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INTERVIEW: Kate Kroll, Director of LUNATIC: The Luna Vachon Story

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🗓️ 28 March 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Karen Peterson interviews LUNATIC: The Luna Vachon Story director Kate Kroll before the documentary’s premiere at the Canadian Film Fest in Toronto. 

Kroll shares her experience as a director with a professional wrestling background, the importance of telling Luna Vachon’s story as a female director, what wound up on the cutting room floor, the happy accidents throughout the filmmaking process (including having a baby), the critical issues addressed in the film that shaped Luna’s journey, and her desire to help fight for change for women in wrestling. 

Karen reunites with Kate from MTL for a review and candid discussion about the documentary exclusively for members of the POST Wrestling Café.

LUNATIC premieres at the Canadian Film Fest on March 29th 


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Hey, everybody and welcome back to post wrestling. I'm Karen Peterson. And joining me today is

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Kate Kroll, who is both a decorated film director, accomplished pro wrestler, and the

1:21.5

driving force behind the documentary Lunatic, the Luna Vashon story. Thank you so much for joining

1:26.9

me today, Kate.

1:28.3

Thanks, Karen. Are you ready for a whole bunch of questions in a very short about a time?

1:33.2

Bring them on. Like, ask them the craziest questions.

1:36.2

Oh, don't give me that much power. All right. So first and foremost, for those who aren't

1:42.8

familiar with you or your work, tell us a little bit about yourself and what the premise of Lunatic is.

1:48.2

Sure. Yeah. So I'm a Vancouver-based filmmaker.

1:53.7

And I'm also a pro wrestler, as you mentioned. So I've been working in the film industry

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