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Social Justice

Explore stories about marginalized groups and the pursuit of a more fair society.

A still from Ahed's Knee in which Y, a middle aged man, holds Yahalom's hand, a young woman in a dress, as they walk up a hill. The text on the images reads, 'TIFF Review'.

Orla Smith / September 24, 2021

Ahed’s Knee review: A filmmaker fights personal and political battles

Nadav Lapid’s Ahed’s Knee, which just screened at TIFF, chronicles a filmmaker’s rage against both government censorship and the impending death of his mother.

Brett Pardy / September 16, 2021

TIFF Review: Alanis Obomsawin’s Honour to Senator Murray Sinclair

Alanis Obomsawin’s new short film, Honour to Senator Murray Sinclair, is a powerful presentation preserved on film.

A still from Scarborough in which three young kids lie down on a colourful floor, gazing happily at the ceiling. The text on the image reads 'TIFF Review'.

Orla Smith / September 10, 2021

TIFF Review: Scarborough is one of the festival’s most stirring crowdpleasers

Scarborough, from directors Rich Williamson and Shasha Nakhai, is a big-hearted portrait of families in a low-income neighbourhood.

A still from The Surrogate, in which we see a three shot of two men and a young woman looking forward, toward the camera.

Orla Smith / July 9, 2021

The Surrogate: Jasmine Batchelor stuns in a smart, thorny exploration of surrogacy

Jasmine Batchelor gives one of the best performances of the year in Jeremy Hersh’s The Surrogate, a smart and sensitive drama about a pregnancy surrogate who finds out the foetus will be born with Down Syndrome.

A still from the film Explant, which shows Michelle Visage lying in a hospital bed, recovering from surgery. The text in front of the image reads, "Review".

Orla Smith / June 14, 2021

Explant Review: An exposé on the breast implant industry

Jeremy Simmons’s documentary film, Explant, exposes the horrors of the breast implant industry alongside RuPaul’s Drag Race judge Michelle Visage.

A collage of stills from HotDocs 2021 films.

Orla Smith / May 7, 2021

HotDocs 2021 highlights, from Indigenous stories to animated histories

Seventh Row’s editors pick the must see films of HotDocs 2021, from Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning Of Empathy to Archipelago.

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