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Gender and Sexuality

Explore depictions of masculinity, femininity, and sexual identity.

Unsane, Steven Soderbergh

Scott Wilson / November 5, 2019

Steven Soderbergh’s Unsane gives form to society’s systemic sexism

Steven Soderbergh’s Unsane explores systemic sexism by comparing and pairing stalker David Strine with a corrupt medical facility. This is an excerpt from our book, Beyond empowertainment

Raw, We Are What We Are

Rosie McCaffrey / November 5, 2019

‘It is with love that I do this’: Cannibalism and power under patriarchy in Raw and We Are What We Are

In Raw and We Are What We Are, the cannibalism metaphor is used to explore what it is to be a woman living under patriarchy, in both the macro and the micro.

Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Celine Sciamma

Alex Heeney / September 30, 2019

Portrait of a Lady on Fire was the gold standard at TIFF19

Céline Sciamma’s Portrait of a Lady on Fire is a beautiful period romance that upends cinematic stereotypes of the artistic muse.

Brett Pardy / September 13, 2019

TIFF19 review: In Made In Bangladesh , the women who make your clothes call for justice

Neither hopeless nor sugar-coated, Rubaiyat Hossain’s Made in Bangladesh is a compelling drama about the difficulties of attaining justice.

Alex Heeney / September 10, 2019

TIFF19 review: Comets , a lovely film about memory, missed opportunities, and lost loves

Tamar Shavgulidze’s quiet, lovely Comets is a film about memory, missed opportunities, and lost loves.

Brett Pardy / September 8, 2019

TIFF19 film review: Balloon is a must-see acquisition title

Tibetan director Pema Tseden’s new film, Balloon, captures a family torn between their traditional farming community and modernity. The film is one of the best acquisition titles at TIFF!9. Tibetan director Pema Tseden’s family drama, Balloon, captures a family torn between their traditional farming community and modernity. Set in the picturesque Tibetan plains, shephard Dargye […]

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