National Treasure Philippe Falardeau’s My Internship in Canada (Guibord s’en va-t-en Guerre) is the epitome of a great political satire: absolutely hilarious and with enough on its mind to make you think. Falardeau discusses writing and making the film, the discussions it’s provoked, and how he made the first great Canadian political satire on film.
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.
With The Demons, Québécois Filmmaker Philippe Lesage defies convention
Québécois writer-director Philippe Lesage discusses how he upended our expectations about sound design, framing, and editing in his first feature The Demons
Interview: Chloé Leriche on Before the Streets and indigenous cinema
Canadian director Chloé Leriche discusses bringing the Atikamekw language and community to the big screen for the first time at this year’s Berlinale.
Canada’s Top Ten has strong films but lacks imagination
Canada’s Top Ten of 2015 represents a very strong slate of films. Yet it doesn’t quite reflect the diversity and originality of Canadian films last year.
Anne Émond talks family intimacy in Our Loved Ones
Québécois filmmaker Anne Émond talks about depicting suicide, family intimacy, and her hometown in her moving new film.
This Changes Everything doesn’t preach on climate change
Avi Lewis’ documentary This Changes Everything looks at the narrative for civilization that allowed climate change to happen. Without preaching, the film takes a look at grassroots movements that are helping to mitigate climate change.