Christian Zyp hosts the MOVING RADIO 2025 Year in Review program. It would be impossible to fit all of the over 70 interviews that aired this year, so here are nine of our favorites.

UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE - Matthew Rankin
A lovingly detailed, charmingly impossible story of a Canada where Persian and French are the two official languages, and loneliness is the common currency.
Instagram: @universal_language.film

LUNATIC: THE LUNA VACHON STORY - Kate Kroll
LUNATIC profiles the complex life of famed WWF women's wrestler Luna Vachon who, while battling for glory inside the wrestling ring, was also battling her inner demons outside the ring.
Instagram: @lunaticdocumentar

EBONY & IVORY - Jim Hosking
You all know the song EBONY & IVORY. If you don't... Imagine two musical legends convene at a remote Scottish cottage to discuss a potential collaboration that may unite an entire generation.Stevie (Gil Gex, DANGEROUS MEN), a blind musical legend, sails to the Mull Of Kintyre to visit Paul (Sky Elobar, star of THE GREASY STRANGLER), another musical icon.
INSTAGRAM: @jimhosking

SOMETHING BETTER CHANGE - Joey Keithley & Scott Crawford
The story of D.O.A. frontman Joey “Shithead” Keithley, who transitioned from a punk activist musician to politician when he was elected for the Green Party in Burnaby, BC. SOMETHING BETTER CHANGE documents Keithley's 40+ year journey as an activist musician in Canada’s most iconic punk band, and how it informs him as a politician today.
INSTAGRAM: @somethingbetterchange_doc

CRIP TRIP - Daniel Ennett & Fredrick Kroetsch
This docu-series revolves around Daniel Ennett, a quad amputee, and his best friend, fellow filmmaker Fredrick Kroetsch. While on the road to visit other disabled activists and artists, they explore the struggles of living with disabilities and the stress of being a caretaker.
INSTAGRAM: @criptrip

CLAUDIO SIMONETTI
Claudio Simonetti is the keyboardist of the progressive rock band Goblin, Simonetti has specialized in the scores for Italian and American horror films since the 1970s. A long-time collaborator of director Dario Argento, Simonetti has worked on several of the director/producer's films including Deep Red, Suspiria, Dawn of the Dead, Tenebrae, Phenomena, Demoni, and Opera.
INSTAGRAM: @claudiosimonettisgoblin

PATH UNPAVED - Brad Bartko & Danny Chamberlain
This is a doc produced with the help of Telus StoryHive. It centers around Brad Bartko, an accessibility consultant in Edmonton. At birth, Brad was born prematurely. He had one fully developed lung, bleeding in his brain, and was given only 24 hours to live.
LINK TO SEE THE FILM: www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4A7kKzDZF8

SINGHS IN THE RING - Akash Sherman & Shane Fennessy
An exuberant, heart-forward dive into the legacy and impact of Gama Singh, the Canadian Stampede Wrestling icon who turned prejudice into power, and the trials of his son, Raj, in carrying on the family name.
INSTAGRAM: @singhsinthering

CONTAMINATION - Preston Ewasiuk & Neil Chase
CONTAMINATION... Sent to destroy a top secret lab in the wilderness, a black ops team finds their ranks infected with a deadly alien virus that spreads through human contact. We discuss the influences and importance of filming in Alberta for their production company, Brimstone Pictures.
INSTAGRAM: @brimstone.pictures @neilchasefilm @prestonewasiuk

Christian Zyp, Lucas Anders, Lindsey Campbell and Mark Davies gather around the CJSR fireplace with hot chocolate in hand to partake in their annual discuss a holiday movie/special of questionable quality. This year it was CHRISTMAS IN WONDERLAND, filmed in Edmonton (they mention it SEVERAL times in the movie). More specifically, it was mostly filmed in West Edmonton Mall. It stars Donovan Workun, Patrick Swayze, Chris Kattan, Carmen Electra and Tim Curry.

CHRISTMAS IN WONDERLAND (2006) follows the Saunders family's chaotic move from LA to Edmonton. After losing his job, Wayne Saunders is struggling to keep it together with his wife arriving from the US, his children resenting the move and just trying to get through Christmas Eve at W.E.M. The Saunders children, Brian and Mary, find counterfeit money that falls into their laps while skating at the Ice Palace. A chase by criminals (Chris Kattan, Preston Lacy & Carmen Electra) ensues while the kids go on a spending spree. All the while, Dad (Patrick Swayze) tries to save Christmas and catch the crooks, all culminating in a surprise visit from Santa... in multiple forms, multiple times.

Christian Zyp interviews Tim Cook REEL ENTERTAINMENT movie theatre in Provost, Alberta. In the fall of 2025, Tim and his wife decided to make the dream of a lifetime happen, they purchased the independent movie theatre in their hometown and it's now a family business. Tim discusses his love of cinema and the life of a small business owner.

FACEBOOK: REEL ENTERTAINMENT!!! The best lil theatre there is!
Scary Prairies Film Festival

INSTAGRAM: @reel_entertainmet

Lucas Anders interviews Tasha Hubbard (director/co-writer) about her film MEADOWLARKS. It screens at the Metro Cinema on Friday November 28th at 4 pm, Sunday November 30th at 7 pm and Tuesday November 2nd at 9:30 pm. Tasha Hubbard will be at the Metro for a post screening Q&A after the Nov 28th screening.

MEADOWLARKS... Inspired by her own acclaimed documentary BIRTH OF A FAMILY, the film tells the story of four Cree siblings, Connie, Marianne, Gwen, and Anthony, separated as babies through Canada’s notorious Sixties Scoop, which saw indigenous children taken from their homes to be adopted by white families. Excited and curious, but also scared and afraid of rejection, they agree to meet for the first time over a holiday weekend in the mountains of Banff.

TIX: metrocinema.org/production/meadowlarks/
INSTAGRAM: @meadowlarksmovie

Christian Zyp interviews Sofia Bohdanowicz (director/co-writer) about her feature film MEASURES FOR A FUNERAL. See it exclusively at Metro Cinema Sunday November 30th @ 3:45 pm OR Thursday December 4th @ 9:15 pm.

MEASURES FOR A FUNERAL brilliantly spotlights a young academic’s run towards one woman — acclaimed early 20th-century Canadian violinist Kathleen Parlow — as she simultaneously flees from another, her failed musician mother. Sofia Bohdanowicz’s latest pieces together the extraordinary story of real-life early 20th-century Canadian violinist Kathleen Parlow — who by rights should be a household name — blending fact with a fictionalized family history.

The director’s frequent collaborator, actress Deragh Campbell, plays Audrey Benac, a woman on a single-minded mission to learn more about Parlow, who has slipped away from collective memory. Melding her own personal history into the film, Parlow was Bohdanowicz’s grandfather’s violin mentor and teacher. Culminating in a beautiful final concerto that is layered in meaning and importance, this film brings to light a forgotten icon, while simultaneously reflecting on loss, regrets, and closure.

TIX: metrocinema.org/production/measures-for-a-funeral/
WEBSITE: www.sofiabohdanowicz.com/films-1/meas…or-a-funeral
INSTAGRAM: @greenground_productions
@sofiagolightly

Christian Zyp interviews Guy Lavallee (Festival Director/Festival Programmer) from NorthWest FEAR Fest about their presentation of SILENET NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT. This 2025 remake/requel is screening at the Metro CInema Monday December 8th at 7 pm.

NorthWest FEAR Fest is thrilled to present this special Sneak Preview screening of director Mike P. Nelson’s twisted reimagining of the controversial 1984 classic! In SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT, after witnessing his parent’s brutal murder on Christmas Eve, Billy transforms into a Killer Santa, delivering a yearly spree of calculated, chilling violence. This year, his blood-soaked mission collides with love, as a young woman challenges him to confront his darkness. This Christmas, ask yourself: “Have you been naughty?”

TIX: metrocinema.org/production/silent…eadly-night-2025/
WEBSITE: sndnmovie.com/
INSTAGRAM: @sndnmovie
@rockfordroad

Lucas Anders interviews David Anthony (director/producer) and Erin Williams-Weir (co-creator/producer) about the documentary NEVER GET BUSTED! See it as part of CUFF.Docs on Thursday November 20th at 6:30 pm at the Globe Cinema in Calgary. Director David Anthony Ngo & co-creator/producer Erin Williams-Weir will be in attendance for a post screening Q&A.

NEVER GET BUSTED!... A highly decorated Texas narcotics officer turns his back on the police force, busting crooked cops and teaching drug users how to hide their stash. Barry Cooper is an expert at hiding drugs, evading police, and raising hell! But once upon a time he was a highly decorated Texas Narcotics Officer. After a raid goes wrong, destroying a family not unlike his own, Barry's conscience gets the better of him and he quits the force. Using stolen police tapes, he creates a DVD series teaching drug users how to hide their stash and becomes an instant media sensation. This is the story of one man’s fight to turn the tide on the War on Drugs, if he doesn’t get busted in the process!

TIX: www.calgaryundergroundfilm.org/cuff-docs…t-busted/
INSTAGRAM: @nevergetbustedfilm
@davidanthonyfilm

Lucas Anders interviews Teresa Alfeld (director) & Cassidy Waring (subject) about the documentary HEARSE CHASING. See it as part of CUFF.Docs on Saturday November 22nd at 12 pm at the Globe Cinema in Calgary.

HEARSE CHASING follows singer-songwriter Cassidy Waring as she returns to her hometown of Calgary, seeking answers about her family’s tragic breakdown. Cassidy Waring is a soulful singer-songwriter whose music carries warmth, wit, and raw honesty. Originally from Calgary and now based in East Vancouver, she has spent years using her art to understand the lasting impact of childhood trauma and, more recently, a diagnosis of Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. When Cassidy was 12, her family life was shattered by alcohol addiction, abuse, and domestic violence, culminating in the sudden death of her mother. As an adult, she has struggled with panic, substance use, and emotional upheaval, experiences that her diagnosis has helped contextualize. In this impactful documentary, Cassidy returns to Calgary with her younger brother, Cooper, to confront their shared past. Through intimate conversations, home videos, and Cassidy’s deeply felt music, the film explores grief, memory, and the difficult, courageous work of healing.

TIX: www.calgaryundergroundfilm.org/cuff-docs…-chasing/
WEBSITE: cassidywaring.bandcamp.com/
INSTAGRAM: @hearsechasing
@cassidywaring
@teresaalfed