Gregor Brändli’s HotDocs documentary Elephants and Squirrels explores the repatriation of Sri Lankan artifacts from a Swiss museum — and how Sri Lankan artist Deneth Piumakshi Veda grapples with the issue in her work.
Film Festivals
HotDocs Review: Let Our Mountains Live
HotDocs documentary Let Our Mountains live shows injustice after injustice perpetrated by the Norwegian government in spite of the Supreme Court decisions.
Berlinale: Systems of (in)justice in Prosecution and A Family
At the Berlinale, Alex Heeney reviews two films tackling systems of (in)justice: Faraz Shariat’s Prosecution and Mees Peijnenburg’s A Family
The best acquisition titles at TIFF 2025 (updating throughout the festival)
From Iran’s Between Dreams and Hope to Argentina’s The Currents to Canada’s Meadowlarks, here are the best acquisition titles (films still seeking distribution in Canada, the US, and/or the UK) at TIFF 2025
Interview: Lucio Castro on Drunken Noodles
In this interview, Lucio Castro discusses the total freedom of low-budget filmmaking for his queer Cannes ACID film Drunken Noodles.
Interview: Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne on The Unknown Girl
Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne discuss the making of The Unknown Girl, the sound design, and creating reality on screen.