The last days of August contain some explicit and upsetting material involving sexuality, assault and self harm.
It may not be suitable for all audiences.
Can you tell us where we are?
James Hinton.
Hinton, Alberta.
In a hotel room.
This is James Grabowski, August Ames older brother.
Of course.
Throughout this interview we call her by her real name, Mercedes.
What was the town like that you and Mercedes grew up in?
Army base.
We grew up in Pettawalla, Ontario.
It's a military base.
It's second biggest in the commonwealth.
Dad was military, mom was a stay at home mom.
What was life like growing up on a military base?
Oh, fuck, that's strict.
Very strict.
My dad, he raised a strict household.
We had chores, we had curfew.