Alex Heeney reviews Crocodile Tears, a genre-inflected debut feature about a toxic mother-son relationship, from Indonesian filmmaker Tumpal Tampubolon. The film is one of the best sales titles at TIFF 2024.
Film Festivals
TIFF 2024 Film Review: Lina Vdovîi and Radu Ciorniciuc’s Tata
Alex Heeney reviews the personal documentary film Tata by Lina Vdovîi and Radu Ciorniciuc. The film follows Lina as she reconnects with her estranged father and begins to ponder the origins of her intergenerational trauma and how to prevent passing it on to the daughter she’s expecting. Tata is one of the best sales titles at TIFF 2024
TIFF 2024 Ep.6: Ralph Fiennes x 2: The Return and Conclave
Alex discusses two Ralph Fiennes films at TIFF 2024: Edward Berger’s Conclave and Uberto Pasolini’s The Return.
TIFF 2024 Ep. 5: Bicultural daughters and their absent fathers: My Father’s Daughter, Winter in Sokcho, and A Missing Part
In this episode of the TIFF 2024 season, Alex discusses three films about bicultural daughters and their absent fathers: My Father’s Daughter, Winter in Sokcho, and A Missing Part.
TIFF 2024 Film Review: Guillaume Senez’s A Missing Part
lex Heeney reviews Belgian filmmaker Guillaume Senez’s third feature film, A Missing Part screening in the TIFF Special Presentations section.
TIFF 2024 Film Review: Koya Kamura’s Winter in Sokcho
Alex Heeney reviews Japanese-French filmmaker Koya Kamura’s impressive debut film, Winter in Sokcho, screening in the TIFF Platform Competition.