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Sabrina Rani Furminger

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Host #YVRScreenScenePodcast #UkrainianRootsPodcast. Award-winning film/TV journalist. Ukrainian activist; freedom in my DNA. Montreal/Vancouver. 🇺🇦🇮🇳 http://www.yvrscreenscene.com https://www.ukrainianrootspodcast.com/

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Sabrina Rani Furminger @sabrinarmf.bsky.social · Nov 21

To my new followers: my account is all over the place, because I'm all over the place. I'm Ukrainian & very much involved in fundraising, advocacy, events, etc. I'm a film & TV industry journalist with a podcast about the Vancouver screen scene. I'm owned by two cats named for Deadpool characters.

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Sabrina Rani Furminger @sabrinarmf.bsky.social · 1h

In Winnipeg for a few days to work on my documentary re: the Ukrainian Labour Temple movement and I’ve gotta say, Winnipeg: you are a DELIGHT. Best people; best vibes.

Sabrina Rani Furminger @sabrinarmf.bsky.social · 21h

A new episode of the Ukrainian Roots Podcast / Подкаст «Українське коріння» is out now! In Episode Four: Why We Laugh, Endling author Maria Reva (Booker & Governor General Literary Award nominee) speaks with me about the Ukrainian propensity for dark humour. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/e...

Sabrina Rani Furminger @sabrinarmf.bsky.social · 16d

A new episode of the #Ukrainian Roots Podcast / Подкаст «Українське коріння» is out now! In Episode Three: Words and Warfare, Dr. Valentyna Ushchyna discusses the power of language during wartime and how to recognise Moscovian propaganda. It’s a great one. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/e...

Sabrina Rani Furminger @sabrinarmf.bsky.social · 17d

It’s #YVRScreenScenePodcast Day! Actor-filmmaker Mayumi Yoshida returns to the podcast to discuss her epic journey to bring the highly anticipated Akashi to the screen. World premiere @viffest.bsky.social Episode sponsor: @ubcpactra.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/e...

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Sabrina Rani Furminger @sabrinarmf.bsky.social · 23d

It’s #YVRScreenScenePodcast Day! In our fall season opener, Aliyah O'Brien and Priscilla Faia discuss their friendship, their new project (the Liberated Actresses Playground), and the airport drinking paradigm. Episode sponsor: @ubcpactra.bsky.social

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Sabrina Rani Furminger @sabrinarmf.bsky.social · Sep 25

I’m proud to share another episode of the Ukrainian Roots Podcast / Подкаст «Українське коріння»! In “Episode Two: Language Matters,” author and translator @tetyanaukrainka.bsky.social (20 Days in Mariupol) speaks with me about the beauty of the Ukrainian language. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/e...

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Sabrina Rani Furminger @sabrinarmf.bsky.social · Sep 25

Behold the inaugural episode of the Ukrainian Roots Podcast / Подкаст «Українське коріння»! In “Episode One: A Displacement Story,” celebrated Ukrainian filmmaker Khrystyna Syvolap reflects on her journey to rebuild her life in the uneasy space between places. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/e...

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The Gatecast @thegatecast.bsky.social · Jul 10

Listening to the YVR Screen Scene podcast - Alex Zahara talks Final Destination: Bloodlines www.yvrscreenscene.com/home/2025/7/... @sabrinarmf.bsky.social

Episode 349: Alex Zahara talks Final Destination: Bloodlines — YVR Screen Scene

The prolific actor discusses his whopping 40 on-screen deaths and pours one out for Final Destination: Bloodlines ’ Uncle Howard

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Sabrina Rani Furminger @sabrinarmf.bsky.social · Jun 1

Слава Україні. Героям слава. Все буде Україна.
Ukraine is. Ukraine was. Ukraine will always be.
Glory, glory, glory to our heroes.
Glory to beautiful Ukraine.

Sabrina Rani Furminger @sabrinarmf.bsky.social · May 24

All eyes on Kyiv. 💔

Sabrina Rani Furminger @sabrinarmf.bsky.social · May 15

If you're in Vancouver today (May 15), please join the Ukrainian community on the Burrard Bridge at 7pm where we'll wear our Vyshyvanky, wave our blue and yellow flags, and remind the world that Ukraine is, was, and will always be.

Sabrina Rani Furminger @sabrinarmf.bsky.social · May 15

It's #VyshyvankaDay for Ukrainians around the world. Vyshyvanka is more than beautiful embroidery. It holds our stories. It connects us to the past, our ancestors, and each other. At a time when the russian terrorist state seeks to erase us, I wear my Vyshyvanky with extra pride.

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Sabrina Rani Furminger @sabrinarmf.bsky.social · May 5

If you love film and television made in Canada, now's the time to watch it, stream it, shout about it, and invest in it. #ElbowsUp for #BCFilm; elbows up for Hollywood North.

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Sabrina Rani Furminger @sabrinarmf.bsky.social · May 5

Trump’s ill-conceived tariffs on foreign-made films is either going to kill the Vancouver film and television industry or inject it with new purpose and fire.

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Sabrina Rani Furminger @sabrinarmf.bsky.social · May 5

First strikes, then AI, now tariffs: working in #BCFilm is just an endless parade of existential threats. We just want to make film and TV, gang.

Sabrina Rani Furminger @sabrinarmf.bsky.social · May 1

It’s #YVRScreenScenePodcast Day! #HouseOfDavid show runner Jonathan Lloyd Walker joins me to talk about bringing biblical personages to the screen in hit Amazon Prime series. Episode sponsor: @ubcpactra.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/e...

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Sabrina Rani Furminger @sabrinarmf.bsky.social · Apr 22

It's #YVRScreenScenePodcast Day! Breathtaking five-part series Wildfire from documentarian @kevineastwood.bsky.social follows firefighters through the worst fire season on record. Episode sponsor: @dgcbc.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/e...

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Sabrina Rani Furminger @sabrinarmf.bsky.social · Apr 11

#Vancouver: On 4/26, Luba Goy (Royal Canadian Air Farce) headlines Hopes and Dreams / Надії і мрії on the Granville Island Stage. It’s a fundraiser for grieving kids in Ukraine. I’m emceeing, and I can’t wait to behold this comedy icon in person. Join us! tickets.artsclub.com/2024-2025/ho...

Sabrina Rani Furminger @sabrinarmf.bsky.social · Apr 9

It’s #YVRScreenScenePodcast Day! Filmmaker Carl Bessai and actor Vincent Gale discuss Field Sketches, a soul-stirring film about art + legacy that screens at @viffest.bsky.social on 4/12 & 4/14. PS. I'm hosting the Q&A on 4/14. Episode sponsor:
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Sabrina Rani Furminger @sabrinarmf.bsky.social · Apr 2

Ah, yes: it’s Liberation Day in America. It’s the day when the United States liberates itself from being (*checks notes*) an economic force on the global stage and forces every other nation to work around it, thus rendering itself inconsequential. Papa Putin must be so proud.

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Sabrina Rani Furminger @sabrinarmf.bsky.social · Mar 17

Every time Trump says that the U.S. is being invaded by people from mental institutions, please remember that he's understanding "asylum seekers" to mean "people who've escaped or been released from mental asylums," and permit yourself a despondent laugh and a shake of the head.

Sabrina Rani Furminger @sabrinarmf.bsky.social · Mar 15

Happy Ides of March, fam.

a cartoon of lisa simpson with the words beware the ides of march written below her

ALT: a cartoon of lisa simpson with the words beware the ides of march written below her

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Sabrina Rani Furminger @sabrinarmf.bsky.social · Mar 13

The word "gobsmacked" is really having a moment.

Sabrina Rani Furminger @sabrinarmf.bsky.social · Mar 10

I'm Ukrainian AND I'm Canadian, which means I'm simultaneously heartbroken, angry, indefatigable, and not playing around.

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Sabrina Rani Furminger @sabrinarmf.bsky.social · Mar 10

It’s #YVRScreenScenePodcast Day! Abby and the Muffins’ Maja Aro and Dani Johnson discuss their hit YouTube series and why growing up shouldn’t mean giving up playtime. ubcpactra.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/e...