Hallmark Informative Speech
Well, who would expect to "discover" a Hallmark starlet at an independent film festival? To be honest, I had seen the work and name of Aliyah O'Brien before on various Hallmark works. Moreover, I'd even reviewed her work in a Garage Sale Mystery film awhile back. But until I saw her in a short film at the Artemis Film Festival in LA this past spring, I never thought to seek her out for an interview. After playing social media tag for a few weeks, she and I were able to recently make connections, and we had an informative and exhilarating chat covering a wide variety of topics, including her well-known Hallmark and other roles.
RH: So nice to talk with you today, Aliyah. I'm glad it worked out at last.
AO: Me too, Ruth. Thanks for reaching …show more content…
I love the title of that film. I remember going to the audition and asking, "Is this like really what this is? Stone tornadoes? Stonados! Got it." In fact, I even remember Jason saying at one point during the audition, "Okay, there's just like stones flying at you!" And I was just loving this! This was my job!
Right! And this was even before Sharknado came out. Who would have guessed a movie about sharks flying through the air would be an actual movie franchise? It's amazing what catches on sometimes. {pause} Now, I am familiar with your Hallmark work, but I notice you had a tiny part, like so many Canadians did, in the movie If I Stay.
Yes, it was a very small part, but very fun. I actually haven't seen the movie. Is it good?
If I Stay
I actually did see the movie not too long ago. In fact, I was watching it because another of my friends, Giles Panton, was in it.
Oh, Giles! Giles is a good friend of mine!
I kind of thought he might be. And yes, the film was pretty good. I lost track of how many of my Canadian actor friends were in it. I saw you were also on an episode of Supernatural. I often say that being on Supernatural is almost a Vancouver rite of passage.
Absolutely. If you work in Vancouver, hopefully you've been on the show at least
RH: So nice to talk with you today, Aliyah. I'm glad it worked out at last.
AO: Me too, Ruth. Thanks for reaching …show more content…
I love the title of that film. I remember going to the audition and asking, "Is this like really what this is? Stone tornadoes? Stonados! Got it." In fact, I even remember Jason saying at one point during the audition, "Okay, there's just like stones flying at you!" And I was just loving this! This was my job!
Right! And this was even before Sharknado came out. Who would have guessed a movie about sharks flying through the air would be an actual movie franchise? It's amazing what catches on sometimes. {pause} Now, I am familiar with your Hallmark work, but I notice you had a tiny part, like so many Canadians did, in the movie If I Stay.
Yes, it was a very small part, but very fun. I actually haven't seen the movie. Is it good?
If I Stay
I actually did see the movie not too long ago. In fact, I was watching it because another of my friends, Giles Panton, was in it.
Oh, Giles! Giles is a good friend of mine!
I kind of thought he might be. And yes, the film was pretty good. I lost track of how many of my Canadian actor friends were in it. I saw you were also on an episode of Supernatural. I often say that being on Supernatural is almost a Vancouver rite of passage.
Absolutely. If you work in Vancouver, hopefully you've been on the show at least