Ally Pankiw’s I Used to Be Funny addresses coping with PTSD with a light touch, in this story of a struggling female comic. The film had its world premiere at …
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Chie Hayakawa on avoiding sentimentality in Plan 75
In this interview, writer-director Chie Hayakawa talks about asking tough questions and avoiding sentimentality in her first feature, Plan 75. She also …
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Kelly Reichardt on her new film Showing Up
Kelly Reichardt discusses Showing Up, her most optimistic film to date, and the importance of getting to know locations, creating silences, and throwing out the …
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Philippe Faucon’s Les Harkis tackles colonial violence towards Algerian soldiers during the Algerian War of Independence
In Philippe Faucon's film Les Harkis, set in the final years of the Algerian War of Independence, it's a losing battle for the Algerian soldiers in the French …
Quick Thoughts: Alice Winocour’s film Paris Memories (Revoir Paris)
With her new film Paris Memories (Revoir Paris), Alice Winocour continues her exploration of traumatised bodies and PTSD that has defined all of her films to …
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Whistler Reviews: Jason James’ Exile and Bruce Miller’s Conviction
Jason James's feature Exile (starring Adam Beach) and Bruce Miller's short Conviction both tell stories of a previously incarcerated Indigenous man struggling …
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