In Margaret Munzer Loeb and Eden Wurmfeld’s documentary Chasing Childhood, American parents navigate how much freedom to give their children.
Film Festivals
Anne Fontaine’s psychological drama Night Shift (Police)
Night Shift looks at the inner lives of three police officers who take the night shift together. The film screens at Cinemania across Canada on Nov 22. Tickets are available here.
Antoinette dans les Cévennes is a showcase for Laure Calamy
Caroline Vignal’s Antoinette dans les Cévennes is a mid-life coming-of-age comedy starring the great Laure Calamy.
Are boys OK? Un vrai bonhomme and Mes jours de gloire at Cinemania
Un vrai bonhomme (Man Up!) and Mes jours de gloire are both coming-of-age stories about boys who are ill-equipped to cope with their mental health issues.
Joshua Demers on his Canadian political satire, Québexit
Québexit director and co-writer Joshua Demers on shooting a film in three languages with 20 actors in 12 days, and what the film reveals about Canada.
Indie Memphis 2020: From Cane Fire to Smooth Talk
Indie Memphis Film Festival 2020 showcased genre films (I Blame Society, Freeland), documentaries (Cane Fire), and restorations (Smooth Talk).