Maria Finitzo’s documentary The Dilemma of Desire uses Sophia Wallace’s art as a jumping off point to explore how patriarchy has shaped women’s relationship to sexual desire.
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I Am Greta is part of the problem it portrays
Nathan Grossman’s I Am Greta about teen climate activist Greta Thunberg tells the story of the girl behind the figurehead but fails to take an interest in what matters most to her.
Shadow of Dumont: A road trip through familial Indigenous history
Trevor Cameron takes a road trip through the history of his great-great-uncle, Gabriel Dumont, in his documentary Shadow of Dumont.
Mangrove and Ultraviolence are two angles on UK police brutality
Films about police brutality in the UK are sorely lacking, but this year’s London Film Festival gave us two: Ken Fero’s mishandled Ultraviolence and Steve McQueen’s brilliant Mangrove.
Planet in Focus 2020, from Coral Ghosts to The Last Ice
The 2020 Planet in Focus Film Festival runs online across Canada until October 23 and features environmental docs The Last Ice and Coral Ghosts.
TIFF Review: The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel is less than necessary
Jennifer Abbott and Joel Bakan’s The New Corporation is a documentary sequel to The Corporation that’s not as radical as it thinks it is.