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.

Alex Heeney / May 7, 2021

HotDocs Review: Archipelago is an animated tour of the St. Lawrence

Archipelago is a documentary that mixes archival footage with animation to tell the story of the land along the St. Lawrence river.

Orla Smith / April 23, 2021

Cinematographer Stéphanie Anne Weber Biron’s colourful visual worlds

Stéphanie Anne Weber Biron was recently nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for Nadia, Butterfly. We speak to her about shooting that film and Andrea Dorfman’s Spinster.

Justine Smith / April 19, 2021

The elegance and awkwardness of Théodore Pellerin

Rising star Théodore Pellerin (Genèse, Never Rarely Sometimes Always) has the charisma of a leading man and the energy of a scene-stealing character actor. He discusses his career so far.

Alex Heeney / March 2, 2021

Danis Goulet on her Indigenous sci-fi thriller Night Raiders

Cree filmmaker Danis Goulet discusses her feature debut Night Raiders, which looks at motherhood and the horrors of residential schools through a sci-fi lens.