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IATSE 891 Presents: Apple Box Talks

IATSE 891 Presents: Apple Box Talks

By: IATSE Local 891
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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!IATSE Local 891 Art Career Success Economics
Episodes
  • S2 Ep9: Rob Ashton, ILWU Canada President

    S2 Ep9: Rob Ashton, ILWU Canada President
    Aug 21 2025
    **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!
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    51 mins
  • S2 Ep8: Barbara Lee, Vancouver Asian Film Festival Founder

    S2 Ep8: Barbara Lee, Vancouver Asian Film Festival Founder
    Jul 17 2025
    "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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    41 mins
  • S2 Ep7: Mikelle Sasakamoose, Director of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation

    S2 Ep7: Mikelle Sasakamoose, Director of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
    Jun 19 2025
    **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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    50 mins
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