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Alex Heeney

Alex Heeney

Alex is the Editor-in-Chief of The Seventh Row, based in San Francisco and from Toronto, Canada.

Alex Heeney / December 13, 2019

Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers and Kathleen Hepburn on The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open

Co-directors and co-writers Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers (who also stars) and Kathleen Hepburn discuss telling Indigenous stories and telling a story in real time. …

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Alex Heeney / December 11, 2019

Sophie Deraspe on her modern adaptation of Antigone

Québécois writer-director-cinematographer Sophie Deraspe on why she wanted to tackle and update Antigone and wearing many hats on a film set. Nahéma Ricci …

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Cinefranco

Alex Heeney / December 4, 2019

Cinéfranco celebrates francophone cinema in Toronto

Cinefranco featured must-see francophone films from Quebec and Europe, including Jeune Juliette, Un amour impossible, and In Safe Hands (Pupille). Cinéfranco …

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ImagineNATIVE

Alex Heeney / December 4, 2019

Toronto’s ImagineNATIVE festival celebrates Indigenous films

The 20th ImagineNATIVE Film Festival in Toronto featured great Indigenous films from around the world. Highlights included: Vai, Top End Wedding, and Blood …

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Alex Heeney / December 3, 2019

Director Jan Komasa on Corpus Christi and the priest impersonation problem

Director Jan Komasa discusses the bizarre true story that inspired Corpus Christi, how a bad audition gave him an epiphany about the film’s main character, and …

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Making Waves

Alex Heeney / November 13, 2019

Making Waves will open your ears to the magic of sound design

Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound is a fascinating introduction to the history of sound design in film. As a publication that has passionately discussed …

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