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 […]
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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.
Ep. 43: Take This Waltz and Paper Year: Canadian marriage stories
Take This Waltz and Paper Year are two standout Canadian films exploring the end of a marriage with empathy and emotional complexity. We discuss the film’s complex characters, considerate direction, and Canadianess
Werewolf (2016) is a film about getting clean as a couple
Ashley McKenzie’s 2016 film Werewolf, about drug addiction and dependent relationships, was one of the most exciting directorial debuts of the 2010s.
Lockdown Film School #4: Low-budget filmmaking
Writer-directors Ashley McKenzie (Werewolf) and Stephen Cone (Princess Cyd, Henry Gamble’s Birthday Party, The Wise Kids) share insights on low-budget filmmaking.