Minhal Baig's Hala is an observant character study of a young and curious woman trying to find her identity, torn between a devoutly religious Pakistani family …
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Orla Smith is the former Executive Editor of Seventh Row, a regular contributor at The Film Stage, and a freelance writer with bylines at JumpCut Online, Cinema Year Zero, and Girls on Tops. In her free time she makes movies.
Minhal Baig's Hala is an observant character study of a young and curious woman trying to find her identity, torn between a devoutly religious Pakistani family …
[Read more...] about TIFF19 review: Geraldine Viswanathan shines in Hala
Myriam Verreault’s Kuessipan is a captivating story about two teenage girls' friendship on a Quebec Innu reserve. Kuessipan is one of the best acquisition …
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Lina from Lima is part realist drama about the immigrant working experience and part flamboyant musical, and it's one of the best acquisition titles at TIFF19. …
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Animals director Sophie Hyde on her complex, sprawling coming-of-age film starring Holliday Grainger and Alia Shawkat. …
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In this excerpt from the new ebook Tour of Memories, Helle Le Fevre discusses editing The Souvenir, her evolving collaboration with Joanna Hogg since Unrelated, …
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In this ebook excerpt from Tour of Memories, costume designer Grace Snell discusses revealing class through costume in The Souvenir, sourcing period costumes, …
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