Episode 237: Nisha Platzer and Joella Cabalu
back home premieres this month at the 2022 Vancouver International Film Festival. The film follows filmmaker Nisha Platzer’s journey to get to know her older brother Josh 20 years after he took his own life. Over the span of five years, Nisha connects with the friends who knew Josh best as a teenager; it isn’t long before his chosen family becomes hers, too. back home is a haunting and nuanced film, shifting between past and present, employing 16mm and Super 8 footage, sometimes dream-like and out of focus – and even though tragedy and trauma are present, so are connection, growth, and love. We watch as Nisha tries to make sense of something that doesn’t always make sense, and learn how to make space for grief in her life. In this riveting episode, Nisha Platzer and producer Joella Cabalu discuss their remarkable journey to bring back home to the screen.
Content warning: This episode contains frank talk about suicide. If you’re thinking about suicide or are worried about a friend or a loved one, the Canada Suicide Prevention Service is available 24/7/365 at 1.833.456.4566. You can also find links to international suicide prevention and mental health support services below. You matter. You’re not alone.
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RELATED LINKS
https://viff.org/whats-on/back-home/
https://variety.com/2022/film/global/canada-cannes-docs-in-progress-showcase-1235273949/amp/
https://www.melodiousimage.com/
https://www.knowledge.ca/program/behind-façade
https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/courier-archive/general-archive/vancouver-filmmakers-document-incredible-journey-of-a-bc-bikers-remains-3106820
https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/courier-archive/general-archive/reel-peoples-picks-for-28th-vancouver-queer-film-festival-3037019
Reel Talk About Race in B.C. Film – “Episode Two: BEHIND THE LENS”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrHwayF66Sw
https://www.yvrscreenscene.com/home/2021/6/30/episode-174-joella-cabalu
https://www.yvrscreenscene.com/home/2022/4/22/episode-216-why-are-some-filmmakers-calling-for-leadership-change-at-knowledge-network
LINKS TO MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT AND SUICIDE PREVENTION RESOURCES
https://crisiscentre.bc.ca/
https://www.calltimementalhealth.com/
https://suicideprevention.ca/need-help/im-having-thoughts-of-suicide/
https://cmha.ca/resources/
IN CANADA: https://www.crisisservicescanada.ca/en/
IN THE UNITED STATES: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
INTERNATIONAL: https://www.iasp.info/resources/Crisis_Centres/ https://www.yvrscreenscene.com/home/2019/4/29/special-episode-talking-mental-health-with-enid-raye-adams
http://www.vch.ca/your-care/mental-health-substance-use/accessing-mental-health-substance-use-services
SOCIAL MEDIA
https://twitter.com/joellacabalu
https://twitter.com/melodiousimage
https://www.instagram.com/joellacabalu/
https://www.instagram.com/melodiousimagefilm/
http://www.twitter.com/yvrscreenscene
http://www.facebook.com/yvrscreenscene
http://www.instagram.com/yvrscreenscene
http://www.twitter.com/sabrinarmf
CREDITS
Host and executive producer: Sabrina Rani Furminger
Editor: Simon Furminger
Producer: Paul Furminger
Patreon ad reader: Mariana Furminger
Original music: Dane Deviller
