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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 / December 20, 2019

63 Up is a moving new installment in Michael Apted’s series

Michael Apted’s latest addition his ‘Up’ series, 63 Up, catches up with the participants he’s been following since they were seven, in one of the most moving installments of the series to date.

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.

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 , and it’s one of the best acquisition titles at TIFF19.

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 with very different viewpoints and life experiences

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 acquisition titles at TIFF!9. Tibetan director Pema Tseden’s family drama, Balloon, captures a family torn between their traditional farming community and modernity. Set in the picturesque Tibetan plains, shephard Dargye […]

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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