The 2020 Festival du Nouveau Cinema showcased classics, like Les Ordres, and the latest in world cinema, from Undine to Caught in the Net.
Film Festivals
‘Astronauts are so fragile’: Alice Winocour on Proxima
Proxima is one of the best acquisition titles at TIFF19. Director Alice Winocour discusses drawing a connection between motherhood and space exploration.
‘Camp works best when it’s played straight’: Bruce LaBruce on Saint-Narcisse
After premiering at the Venice Film Festival, Bruce LaBruce’s Saint-Narcisse screened across Canada at Montreal’s Festival du Nouveau Cinema. LaBruce talked to us about updating the Narcissus myth, tackling taboos, twincest, and taking inspiration from 1970s Quebec cinema. What if Narcissus looked into the pond and his reflection walked out of it so that they […]
Quinn Armstrong on his bizarre police training parody, Survival Skills
Quinn Armstrong’s Survival Skills parodies ’80s VHS police training videos to explore the police’s relationship to domestic violence. Somehow, it completely works.
Survival Skills, The Dilemma of Desire, and more at Raindance 2020
Discover four highlights from Raindance 2020, all of which are available to watch online for free in the UK.
Raindance Review: Young climate activists provide a rallying call in Now
Jim Rakete’s documentary Now is both a celebration of inspirational young climate activists and an informative rallying call for change.