Brandon Cronenberg discusses his fucked up horror film Possessor and its many unintentional penetration metaphors.
Canadian Cinema
Canadian directors delve into their work which is too often overlooked by festivals.
Sonia Boileau on telling a human story about MMIWG in Rustic Oracle
Mohawk writer-director Sonia Boileau discusses her new film Rustic Oracle about the human side of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls crisis in Canada.
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.
‘You can’t survive colonialism and not be epic’: Loretta Todd on Monkey Beach
Writer-director Loretta Todd discusses the 20 year journey to making Monkey Beach.
‘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 […]
Cheryl Foggo reclaims Black Canadian history in John Ware Reclaimed
Director Cheryl Foggo on how telling the real story of John Ware in John Ware Reclaimed can help us understand the Black Canadian experience today and Canada’s history of racism. The film is currently screening virtually at the AGH Film Festival in Ontario until October 25. It’s one of Canada’s best kept secrets that there’s […]