With lurid color, wild plot turns, and a thumping, party-ready soundtrack, Abba Makama's The Lost Okoroshi weaves a compelling narrative around what could be a …
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TIFF19 review: In Made In Bangladesh , the women who make your clothes call for justice
Neither hopeless nor sugar-coated, Rubaiyat Hossain's Made in Bangladesh is a compelling drama about the difficulties of attaining justice.Still from Made …
TIFF19 review: Our Lady of the Nile , a heartbreaking look at the corruption of innocence
An innocent utopia foreshadows horrific violence in Atiq Rahimi’s Our Lady of the Nile, one of the best acquisition titles at TIFF19.Courtesy of …
TIFF19 review: Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger , a perfect introduction to a legend’s activist cinema
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 …
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 TIFF19Still from TIFF …
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TIFF19 review: Clemency, a harrowing drama about avoiding questions of morality by hiding behind the law
Chinonye Chukwu’s Clemency is an unflinchingly honest portrayal of the process of a modern day executionCourtesy of TIFFChinonye Chukwu’s Clemency, a …