Actor Elliot Page returned to SIDEWALKS and brought his best friend Ian Daniel to give us the details about their Viceland TV series, “Gaycation.”
Video Content: Elliot Page & Ian Daniel (2016)
In the complete interview, SIDEWALKS host Veronica Castro talks to actor Elliot Page (then known as Ellen) and co-host Ian Daniel about “Gaycation,” a series exploring LGBTQ cultures around the world.
Mini-Biographies:
Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, Elliot Page is an actor and producer, who got his start in Canadian TV series, including “Pit Pony, “ ”Trailer Park Boys,” and “ReGenesis.” His breakthrough role was the film “Juno.” Some of her other roles are “Hard Candy,” the “X-Men” film series, “An American Crime,” “The Tracey Fragments,” “Whip It,” “Super,” “To Rome with Love,” “Peacock,” and “Inception.”
Ian Daniel is a writer, producer, filmmaker and curator in New York. He began his journalism career as an Associate Producer and intern at NBC’s “Today” in New York and Los Angeles. Daniel is the former Director of Artistic Programs at The Civilians. As a curator, he has organized exhibits and multimedia events at Eyebeam Art and Technology Center, Exit Art, LaMaMa Gallery, Storefront Bushwick and the Waterpod Project in NYC and Brooklyn. Additionally, Daniel was the creator and former editor of “Extended Play.”
Interview Credits:
Recorded: March 2, 2016
Host / Producer: Veronica Castro
Videographer: Jeff Jarantilla
Editor: Richard R. Lee
Special Thanks To: Viceland