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 …
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Canadian Cinema
Canadian directors delve into their work which is too often overlooked by festivals.
‘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. Today is the last day Monkey Beach is streaming worldwide at the American …
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‘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 …
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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 …
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Lara Johnston dissects her award winning editing on Mouthpiece
Lara Johnston discusses the challenges of editing flashbacks and musical scenes in Mouthpiece. For Lara Johnston, a seasoned editor and assistant editor, …
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In Nadia, Butterfly, Pascal Plante does for swimming what Astaire did for dance
With Nadia, Butterfly, Pascal Plante used his own experiences as a competitive swimmer to make a psychological character study about the sport where all the …
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