This filmmaker will teach you how to swallow a sword

When Alberta filmmaker Jody Wilson was working on visual effects for CSI Miami, she didn’t know the Hollywood gig was also laying the groundwork for her future in filmmaking. From The Avengers to The Last of Us, her on-set observations all came in handy when she finally decided to make her own feature film, The Bearded Girl. It’s a coming-of-age story with a twist and, as Jody tells Tom Power, its extremely niche main character is what makes the story universal.

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This filmmaker will teach you how to swallow a sword is an episode from Q: The Podcast from CBC Radio by CBC.

This episode is 00:22:30 long.

This episode was published on May 7, 2026.

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