Métis filmmaker Terril Calder’s SNIP reckons with Canada’s past violence toward indigenous people through the residential school system.
Canadian Cinema
Promoting and spotlighting Canadian Cinema is one of the goals of The Seventh Row. Here you'll find reviews of Canadian films and interviews with Canadian directors.
TIFF 2016: 10 must-see Canadian shorts
Oft-overlooked, TIFF Short Cuts is the place to look for new talent, and among the Canadian shorts, particularly resonant national stories. For every amateurish or incomprehensible short, there’s one that will grab you and leave an indelible mark. At TIFF 2016, some of the strongest short films were made by or about Canada’s First Nations, […]
Fantasy and identity collide in Zoom
You haven’t seen everything until you’ve seen a tiny lady stuffing dime bags into a RealDoll. This is Zoom, Pedro Morelli’s absurdist narrative ouroboros.
Burlesque expert and producer Dr. Kaitlyn Regehr talks Tempest Storm
Burlesque icon Tempest Storm stripped down to her inner core in Nimishia Mukerji’s eponymous documentary, opening June 17 at the Bloor Cinema in Toronto!
HotDocs Review: League of Exotique Dancers celebrates burlesque stars of the past
Director Rama Rau’s League of Exotique Dancers follows several subjects who have been asked to perform at a special Burlesque Hall of Fame show in Las Vegas. The film screens at the Bloor HotDocs cinema on May 29, May 30, and June 2.
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 on May 13.