BlackBerry director Matt Johnson tells us what happens when an outsider filmmaker goes mainstream

Guerilla filmmaker-turned-Hollywood-darling Matt Johnson sits down with Tom Power to talk about his critically acclaimed film BlackBerry, which is now available as a three-part series on CBC Gem. He also discusses how he’s dealing with mainstream success, and why his mission in life is to inspire young filmmakers to stay in Canada and make great films.

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