The 20th ImagineNATIVE Film Festival in Toronto featured great Indigenous films from around the world. Highlights included: Vai, Top End Wedding, and Blood …
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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. Made in Bangladesh …
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: 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 execution. Clemency is one of the best acquisition titles at …
TIFF19 review: Hind Meddeb’s documentary Paris Stalingrad captures a particular political moment
Hind Meddeb's Paris Stalingrad questions the spectacle of authoritarian xenophobia. Still from Paris Stalingrad. Courtesy of TIFF Establishing shots …
TIFF19 film review: Balloon is a must-see acquisition title
Tibetan director Pema Tseden’s new film, Balloon, captures a family torn between their traditional farming community and modernity. The film is one of the best …
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