).

The episode begins with Nick telling us a bit about himself and us trying to figure out the specifics of our earlier meeting (was it in person? was in over the phone?). From there we move to discussing Nick's background in casting and his move into feature film making. Nick talks about how much he enjoys working ...