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This remarkable 1998 episode captures two of Canada’s brightest emerging talents before their international breakthroughs: Sandra Oh and Don McKellar. Sandra Oh, already a two-time Genie Award winner for Double Happiness (1994) and The Diary of Evelyn Lau (1994), was establishing herself as one of Canadian cinema’s most compelling Actresses. Having recently moved to Los Angeles in 1996 to join the cast of HBO’s comedy Arliss, Oh discusses her journey from the National Theatre School of Canada to navigating Hollywood as an Asian-Canadian Actress?seven years before her star-making role as Dr. Cristina Yang in Grey’s Anatomy would earn her Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Awards. Don McKellar, one of the key figures in the Toronto New Wave film movement, appears fresh off the international acclaim for his directorial debut Last Night (1998), which won the Prix de la Jeunesse at the Cannes Film Festival. McKellar discusses his prolific collaborations with directors Bruce McDonald and Atom Egoyan, including the critically acclaimed films Exotica (1994), for which he won a Genie for Best Supporting Actor, and his screenwriting work on Fran?ois Girard’s Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould (1992) and the Academy Award-winning The Red Violin (1998). This episode captures a pivotal moment in Canadian independent cinema, showcasing two artists who would go on to define Canadian excellence in international entertainment while maintaining their commitment to thoughtful, character-Dr.iven storytelling. A fascinating time capsule of Canadian talent on the cusp of global recognition.