Alanis Obomsawin caps off a cycle of five films, seven years in the making, about Indigenous children’s rights in Canada with Jordan River Anderson, The …
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.
TIFF19 review: White Lie is a chilling, meticulous study of duplicity
Calvin Thomas and Yonah Lewis direct the hell out of a dicey premise in White Lie, one of the best acquisition titles screening at TIFF19. Still from TIFF …
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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 …
TIFF19 review: Kuessipan , a standout Indigenous coming-of-age story
Myriam Verreault’s Kuessipan is a captivating story about two teenage girl's friendship on a Quebec Innu reserve. Kuessipan is one of the best acquisition …
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Six must-see Canadian shorts at TIFF19
Seventh Row editors Alex Heeney and Orla Smith pick the six must-see Canadian shorts at TIFF19 the festival, all of which screen in the Shortcuts …
Carol Nguyen on No Crying at the Dinner Table
One of the best films at TIFF is No Crying at the Dinner Table, a Canadian short by the supremely talented Carol Nguyen who tells us how she approached putting …
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