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

A woman in a car looks, panicked, behind her shoulder. The car's windscreen is covered in green paint.

Orla Smith / September 15, 2020

TIFF Review: The shallow politics of Michel Franco’s New Order

Michel Franco’s latest provocation, New Order, is a grossly tone deaf bloodbath. Find out why we hated it…

A still from the short film Modern Whore, of a woman's lips lit in blue and pink neon. The text on the images reads: Modern Whore, Fantasia Film Festival.

Orla Smith / September 2, 2020

Modern Whore is a short about sex work for fans of Cam

Nicole Bazuin’s short Modern Whore feels like a documentary sister to Cam: it’s just as stylised, intelligent, and positive about sex work.

Still from Lingua Franca featuring Isabel Sandoval and Lynn Cohen standing next to each other. The image features the text: Interview.

Milly Gribben / August 28, 2020

Lingua Franca quietly reframes a trans woman’s experience

Isabel Sandoval’s Lingua Franca patiently observes the day-to-day life of a trans, undocumented Filipina immigrant living in Trump’s America.

Disclosure Trans Lives on Screen, Dungarees, BFI Flare 2020

Orla Smith / April 25, 2020

BFI Flare 2020 highlights: Disclosure and more trans stories

BFI Flare 2020 took place entirely online. Orla Smith highlights Dungarees (dir. Abel Rubinstein) and Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen (dir. Sam Feder) as the best of the online festival.

Katharine Isabelle, American Mary, Women in Horror Month

Rosie McCaffrey / March 2, 2020

Katharine Isabelle in American Mary (Great horror performances #5)

Rosie McCaffrey discusses why Katharine Isabelle’s performance in American Mary is one of her favourites by an actress in a horror film.

Aggie, Catherine Gund, Agnes Gund film

Orla Smith / February 5, 2020

Sundance ’20 review: Aggie is a documentary about allyship

Catherine Gund’s Aggie is both a celebration of an extraordinary woman, and a call to arms for the viewer to think about how they too can enact change.

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