HEIST
CTV News CAlgary
“I think there are a lot of explorations of morality in this show. What constitutes good or bad?” (05/02/2024)
HEIST
Global News CAlgary
“The safeword to stop the mission is ‘foley’ - which is a urinary catheter.” (12/01/2024)
Factory Film Studio
Playback Magazine
“…I believe that there’s a lot that can be done to raise the global profile of the Canadian and Albertan independent film scene.” (16/05/2023)
Personal Interview
Calgary Arts Development Authority
“I think letting those little idea tornados run rampant in your brain for a few minutes is a beautiful thing because it’s not something you plan. It’s a little gift from a chaotic universe.” (09/05/2023)
Forgiveness
Global Calgary
“When you hear the word ‘forgiveness’, I think you automatically jump to like: ‘Someone did me wrong, and therefore I have to forgive them’… there’s a whole bunch of ways to apply forgiveness.” (23/03/2023)
Forgiveness
Livewire Calgary
“There is a duty I think that you owe to the family, especially when 40 to 50 family members will be there on opening night…” (09/03/2023)
Forgiveness
The Calgary Herald
“The idea of forgiveness is very powerful. It’s amazing what people can do to each other and for each other…” (02/03/2023)
The Breakfast Dish
Face to face with david on outtv
Available on OutTV, OWN, Showtime, and more! (11/02/2023)
Stones in his pockets
JamesHutchison.ca
“So, in this day and age, if you can make my grandmother forget about her shopping list, I think that’s pretty magical.” (17/09/2022)
Stones in his pockets
The Calgary Herald
“The first day I walked into town, everyone already knew who I was. If you have to be a nomad, this is the best way to experience it.” (03/09/2022)
The Die As Cast
The Fantasy Network News
“The Fantasy Network is very near and dear to my heart. It’s a testament to the idea that if enough creators band together around ideas and content that they love, they can make something powerful and beautiful.” (03/08/2022)
The Die As Cast/Breakfast Dish
CoHost Podcasting
“Because I started two shows with my family, it’s honestly nice to just have a check-in with both my parents every week.” (24/06/2022)
OMA
CJSR Fm 88 - Moving Radio
“…hands clamped, very nervous, like, kinda staring me down suspiciously in the first interview - and then in the last one she’s like; feet up, knitting, who cares? It’s nighttime! Like, she may as well have a joint in her lips, right?” (02/05/2022)
Abracadavers
Telus & storyhive
“And my honest belief is that the Alberta film industry has been so bolstered by programs like Storyhive, because the…the creation of independent film is what creates a film scene in a city… ” (29/04/2022)
Abracadavers II
THE AMIGOS PC POdcast
“…and I played Friar Tuck, and I was a pimp! So, I was in Grade 7…” (11/03/2022)
Personal Interview
ALL OUTTA BUBBLEGUM w/ NEIL CHASE
“Especially if you come out of something kinda wild and you had to, like scream or draw blood or whatever it was back there - you kinda gotta sit with yourself and reckon about like ‘Phew, okay, what do I…like to do?’” (24/02/2022)
Personal Interview
XING The Gap Podcast
“…working to refer to someone with their changed pronouns, I would argue, is like, less effort than… helping them move? You know what I mean? Like if you love them, do your best!” (07/02/2022)
Broken
The MACABRE MARY Show
“…it feels as though a lot of audiences are better trained to pick up on, like, nuance and metaphor specifically in horror…” (27/12/2021)
Abracadavers II
THE yyc Popcast
“I think because actors deal with so much rejection, you kind of have to trick yourself a little bit into just reminding yourself that you’re the shit… because you get ‘No. No. No.’ for, whatver, three months…” (27/12/2021)
OMA
CKUA Radio
“So it’s this insane kind of… beneficial Ouroboros - and I went ‘Mmmm… that’s pretty cool.’” (07/12/2021)
OMA
CBC Calgary EYeopener
“It was when we had to buy her a second sewing machine, because she had burned through the first one, and I went ‘She’s really working hard!’’” (03/12/2021)
Broken
Hollywood North Magazine
“He sent me the script, we met up for a coffee to chat and see if we liked each other, he asked if I would be willing to shave my head, and the rest is history.” (12/11/2021)
Personal INterview
Talent Talk
“So I look like a mess, which is why I think they hired me. Like; ‘What is this rat of a child? Get in the trash can, Rat Child!’” (28/11/2021)
Abracadavers II
Calgary Citizen
“It’s amazing to be able to go have a drink in the Longview Saloon after shooting with 25 of your buddies.” (11/11/2021)
Broken
Pop Horror
“So, I opened the door, and there is what looks like unlimited candy waiting for me on set. To my dad, that’s what inspired me to get into acting.” (04/11/2021)
Abracadavers II
Cochrane Now
“Most Albertan artists, they're super passionate about what they do. They know that tomorrow might not bring what we have today, so we got to have to go all out every time..” (22/10/2021)
Abracadavers II
The Stettler Independent
“Sometimes we will still just get together, with a camera, no money and shoot little, five-minute films…” (22/10/2021)
Broken
Sarah Scoop TV
“He really, really - like to the bitter end - kind of defends who he loves…” (13/10/2021)
Personal Interview
Bridging The Gap Between Generations Who Assume Things About Each Other Podcast
“…until I was about, like, 21 - I couldn’t take Buckley’s medicine without a little candy and a drink of water. So, I wonder how easy it is to mug me?” (26/08/2021)
Personal Interview
What’s Your Spark? - Blog
“…and that plays into doing a whole bunch of different positions, finding the appreciation for each faction, and the accessibility of community.” (26/08/2021)
Personal Interview
The Canadian Star System Podcast
“Above everything else, just be kind and reliable. Those are things that get ya hired.” (12/08/2021)
The Die As Cast Podcast
Kobold Chats
“…and I really thought that meant that he and his real life friends made a guild, and maybe made shirts or had ribbons on their backpack or something in college.” (05/08/2021)
OMA
ALberta Prime Times
“The main goal of doing this film is to show her, "look, what you've done matters.” (28/05/2021)
MEET Me At Christmas
Wasting Your Time Podcast w/ John Wilson
“…it just kind of dawned on me: like, these Hallmark Movies have now become like pop culture phenomenon…” (25/12/2020)
Personal INterview
JamesHutchison.CA
“Holy crap, James. Oh, man. Are you asking what I hope drives human nature, or what I actually think drives human nature?” (26/10/2020)
John, 316
Facebook Video Interview
“Like you read it and you go: ‘I know who this guy is. We all have this friend.’” (23/09/2020)
Personal INterview
Bill and paul face the music podcast
“…the biggest unknown is the audience. You can’t really make the audience do anything when you are onstage.” (01/09/2020)
Personal INterview
Ambrose University
“Excuse me! I have a lot of feelings! So, buckle up, because they’re coming.” (22/07/2020)
Personal INterview
Calgary Guardian
“…an Associate Producer for Numera Films, and does freelance marketing for arts organizations. His mom wishes she had his resumé.” (15/07/2020)
The BReakfast Dish
Rozsa Foundation
“We want to get to know the person behind the work, not just the work.” (13/07/2020)
Personal Interview
Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Arts Awards
“…a Theatre Enabler or a Theatre Maker… and, well… I think that’s what I aspire to be.” (04/06/2020)
Personal Interview
Everyday Heroes @ Home w/ Storybook Theatre
“…and knowing that if you take care of your, I don’t know, ‘scene partner’ or ‘interaction partner” in real life, it’ll make your ‘scene’ and interaction that much better!” (27/04/2020)
The Bluelight Breakfast Series
Daybreak alberta on CBC
“It’s a binge-able theatre festival! That’s huge!” (22/04/2020)
Personal Interview
Creative Block Podcast
“And in the trailer when we got to set, there’s… my trailer had drawers and drawers of different candies.” (07/04/2020)
Abracadavers
The Gateway
“It was nice to allow a person to live in that sadness for a while and not try to fix them right away.” (12/03/2020)
Personal Interview
Wasting your time pocast w/ John Wilson
“Wait a minute! Did you just put Dungeons & Dragons and RISK into the same category?!” (18/02/2020)
The KAtabasis
Behind The Scenes Interview
“…whatever way you want to put it: forever love, love at first sight, a love that can’t be shaken…” (17/02/2020)
Abracadavers
The amanda nothando show
“Don’t quote me on any of this! This is what I think, I’m not… I’m not a business analyst in any sense.” (08/02/2020)
ABRACADAVERS
Sylvan lake news
“‘It is really unbelievable,’ Cork said. ‘It’s indescribable to have our project available to others around the world.’” (03/01/2020)
ABRACADAVERS
Fanbase Press
“And if you have the option to get that close with the people you work with (or better yet, START working with your close friends), I cannot recommend that enough.” (26/12/2019)
ABRACADAVERS
Cochrane now
"Basically a whole bunch of kids establishing their identity in the real world but also in the superhero world.” (19/12/2019)
ABRACADAVERS
The stettler independent
“You might not know who you are, what you are doing or what you want to do, and I don’t know that you need to know right away…” (18/12/2019)
ABRACADAVERS
Cochrane Today
“Albertan cast and crews are the first ones to step up when something needs doing, but are also the first ones to buy you a drink at the end of the day when the work is all done to find out how you are doing…” (16/12/2019)
FAther of nations
prairie post
“Sometimes it's going into the realm of more science fiction fantasy with zombies and things…” (17/10/2019)
WHERE Monsters Dwell
Live Interview at Edmonton Festival of Fear
“…and when you get asked to play a Cyborg Bear, you don’t say no!” (16/10/2019)
Fully committed
The Calgary Herald
“For the others, I pulled out all the character voices and character ticks I could muster…” (14/09/2019)
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Global Calgary
“Shakespeare wrote theatre for the people. We got spells, and love and it's set in the woods, and we're in the park and that's perfect.” (07/08/2019)
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
CBC Calgary
"It's hard to have a bad time. You are newly fresh out of school working with one of the largest companies in the country, doing Shakespeare in the Park with your buddies in the summer. What is there to complain about?" (29/07/2019)
Personal Interview
Keep alberta Rolling
"The best thing that you can be is kind and reliable. Above talent, wealth, fame, strength, wit, the thing that will get you working is if somebody wants to hang out with you on their set or in their rehearsal hall.” (11/07/2019)
Personal Interview
The Tea With Mike Show
“And when I say I hit the cameraman, again, the cart is only going like 5km/hour - like it’s not fast, and I was going slow. But I hit the camera…” (02/06/2019)
Personal Interview
Wasting your time podcast w/ john wilson
“I don’t know how many times you have to do a pull-up or do a push-up, you can’t fix a broken back like that. In fact, I think that it might worsen your back.” (23/12/2018)
Abracadavers
Katrinaolson.ca
“…and while we used a lot of practical effects, there were times where a member of the cast was just yelling and throwing their hands around with 30 or 40 of us just watching.” (22/12/2018)
Abracadavers
Wasting your time podcast w/ john wilson
“…for all you big film producers listening: don’t not come here for Westerns. Come here for Westerns! Please give us your Westerns!” (20/12/2018)
GLADIATRIX: Crescent Moon
The Drumheller Mail
”Personally, from the experience, Numera Films had nothing but a perfect time in Drumheller with Abracadavers, which did not surprise us.” (23/11/2018)
Lenin’s Embalmers
Studio Theatre Interview
”Like you can tell he’s just excited about it and he loves the work, which is just something you need in the rehearsal hall. You need someone who cares so much…” (15/10/2018)
Abracadavers
The Nanton News
”But we just want to be like, these are characters and people and friends like anyone else,” he said. “Those aren’t the things that define them – it’s what they’re doing together.” (14/06/2018)
Abracadavers
The Calgary Herald
“They’ve been to Calgary, Salmon Arm, Water Valley, Cremona, Stettler, Cochrane, Rimbey, Drumheller, Sylvan Lake, Strathmore and Innisfail. They’ve been everywhere, man.” (09/06/2018)
Abracadavers
Drumheller online
“Essentially right now, I'm not over there on set with them and they're setting up a shot, so everything that they are doing over there, is making the show something better then what I could of thought it was.” (07/06/2018)
Abracadavers
The Drumheller Mail
“It’s a great economic development tool for us and it’s fantastic to have film crews here” said town Economic Development Officer Julia Fielding.” (06/06/2018)
Abracadavers
The stettler independent
“We have a passion to create original Canadian content and it’s amazing to have that opportunity.” (28/05/2018)
Abracadavers
Cochrane Today
“…and we found a perfectly intact salon chair just in an ally way - so we wrote it into the the series and it became pretty cornerstone.” (10/05/2018)
Abracadavers
Strathmore times
“…it’s just a group of friends trying to have a good time after high school. Our cast and crew is made up of young emerging artists so it’s a journey. It’s pretty close to my heart already.” (04/05/2018)
Abracadavers
The Cochrane Times
“We feel really confident about the scenes we’ve established,” said Cork. “I’m excited, I’m anxious, and I’m ready to get started.” (04/05/2018)
Abracadavers
Red Deer Express
“His friends try and make him feel better about it by taking him on this summer road trip, but he won’t leave without the chair so they take the chair along with them…” (03/05/2018)
Abracadavers
The Strathmore Standard
“The big problem isn’t like the big super alien coming to take over the world. It’s like ‘how do I ask this girl to prom’ even though I have these fire hands…” (02/05/2018)
Abracadavers
Salmon Arm Observer
“What do a lethal retro salon chair, a friendly kidnapping, sudden superpowers and Salmon Arm have in common?” (28/04/2018)
Galaxy Trek
VTV Promo Video
“…friends, enemies, family, pets - pets love this stuff. I think that’s great.” (11/01/2018)
Abracadavers
The Gauntlet
“…Kenya Weaver did a lovely job with it and all of that mixed with [Wright’s] cinematography. I think it gives a Moonrise Kingdom element to it — the best way I can describe it is like a folklore filter.” (13/10/2017)
Personal INterview
Beacon of light radio
“… and we see in the drone footage that in the apartment right below the sex worker, there’s people just getting massacred by zombies.” (02/06/2017)
DNA
Calgary Arts Development Authority
“It’s your classic coming of age story, but with a dark twist that puts you at the mercy of these young artists. It showcases our city’s emerging talent impeccably.” (20/08/2016)
DNA
The calgary herald
“We purposely chose something family friendly for our first offering,” Cork says. “But now we want to go a little darker and a little edgier.” (18/08/2016)
Personal Interview
Alberta Theatre Projects Interview
“…and in a show like this, it’s GREAT if they mess up, right? Because then you watch how everybody deals with it.” (11/12/2015)
Forsooth, My lovely
The Calgary Herald
“…not so much filling a gap as leaping the gap, jumping the gap, ignoring the gap - screw the gap. There is no gap! Let’s keep going.” (17/08/2015)
Personal Interview
wasting your time podcast w/ john wilson
“…she goes ‘Do you know what we’re doing here? We’re shooting a MOVIE here.’ - And then the director comes up like ‘Hey! Kevin!’” (24/07/2015)
Who is riley oakes?
On-Set BTS Interview
“But, you know, he’s got a positive outlook. He, uh, he cares about his friends. And he’s got a good heart, like he did this whole Riley Oakes thing.” (06/10/2014)