Radha Blank wrote, directed, and stars in The Forty-Year-Old Version, a hilarious comedy about the struggle to stay true to your voice as a marginalized creator while also getting paid.
Gender and Sexuality
Explore depictions of masculinity, femininity, and sexual identity.
From Ellie & Abbie to Dating Amber, a preview of the 2020 InsideOut Film Festival
InsideOut 2020, the annual Ontario LGBTQ+ showcase, goes online this year with highlights including Ellie & Abbie and Dating Amber.
Frameline winner Rurangi is an involving drama about a trans man’s homecoming
New Zealand drama Rurangi is an emotionally involving film about the ways that shame hurts everyone, featuring a gender diverse cast.
TIFF Review: Shadow in the Cloud is a film of two halves
Shadow in the Cloud is a strange Frankenstein of director Roseanne Liang’s feminist perspective and the ludicrous sensibilities of screenwriter Max Landis, who was removed from the project after numerous sexual assault allegations.
TIFF Review: True Mothers explores the trauma and shame of motherhood
True Mothers is one of Naomi Kawase’s best films to date, a thoughtful drama about the shame associated with unconventional motherhood.
TIFF Review: Violation starts out well but disappoints
Violation is a cottage-country-Canada twist on the rape-revenge genre, which explores consent and the limits of revenge.