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The Daily Buzz is a “festival only” radio show. We travel to film festivals year-round and interview some of the most important indie voices, partner with NPR affiliate and local community radio stations and aim to deliver these conversations to cinephiles, fans and moviegoers everywhere.The show is in its fifth year, and the Daily Buzz has interviewed some of the most important voices in the entertainment industry: more than 500 guests ranging from directors, actors, producers, festival directors and journalists in the independent film world.The Daily Buzz partnered with KUT this year to provide coverage of the 2015 SXSW Festival. This week, The Daily Buzz is broadcasting from the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) — which is celebrating its 40th anniversary in Toronto, Canada — and interviewing independent and international filmmakers. Daily Buzz at the Toronto International Film Festival is made possible with support from Production Legal, Cloud Electronics, Soundcloud, ENKI NY and Angry Porcupine.

The Daily Buzz at TIFF, Episode 4

KUT 90.5 | By Irene Cho

Published September 17, 2015 at 3:31 PM CDT

A still from 'The Daughter,' with newcomer Odessa Young as the titular daughter.

Daily Buzz Host John Wildman chats with Oscar-nominated actor Geoffrey Rush (Shakespeare in Love, Shine, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl) and newcomer Odessa Young about working with Australian theater and film director Simon Stone on his newest film, The Daughter.

The film is an adaptation of Stone’s stage production of Henrik Ibsen’s The Wild Duck and stars Rush, Anna Torv, Sam Neill, Miranda Otto, with Young playing the daughter, Hedvig. Rush and Young discuss working together for the first time, why they wanted to work with Stone, their workshop experience six months prior to start of production, what it was like working with the duck and why Young considers herself a bird person now.