CBC’s Michael Serapio sat down with Miller in a live Q&A in front of a theatre of fans, filmmakers and aspiring actors to discuss her career, childhood, dating life, horoscope, what she has in the works and her transition into the production role.
“I love the control, I am the oldest child, the alpha female and I’m very controlling,” she says on her production position. “It’s a lot more work, but I really like it. It’s not just that I can control, it’s having a voice and as an artist, I enjoy acting and I love expressing myself through characters and playing parts, but being able to tell your story or the story that you think is important is awesome. And being able to see the film after you’ve written it, put everybody together, cut it and edit it – you just can’t beat it.”
After a brief intermission, her latest film The Good Life, directed by Christopher Nolen was screened in the same theatre where she previously spoke. Her character Marianne and husband Jacques face fidelity issues proving that there is no such thing as the perfect couple, which led to a thrilling storyline of intense passion, lies and betrayal.
Founder and executive director of the ReelWorld Film Festival, Tonya Lee Williams, said the film was showcased at this year’s festival for its collective theme that many people watching will be able to relate to. Even through the drama, the universal truths were quite apparent and are exactly what the ReelWorld looks for when choosing its films.
“Our films are really universal stories; they are not segregated, stereotypical stories. These are people from the Aboriginal, Asian, African, Caribbean, Latino, Middle Eastern and South Asian communities and they are telling the same stories that mainstream stories tell. This movie is about a married couple and the challenges that they find being a married couple and I think that goes for any married couple,” she says.
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