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History and Memory

Explore the blurry line between history and memory on screen.

A still from Charlatan, in which a man holds up a small glass of urine to the light and stares at it, while another main watches him from behind. The text on the image says: Review.

Alex Heeney / December 10, 2020

Charlatan draws parallels between a faith healer and communism

Agnieszka Holland's Charlatan tells the story of Czech herbalist and healer Jan Mikolášek to draw parallels with post-war communism. Charlatan is the Czech …

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Alex Heeney / October 29, 2020

When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit, Antisemitism and more at the Toronto Jewish Film Festival

We recommend what to watch at the 2020 Toronto Jewish Film Festival this weekend, including When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit, Antisemitism, and The Crossing. …

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Alex Heeney / October 23, 2020

Food is the language of love in Coming Home Again

Wayne Wang's Coming Home Again is a heartfelt story of a first generation Korean-American grieving as he takes care of his mother as she dies of cancer. The …

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Alex Heeney / October 22, 2020

ImagineNative 2020 highlights great Indigenous films

The 2020 ImagineNative Film Festival is entirely online this year, and highlights include: Monkey Beach, Inconvenient Indian, and shorts like Lichen and …

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A man rides a merry-go-round in a fringe jacket. The text on the image says 'Review'.

Alex Heeney / October 22, 2020

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. The film is available to …

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Saul Willliams as Akilla, bathed in red lighting, in Akilla's Escape.

B. P. Flanagan / September 23, 2020

TIFF Review: Akilla’s Escape is a tempered Saul Williams showcase

Charles Officer's Akilla's Escape works best at its most stripped back, but too often the film gets caught up in tired crime tropes. Keep up to date with our …

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