The Last Tourist – A VIFF Film

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Join Tasha Simms and Marc Caron as they speak with Tyson Sadler, the director for the Last Tourist – playing at the VIFF. As the world is poised to re-open for international travel and we consider how to move forward in the face of mounting global challenges, could tourism be a part of the solution? Traversing some of the most remote, ancient, and stunning locales on the planet, The Last Tourist addresses the myriad moral and ethical dilemmas at play when sojourning to different cultures, and encourages us to do better.

For many, the pandemic has been a necessary pause to reflect on what really matters. Similarly, this doc presents a necessary opportunity for recalibration and embraces our abundant capacity to care. Travelling our vast world will soon have its revival—tourism is dead, long live tourism! This film is a wake-up call. We need to dramatically rethink the way we travel. In 1950, there were 25 million international tourist arrivals.
In 2020, that number was expected to be 1.6 billion. That means more people traveling than at any other point in history. Travel is in an unfortunate state – and that’s even before COVID-19 brought it to a temporary standstill. Overtourism magnified the increasing impact on the environment, wildlife, and vulnerable populations around the world. Unintentionally, tourists have been destroying the very things they have come to see. Tourism reached a tipping point.
Yet, travel is also an opportunity. It can be leveraged as a force for good – to promote conservation, alleviate poverty, and positively transform the lives of people living in host communities, while fostering cultural connection and understanding between people from all walks of life. Tourism can spread peace and be the greatest form of wealth distribution the world has ever seen. This forced pause has presented us with the opportunity to reshape the travel industry as we know it. This poignant film explores our ability to harness tourism’s power in a way that creates shared value for all – travellers and host communities alike – while preserving the places and natural resources we treasure most.Change starts with us. https://thelasttouristfilm.com/

Tyson Sadler is an award-winning Virtual Reality journalist and documentary filmmaker. He has directed VR for The Huffington Post, Associated Press, and The New York Times. His extensive news reporting and documentary work were highlighted by his reporting in Haiti after the 2010 earthquake, Egypt during the 2013 coup d’état, South Sudan covering the ongoing refugee and humanitarian crisis, and in the Gaza Strip during the 2014 Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (Operation Protective Edge). Additionally, he has worked on several short and long form documentary pieces dealing with International politics, conflict, and reconciliation.

As the Director of Special Projects for RYOT VR, Tyson has been on the front lines of some of the years biggest news stories. He covered Europe’s refugee crisis in VR from France, Greece, and Lebanon. His most recent work is a 9-part series hosted by Susan Sarandon called ‘The Crossing’ which details the harrowing experience of refugees crossing the Aegean Sea from Turkey to the Greek Island of Lesvos. His most recent VR film, The Artist of Skid Row, premiered at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival in New York City

He holds Master’s Degree in Management from Harvard University.

http://www.tysonsadler.com/

About VIFF

The 2021 Vancouver International Film Festival begins October 1 and runs until October 11. Join Tasha and Marc as they interview creators of our favourite consciousness expanding films! With over 110 feature films, 75+ shorts, talks and conferences there is lots to discover at VIFF 2021. Take a moment to explore the dynamic program featuring some of the best cinema and creative voices from around the globe. You can enjoy the full cinematic experience at our friendly, safe festival venues and stream over 80% of the festival program on VIFF Connect. Big screen or small, VIFF is excited to share our 2021 program with film fans in Vancouver and across the country.

Your Host(s)

Tasha Simms M.A. M.P.C.A

Tasha SimmsTasha is a Registered Professional Counsellor and holds a Masters degree in Counselling Psychology. Her private practice is in downtown Vancouver where she works with both couples and individuals. www.AuthenticSelfCounselling.com
Tasha loves designing and facilitating personal growth workshops for diverse groups and businesses. She weaves her skills as a working actor, writer and motivational speaker with her creative, body centered therapeutic approach to teach passionate expression and acceptance of the Authentic Self. Her focus on healthy communication and conscious leadership inspires individuals, couples and organizations to be the best they can be and flourish.
Trained in a variety of disciplines including Family Systems Theory, Gestalt, as well as cognitive and Psycho/Spiritual orientations, she has been practicing the principles of A Course in Miracles for over 20 years. She is known as a mentor with integrity who has taught many individuals as well as counsellors, locally and internationally to embrace their birthright of a life of passionate purpose, joyfully human yet in perfect alignment with their spirit.      As a certified Master Neuro Linguistic Programming facilitator trained in body work, energy healing and hypnotherapy, her contribution to support this integration is an audio series called Body Awareness Training.

 http://www.authenticselfcounselling.com/

The training includes a sensory meditation designed to wake up feelings in the body, encourage self –knowledge and acceptance and also to invite a deep experience of the Divine Essence that is at the core of us all. Tasha’s curiosity, compassion and juicy celebration of life are just some of the gifts she brings to her commitment to be of service.

Her history in radio makes co-hosting at Conscious Living Radio feel like coming home. Tasha was one of the first female DJ’s on-air in Canada in the mid-day spot in rock n roll radio at Q-107 FM Toronto.

Email:Tasha@ConsciousLivingRadio.org

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