Québécois director Maxime Giroux tells us about The Great Darkened Days, his absurdist, poetic, and often brutal fable about the corruptive power of capitalism. …
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Canadian Cinema
Promoting and spotlighting Canadian Cinema is one of the goals of The Seventh Row. Here you'll find reviews of Canadian films and interviews with Canadian directors.
Ep. 13: Patricia Rozema’s Mouthpiece
In this episode of the podcast, we discuss Patricia Rozema's Mouthpiece, which Alex, Orla, & Brett all named their favourite Canadian film of the year on …
Hot Docs ’19: Conviction, Buddy, Willie, and more
Our capsule reviews highlight six of the standouts at the 2019 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival: Conviction, Buddies, Willie, In My Blood It …
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Interview: Edge of the Knife tells a pre-colonialism story of the Haida legend of ‘The Wildman’
Co-director and Haida artist Gwaai Edenshaw discusses his landmark film Edge of the Knife (Sgaawaay K'uuna), the first feature film made in the Haida language. …
TIFF should do more for Canadian cinema
The Canadian films at TIFF this year were especially great, but the festival should have done more to bring them to the attention of critics and audiences. This …
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TIFF18’s brightest star was Canadian cinema
At TIFF18, almost all of the best films I saw were Canadian — and that’s not grading on a curve. This is an excerpt from the ebook The Canadian Cinema Yearbook …
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