Why Montreal is the (unrequited) love of Chandler Levack’s life

In this heartfelt episode of Q with Tom Power, filmmaker Chandler Levesque reflects on her deep, enduring connection to Montreal—a city she describes as the 'unrequited love' of her life. The conversation traces her journey from a 15-year-old fan of Cameron Crowe’s Almost Famous, which inspired her to become a music journalist, to her rise as a filmmaker. Levesque discusses how her new film, Mylin Kicks, draws from her own experiences as a young female music critic in Montreal during its indie music boom of the mid-2000s, capturing both the magic and the emotional toll of trying to belong in a male-dominated industry. The film, centered on a young critic writing a book about Alanis Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill, becomes a deeply personal exploration of identity, female rage, and the redemptive power of art. Levesque also shares the surreal experience of being discovered by Adam Sandler after he loved her first film, I Like Movies, leading to her directing Roommates—a project that became a profound emotional and creative reunion. Ultimately, the episode is a meditation on how art can save us, even when the world doesn’t.