I Started Acting at 50 and the Camera Was Sideways | Carin Smolinski
Carin Smolinski booked her first acting job at 50. Five days into the shoot, she realized the camera was turned sideways.
Recorded live at the Canadian Vertical Film Festival 2026 in Victoria, BC, host Tarak Kjartanson sits down with Carin Smolinski, actor, writer, director and producer at WEC Films (Tides of Desire). Two years and more than 20 verticals later, she is proud of the format: "V is not a dirty word for me," she says.
Carin talks about leaving the billionaire roles behind to make a vertical that reflects her values, taking a four-person idea to a 31-person shoot in Costa Rica with…
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