Writer-director Anne Émond discusses her unconventional Nelly Arcand biopic, Nelly, which was selected for Canada's Top Ten of 2016. The film opens January …
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Canadian Cinema
Canadian directors delve into their work which is too often overlooked by festivals.
Inuk director Alethea Arnaquq-Baril talks Angry Inuk, seal hunting
Inuk filmmaker Alethea Arnaquq-Baril discusses seal hunting and the making of her HotDocs winner Angry Inuk, which has since been selected as one of Canada's …
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Director Dilip Mehta talks Mostly Sunny, Bollywood, and pornography
Canadian director Dilip Mehta discusses the making of his frank and surprising documentary about porn-star-turned-Bollywood-icon Sunny Leone. …
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Is the Sugar lifestyle worth trying? Director Hannah Donegan on her CBC doc Sugar Sisters
What is the difference between being a "Sugar Baby" and a sex worker? Is it a viable way to make an income? Filmmaker Hannah Donegan explores these questions …
Métis director Terril Calder discusses her TIFF16 short SNIP
Métis filmmaker Terril Calder’s SNIP, screening in the Short Cuts section at TIFF, is one of the very best Canadian films at the festival. It’s also one of the …
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Adam Garnet Jones on Fire Song: ‘A film about a feeling’
Writer-director Adam Garnet Jones discusses his debut film Fire Song the first Canadian film about a Two-Spirited character, a Queer Native. It opens in Toronto …
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