Sarah Goodman is the prize-winning director behind the 2005 Hot Docs documentary, Army of One. She is now back with her first narrative film, Porch Stories. Shot in black and white, Porch Stories interweaves three different stories on three porches in a changing neighborhood one day in summer. Porch Stories opens June 19 at TIFF Bell Lightbox  – 350 King St. W.

We got a chance to find out some fun facts about Sarah Goodman and some of her favourite places in our beautiful city.

What are your favourite haunts in Toronto?

Toronto Islands, Kensington Market, the Waterfront trail, discovering new little streets and walking long stretches along Bloor. The AGO, TIFF Lightbox and my local bar Boo Radley’s to watch the ball game!

What meal brings you immense pleasure?

Whatever someone cooks for me.

Which virtue do you try to cultivate within yourself?

I try to cultivate my forthrightness.

The receipts in your wallet would indicate what?

Whatever I bought in the last week or month. I keep ‘em. Sometimes take a while to take them out.

What did you think you were going to be when you were 8 years old?

A cartoonist or a gym teacher!

Do you have a favourite Toronto porch? If yes, tell us why.

I loved the porch we shot Porch Stories on. It was where I lived and hung out with my cat, my neighbours, and where I wrote. The house was put up for sale by my landlords soon after we finished shooting and I miss that porch!

What makes you happy?

Biking, skating, being in the mountains and hanging with awesome people. In a broader sense, I feel happy when justice prevails.

What makes you cringe?

Stephen Harper

What quality do you loathe most in others?

I’m not a huge ‘loather’ but greed and self-centeredness would be up there.

What, in your opinion, is overrated?

Accruing stuff. Having to have the ‘best’ of everything.

What is the one thing you wish you could change about yourself? Why?

I wish I would care less what other people thought. I’m getting there.

What frustrates you the most?

People who are unaware of anyone else around them.

As a child or teen, what first got you really interested in film?

Going to the Cinematheque with my Dad.

When do you feel your most creative?

I’m a firm believer in being creative on a schedule. Don’t wait for inspiration to show up every morning. So I honestly don’t really know. Probably in the morning and sometimes late evening.