'Inedia' director Liz Cairns on intuitive writing and filmmaking

VIFF Podcast

VIFF Podcast
'Inedia' director Liz Cairns on intuitive writing and filmmaking
Mar 20, 2025 Season 3 Episode 9
Vancouver International Film Festival

On this episode of the VIFF podcast, director Liz Cairns joins VIFF programmer Curtis Woloschuck to talk about her feature film debut, Inedia. The film, which premiered at VIFF 2024, follows a young woman with mysterious food allergies who joins a remote island community practicing alternative healing methods. 

Curtis and Liz discuss the director's deep attachment to the writing of Inedia, casting and directing, and how to maintain intuition on a larger production.

This episode was recorded during the the 2024 Vancouver International Film Festival. 

This podcast is brought to you by the Vancouver International Film Festival.

Presented on the traditional and unceded territory of the x
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