press/media
YVR Screen Scene
Kyra Zagorsky on making art in a time of change.
“Artists have a lot of power, and that’s part of why I’m intent on directing. I want my films to be about something. I want to have a voice about topics that matter..."
by: Sabrina Furminger
1/23/2018
Follow Magazine
'We're filmmakers and storytellers first.' - Kyra Zagorsky and Patrick Sabongui
"Thought-provoking, inspiring and provocative are just a few of the words that can be used to describe The Prince"
by: Nathan March
2/10/2017
DoSavannah.com
Award-winning ‘The Prince’ part of SCAD Savannah Film Fest’s Global Shorts Forum
"In just under 12 minutes, filmmaker Kyra Zagorsky shows audiences the struggle Middle-Eastern Americans face today in her short film, The Prince”
3/11/2017
WeAreMovingStories.com
Lady Filmmakers Film Festival / Savannah Film Festival - The Prince
by: Carmela Baranowska
9/15/2017
Vancouver Sun
Video: Crazy8s film 'The Prince' deals with racism and religious freedoms.
The Prince, directed by Kyra Zagorsky, is an emotional and current look at the realities of the world we live in.
2/15/2015
Langley Times
Film about racism based on personal experience.
"Inspired by a personal encounter with racism on public transit in Metro Vancouver."
by: Dan Ferguson
2/17/2017
Vancourier - Westender
Kyra Zagorsky Tackles Islamophobia in 'The Prince".
by: Sabrina Furminger
2/20/2017
The Loyola Pheonix
In/Motion Dance Film Festival Celebrates Social Justice
"The Prince" explores Islamophobia through film, acting and dance.
by: Luke Hyland
3/30/2018
Extra Features Podcast
Extra Features Interviews Kyra Zagorsky,
writer/director of "The Prince" short film.
3/30/2018
The New Current, UK
Debut Short Film
Interview with director Kyra Zagorsky about her film in the Short Film Corner at Cannes.
4/30/2018
Times Colinist
Canadian short 'The Prince,' which tackles Islamophobia
at Cannes Short Film Corner.
5/3/2018
OcCHIMAG: Our Eyes On the Arts
Award-winning Short Film Tackles Islamophobia and Racial Divide via Cinema
"Thought provoking, inspiring and provocative are just a few of the words that can be used to describe The Prince."
4/30/2018
New University - UC Irvine
“The Prince” Is Short Film Royalty
"It tackles the conflict of race relations in conjunction with the anxiety and fear that performers face."
2/13/2018
Every Movie Has a Lesson
SHORT FILM REVIEW: The Prince
4 STARS - Chicago Independent Critics Circle
"Sometimes the shortest memories become lasting ones. Ask any person of color if they remember the first time they were called a derogatory racial slur. They will probably have a story to tell." - by: Don Shanahan
5/9/2018