In this episode, Kakehashi Senior Project Manager Siân Jones and Project Specialist for Inclusive International Trade Mari Naganuma, speak with Samantha Leigh, Film and TV Sustainability Consultant and proud Kakehashi Project alumna.
Samantha discusses how her exposure to Japanese culture and language through Kakehashi, and her later involvement in the JET program. She explains how her passion for sustainability and her openness to work in different sectors led her to a role in film and television, helping reduce waste and carbon footprints on numerous Canadian media productions. Samantha reflects on the challenges of finding balance between creative visions and sustainability priorities, the interdisciplinary nature of sustainability work, and shares her hopes for the normalization of sustainability in media production and beyond.
We hope you enjoy this episode of Kakehashi Conversations.
