Canadian documentarian Kalina Bertin takes an unexpected journey into her family history of bipolar disorder in her HotDocs film Manic
HotDocs Interview: Director Ali Weinstein dives into a community of Mermaids
Canadian filmmaker Ali Weinstein explores how putting on a mermaid tail can help women transform into mystical powerful beings in Mermaids. For tickets and more information, visit the HotDocs website here.
HotDocs Interview: Stacey Tenenbaum on elevating the shoe shining profession in Shiners
Canadian filmmaker Stacey Tenenbaum on how shoe shiners tell a story about class difference around the world in her HotDocs film Shiners. For HotDocs tickets and more information on the film, click here.
‘You do not demonstrate, you reveal’: Cynthia Nixon is exquisite in A Quiet Passion
As Emily Dickinson in A Quiet Passion, Cynthia Nixon reveals her depth of range and skill as a performer — emotionally, physically, and technically. This is the third feature in our Special Issue on A Quiet Passion, which can be read in full here.
Top 5 film performances of 2016 that deserve a closer look
Actor-director-playwright Laura Anne Harris takes a look at five of the year’s best performances that deserve more attention: Rachel Weisz in The Lobster, Mahershala Ali and Andre Holland in Moonlight Margarite Breitkreiz in Marija and Rebecca Hall in Christine.
Québécois filmmaker Sophie Goyette talks Mes Nuits Feront Écho
Québécois writer-director Sophie Goyette discusses her feature debut, Mes Nuits Feront Écho (Still Night Still Light), about three people connected by their dreams, which has its international premiere at the Rotterdam Film Festival.