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Articles by Brett Pardy

Brett is from Vancouver and is currently in Montreal working on his PhD, which examines how people learn empathy through watching films. His favourite film is The New World.

Brett Pardy

Brett is from Vancouver and is currently in Montreal working on his PhD, which examines how people learn empathy through watching films. His favourite film is The New World.

Brett Pardy / September 13, 2019

TIFF19 review: In Made In Bangladesh , the women who make your clothes call for justice

Neither hopeless nor sugar-coated, Rubaiyat Hossain's Made in Bangladesh is a compelling drama about the difficulties of attaining justice. Made in Bangladesh …

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Brett Pardy / September 12, 2019

TIFF19 review: Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger, a perfect introduction to a legend’s activist cinema

Alanis Obomsawin caps off a cycle of five films, seven years in the making, about Indigenous children’s rights in Canada with Jordan River Anderson, The …

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Brett Pardy / September 9, 2019

TIFF19 review: The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open uses real-time duration for poignant effect

Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers and Kathleen Hepburn's The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open explores difficulties in communication between two Indigenous women …

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Brett Pardy / September 8, 2019

TIFF19 film review: Balloon is a must-see acquisition title

Tibetan director Pema Tseden’s new film, Balloon, captures a family torn between their traditional farming community and modernity. The film is one of the best …

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Brett Pardy / August 9, 2019

Review: Does Luce ask the right type of questions?

Brett Pardy reviews Luce, a provocative and ambiguous high school-set thriller about race and identity. …

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Brett Pardy / July 27, 2019

Review: The Stone Speakers raises questions about selective presentations of history

Brett Pardy reviews Igor Drljača’s documentary The Stone Speakers, which questions what selective presentations of history for tourist consumption mean for the …

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