In this episode of the TIFF 2024 podcast season, Alex discusses three films from around the world that take place within the world of sports but aren’t really about sports.
Film Festivals
TIFF 2024 Review: Leonardo van Dijl’s Julie Keeps Quiet
Alex Heeney reviews Belgian filmmaker Leonardo van Dijl’s tennis-set film Julie Keeps Quiet about a teenage girl re-learning the importance of boundaries after a possible sexual assault.
TIFF 2024 Ep. 2: Palestinian Films: No Other Land, To a Land Unknown, and more
On the podcast, Alex discusses four Palestinian films at TIFF 2024: No Other Land, To a Land Unknown, Happy Holidays, and From Ground Zero.
TIFF 2024 Review: To a Land Unknown
Alex Heeney reviews Mahdi Fleifel’s films To a Land Unknown about Palestinian refugees stuck in limbo in Athens, trying to go to Europe.
TIFF 2024 Ep. 1: Why this season is for you, even if you aren’t attending
In this episode, Alex Heeney introduces our new TIFF 2024 podcast season
Interview: Patricia Rozema on filmmaking, social safety nets, and dog resurrection
In this interview, legendary indie filmmaker Patricia Rozema sits down with us to discuss her works, from Cannes award winner I’ve Heard the Mermaids Singing to her lesbian romance When Night is Falling to Kit Kittredge: An American Girl.