Naomi Jaye's film Darkest Miriam explores the inner life of a Toronto librarian
The award-winning Canadian filmmaker joins guest host Talia Schlanger to discuss her sophomore feature, Darkest Miriam, which follows a librarian living through a fog of grief while working in a downtown Toronto Public Library branch.
Darkest Miriam is based on Martha Baillie's Giller Prize-shortlisted novel The Incident Report
After finding Martha Baillie's Giller Prize-shortlisted novel The Incident Report in a Toronto bookstore, Naomi Jaye knew almost instantly that she wanted to adapt the book into a film. Now, 14 years later, the award-winning Canadian filmmaker has released her sophomore feature, Darkest Miriam, which follows a librarian living through a fog of grief while working in a downtown Toronto Public Library branch. Jaye joins guest host Talia Schlanger to tell us more about the film.
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Interview with Naomi Jaye produced by Matthew Amha.