Wintopia director Mira Burt-Wintonick on how she worked out a personal approach to making a documentary eulogy to her father, filmmaker Peter Wintonick.
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Ep 45: The films of Anne Émond, from Nuit #1 to Nelly
Anne Émond is one of the most exciting Canadian directors working today and deserves wider international attention. Her films play with time and genre as they explore the connection between the physical and the emotional aspects of her characters.
Watch a directing masterclass with Anne Émond and Madeleine Olnek
In this masterclass on directing, writer-directors Anne Émond (Nelly) and Madeleine Olnek (Wild Nights with Emily) discuss their female writer biopics.
HotDocs 2020 is a reminder of the world beyond lockdown
As HotDocs 2020 goes online, B. P. Flanagan takes a whirlwind tour around the world with Mayor, Stateless, All That I Am, Love & Stuff, and Ottolenghi. HotDocs is a festival with a reputation for swift action. In 2018, just months after the Harvey Weinstein story broke and #Metoo launched into the stratosphere, the Toronto […]
Mirrah Foulkes’s revisionist Judy and Punch
In Judy and Punch, Mirrah Foulkes wrangles with the legacy of a beloved British cultural institution, offering a revisionist, feminist take on the origins of the Punch and Judy puppet show.
Ep. 44: Shirley and portraits of female artists
Josephine Decker’s new film Shirley is the latest in the recent trend of films re-examining the lives of women artists, in the process questioning our ideas of history and truth. Join us for a wild ride exploring the connections between Shirley, Portrait of a Lady on Fire, The Souvenir, Wild Nights With Emily, and many more.