episode 023: Apolla Echino

episode 023: Apolla Echino

Author: with May Globus June 30, 2021 Duration: 1:07:28
New York-based Apolla Echino is a natural storyteller. It’s hard not to be enthralled, listening to this filmmaker speak and watching her videos for clients like lululemon, CIBC, Samsung, 23andme, and The Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada. She grew up in Alberta, Canada, and spent much of her childhood moving around with her young mother. An avid surfer, sports & activity have always been in her blood, from competitive gymnastics to professional dancing. Apolla eventually settled in New York in 2007 to pursue her dancing career, before finding herself a filmmaker instead. In this episode, we discuss her childhood and parents at length, the reality of being an independent filmmaker, her solo female documentary travel series ‘A Woman’s Guide to the World’ where she sailed to Antarctica in a 100-year-old sail boat & winter surfed in New Zealand, a new film project centred on a transgender woman working in the Alberta oil fields, and more.

There’s a particular texture to a life built around creating something meaningful, whether that’s a business, a work of art, or a new path forward. The Craft with May Globus pulls back the curtain on those lives through unhurried, intimate dialogues. May sits down with a diverse range of creators, founders, and pioneers, but the focus here is less on glossy success stories and more on the raw material of their journeys. You’ll hear the nuances of their creative process, the pivotal moments in their personal backstory, and how their philosophy shapes their daily existence. It’s an ongoing exploration of the shared humanity behind different kinds of work. What makes this podcast uniquely immersive is its commitment to being an audio-visual experience. Each conversation is accompanied by rich, editorial-style photography that provides a deeper, more sensory connection to the guest and their world. Think of it like a beautifully composed magazine feature that you can listen to, where the images and the dialogue work in concert. Tuning into this podcast feels like gaining quiet, privileged access to the minds of people who are thoughtfully shaping culture, one idea at a time.
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