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IATSE 891 presents Apple Box Talks, the podcast where we talk to the artists, technicians, and stakeholders that make up the BC motion picture industry. From prep to post and everything in between, we are the union behind entertainment. Pull up an Apple Box, and let's talk!
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Today, we welcome to the Apple Box two award-winning members of the 891 Costume Department, Carole Griffin and Sam Stroman! Carole and Sam were both part of the hugely successful production Shōgun, with Emmy and CAFTCAD awards among their individual accolades. They join us behind the mic to talk about their Shōgun experiences and motion picture journeys.
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**WARNING: This podcast contains some coarse language. Listener discretion is advised.**
With workers' rights and the labour movement in the news at the federal level, and with Labour Day on the horizon, we're joined on the Apple Box by ILWU Canada President, and prominent labour community voice, Rob Ashton. First elected Vice President of ILWU Canada in 2012, Rob became President in 2016, and now represents 17,000 workers in BC and Saskatchewan. Also serving as a Vice President for the BC Federation of Labour, Rob sits down to talk to us about what it means to show up in the union world. Pull up an Apple Box, and let's talk!
"The work that we do is just talking about our value and our worth...supporting and empowering and elevating the Asian diaspora and the racialized diaspora in North America. And I'm not gonna wait for you to say that what we bring is valuable because we know we're valuable."
Today on the Apple Box we're joined by local activist, advocate, and artist Barbara Lee. Barbara has been an inspirational voice in BC's motion picture community, advocating for racial equity and representation at every level of production. She founded the Vancouver Asian Film Festival, which celebrates its 29th year in 2025, and leads both the Racial Equity Screen Office and the East by Northwest Global Creative Summit. Pull up an Apple Box, and let's talk!
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**WARNING: This podcast contains discussion of sensitive topics. Listener discretion is advised.**
"We want people to be able to enjoy and celebrate our culture, our rich and vibrant cultures—plural—and languages...that's really what I see June and National Indigenous Peoples Day being about."
In honour of June being National Indigenous Peoples History Month, our newest Apple Box Talks podcast features local activist and school board trustee Mikelle Sasakamoose—the first ever Director of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation for the City of Burnaby. Pull up an Apple Box, and let's talk.
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"Our job is to make sure that it's a world-class experience to film in British Columbia...we're 'shot locally, seen globally.'"
Today, we're joined on the Apple Box by two leaders in the BC motion picture industry: BC Film Commissioner Marnie Gee, and Screen BC Executive Director Leslie Wootton. For a deep dive into some of the behind-the-scenes collaboration it takes to bring productions to our province, pull up an Apple Box, and let's talk!
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Joining us today on the Apple Box is BC's Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture, and Sport, Spencer Chandra Herbert. First elected provincially in 2008 as the youngest MLA in the Legislature, the Minister is now the representative for Vancouver–West End, and has been a long-term advocate for renters' rights, environmental stewardship, and protections in the BC Human Rights Code for members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.
Plus, the Minister has a deep-rooted connection to the BC motion picture industry — as a child, he was a background extra on the set of Legends of the Fall! Pull up an Apple Box, and let's talk!
**WARNING: This podcast contains some coarse language. Listener discretion is advised.**
Today, April 2, marks the 63rd anniversary of the founding of IATSE 891! To commemorate this day, we are joined on the Apple Box Talks podcast by former 891 President, Don Ramsden. Having served as President in three separate stints over the course of three different decades, Don shares some of the foundational stories of how he helped shape the Union into what has become today. Pull up an Apple Box, and let's talk!
Jillian Arnold started her career working in aerospace for NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and is now the first female president in IATSE Local 695's ninety-year history, and the chair of the IATSE Artificial Intelligence sub-committee. Ahead of being the keynote speaker for the IATSE 891 AI Day of Learning and Engagement, Jillian joins us from a remote Apple Box to talk all things AI and technical solutions in the motion picture industry.
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"Some people say AI is not really artificial, it's actually alien. Alien intelligence. It's not something that we know. It's not like a tool that we've seen before. It has a little bit of an agency...it has a different component to it that I think is creating the fear. And I don't think fear is a bad thing."
With credits to her name such as The Last of Us, Deadpool 2, and Star Trek Beyond, we are joined on the Apple Box by industry leader Gladys Tong. Gladys entered the motion picture industry through the phone book — and now works within the intersection of human-computer interaction in the world of film. With a discussion spanning Star Trek, video playback, and the future of AI, this is an episode you don't want to miss. Pull up an Apple Box and let's talk!
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"Costumes are the first people to meet the actors. The relationship between the costume designer and the costume team and the actor is vital — it has to be harmonious." Lorraine Carson is a 40-plus year Costume department member at IATSE 891, with credits to her name, such as Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy, Bag of Bones, To All the Boys 2, and Pirates of the Caribbean 5. Come behind the scenes of the Costume department, pull up an Apple Box, and let's talk!
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In 2021, we sat down with the legendary George Chapman, IATSE 891's first-ever Business Representative, on our Apple Box Talks podcast. In memory of George's passing, we are releasing the episode now as we go back into our podcast archives.
George walks us through his story in both his days in the Lighting and Set Decorating departments as well as his time as Business Rep. and then as President. With a library of fascinating stories to share—such as how he was referred by John Wayne for his first job in the film industry—this is an episode you don't want to miss. Pull up an Apple Box, and let's talk.
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**WARNING: This podcast contains references to mature subject matter. Listener discretion is advised.**
This week, we're joined by the department who make the monsters monstrous and the wounds look real, with credits to their name such as Predator, Look Who's Talking, and Six Feet Under. Please welcome Make-Up member Todd Masters to the Apple Box and let's talk!
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891 member Julie McHaffie claims that her work in the Hair Department is "50% skill, 50% personality," and, after joining our podcast to talk us through her motion picture career, we can see why! Julie has many stories to share, from doing hair on the side of a snowy mountain on Alive to keeping the Watchmen’s Malin Akerman static free aboard the Owl ship. To hear these tales and many others, join us on the Apple Box and let's talk!
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"What I am proudest of is that we were able to help these workers do what any workers can inherently do – come together and build worker power. The wins belong to the workers."
In the last part of our Special Edition Education Series, we are joined on the Apple Box by the 891 Organizing team: Sano, Conor, and Brooke. Their organizing expertise has paved the way for 891 to sign historic term agreements in Kelowna and Vancouver Island, and continues to help more and more motion picture workers across the province gain access to the benefits that the Union offers.
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Want to get in touch with the 891 Organizers? Email organizing891@iatse.com.
In this special edition episode for the 2024 Sustainability Production Forum, we welcome to the Apple Box a group of sustainability champions in the BC motion picture industry.
We sit down with Katharine Pavoni (Deputy Director of the Provincial Film Commission at Creative BC), Mary Jo Beirnes (Director of Studios at MBSE Canada), and
Jennifer McNeil (Assistant Business Representative at IATSE 891) for a conversation about the work happening in BC to make clean energy the norm for motion picture production.
Moderated by Apple Box Talks host and IATSE 891 Assistant Business Rep. Hillary Bergshoeff, learn how labour, vendors, and industry partners have come together over the past four years to innovate and empower industry workers as they join the fight for safer and more sustainable productions.
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In Part 2 of our Special Edition Education Series, we are joined on the Apple Box by long-standing 891 member and former IATSE International Rep. Julia Neville. As one of the few members who has participated in every round of bargaining for IATSE 891, Julia brings a wealth of knowledge, history, and context to answer all your questions as we head into bargaining season for the Master Agreement. Pull up an Apple Box, and let's talk!
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"I'm not just going to go through this door into leadership and shut it behind me..."
Joining us on Apple Box Talks is the Secretary-Treasurer of the BC Federation of Labour, Hermender Singh Kailley.
This is part one of our three-part special edition education series, where we will dive into important Union topics.
As a long-standing member of both IATSE 118 and ILWU 502, Hermender speaks to what it means to be involved in your union through voting, running for office, and participating in the workings of the broader labour movement. So pull up an Apple Box, and let's talk.
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"We see everything. We see it all and we hear it all," proclaims continuity extraordinaire Laura Collini. In this episode, Laura goes in depth on what it's like being a Script Supervisors member – so pull up an Apple Box, and let's talk!
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This week we sit down with award-winning member of the Editing department, Sabrina Pitre. With credits including Freaks, 50 States of Fright, and Sisters and Brothers, Sabrina takes us on a deep dive into the world of editing. Pull up an Apple Box, and let's talk!
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Welcome to the relaunch of Apple Box Talks.
As we prepare to bring you Season 2 in 2025, we're going back to our archives to bring you six previously unaired episodes from our first season in 2021. Kicking us off is an amazing interview with local legend and 891 Props Department member, Jimmy Chow. With credits to his name such as Seven Years in Tibet, Snow Falling on Cedars, Watchmen, and The BFG, we couldn't ask for a better episode to bring us back to the Apple Box. Let's Talk!
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