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Documentary

Explore the innovative and artistic strategies documentarians use to narrativize nonfiction stories on screen.

Alex Heeney / September 9, 2022

TIFF Review: Patrick and the Whale

Patrick and the Whale is a delightful doc about a man who just wants to be friends with sperm whales, featuring some amazing footage. Alex Heeney reviews the …

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Alex Heeney / September 8, 2022

Ten must-see shorts at TIFF 2022

Our annual feature on the best must-see shorts at TIFF 2022 highlights films from around the world and across forms, including Bigger on the Inside and The …

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Lindsay Pugh / June 9, 2022

Cannes Film Review: Manuela Martelli’s 1976 ratchets up the tension

Manuela Martelli's feature debut, Chile 1976, explores one woman's struggle with misogyny and corruption under Pinochet. The film 1976 screened in the …

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Brett Pardy / June 7, 2022

Cannes Review: Naomi Kawase’s Official Film of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Side A

Naomi Kawase's Official Film of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Side A avoids the usual tropes and cliches of sports films, focusing instead on how the athletes …

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Alex Heeney / May 10, 2022

Navalny film: Investigating your own murder on film is bizarre

Daniel Roher's documentary Navalny is an entertaining and thrilling film about the Russian politician who challenged Putin and paid the price. The film Navalny …

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A still from My Two Voices, in which a pair of hands with red painted nails runs a small brush through a strand of hair. Next to the still is a purple box with white text that reads, 'Quick Thoughts'.

Per Morten Mjølkeråen / March 15, 2022

Quick thoughts: The abstract recollections of My Two Voices

Lina Rodriguez's poetic documentary My Two Voices follows the stories of three Latin American women, in their own words. My Two Voices premiered in the Forum …

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