Episode 423: In The Seats With.... Aik Karapetian and 'Squeal'

Styles of storytelling can collide in some pretty fascinating ways...On this episode we're heading overseas for a little slice of weird with 'Squeal' which is on VOD platforms now.It's the story of Samuel (Kevin Janssens) who is lost in remotest Eastern Europe, searching for his father. On the edges of a mythical forest, a minor road accident leads to a chance meeting with a pig-farmer’s daughter, Kirke (Laura Siliņa). Sam soon learns that his priorities must change if he wants to survive. Her initial hospitality is a smoke screen to capture him and make him a forced laborer on the farm. Alone, unable to speak the language, and chained up 24/7 with the pigs, he learns to adapt. Fortunately, a seemingly magical piglet gains Sam’s confidence and shows him the way to freedom and true love.We had the unique pleasure of sitting down with co-writer/director Aik Karapetian to talk about the origins of the story and so very much more....Squeal is available on all VOD platforms now