Film Friends Focus 1. HaikugirlMM + Stella P talk Paris films

Exciting news! In November 2025 I recorded and edited episode 1 of my new podcast:

Film Friends Focus - Movie Memories with HaikugirlMM + Friends!

Today is January 20, 2026 and Film Friends Focus episode 1 is finally LIVE on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Press Play below to listen now!

Film Friends Focus 1. HaikugirlMM + Stella P talk Paris films - episode 1 cover

Thank you Stella P for joining me! <3

Stella P was the BEST first guest EVER! We had so much fun! Stella reminisces about our Toronto film festival experiences together, praises Jodie Foster's French, and shares her favourite podcast and current movie watchlist (which sounds like a Jacob Elordi film festival!) Stella really connects with films by female directors and talks about the joys of seeing movies in Paris cinemas - star sightings included!

Stella P + HaikugirlMM outside Scotiabank Theatre after 'A Private Life' w Jodie Foster at TIFF50

Film Friends Focus episode 1. HaikugirlMM + Stella P talk Paris films

duration: 25m

• created, hosted and produced by HaikugirlMM for Haikugirl Media

• original music by Richard Powrie, song "And You Grow" from the album Still in Green

  (copyright. used with permission of the artist. all rights reserved)

Podcast Topics:

Richard, Sarah, MM, Stella in line for Greta, TIFF18

on stage at right: Isabelle Huppert (in camo suit), Chloë Grace Moretz (in peach dress) at the former Ryerson Theatre (now Chrysalis), TIFF18

Our TIFF Movie Memories

TIFF 2018 film: Greta - World Premiere (dir. Neil Jordan) with Isabelle Huppert and Chloe Grace Moretz [ haikugirlmovies TIFF 2018 blog post ]

TIFF50 film (2025): A Private Life / Vie privée (dir. Rachel Zlotowski) with Jodie Foster

How Jodie Foster learned to speak French at age 9 in L.A.

TIFF50 film (2025): Couture (dir. Alice Winocour) with Angelina Jolie

[ MM also saw Paris Memories / Revoir Paris (dir. Alice Winocour) at TIFF 2022 ]

Stella's Favourite Podcast: Giggly Squad

Stella's Movie Watchlist: Frankenstein (dir. Guillermo del Toro), Wuthering Heights (dir. Emerald Fennell), Marty Supreme (dir. Josh Safdie) with Timothée Chalamet

Stella LOVED Booksmart (dir. Olivia Wilde) and Anora (dir. Sean Baker)

Mikey Madison also plays Pamela Adlon's daughter in Better Things (free on CBC Gem) Stella's Least Favourite movie is: Oh, Canada (premiered at Cannes 2024)

MM's Four Fave Films on Letterboxd (with 3 TIFF 2019 films that start with P)

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