Alex Heeney reviews Alice Douard’s debut feature Love Letters, which screens in the Critics’ Week sidebar at Cannes. The film tells the story of a queer woman in 2014 whose partner is pregnant with their child, and the paperwork involved with becoming her daughter’s legal parent.
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Interview: Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne on The Unknown Girl
Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne discuss the making of The Unknown Girl, the sound design, and creating reality on screen.
Ep. 171 Navigating Cannes beyond the competition
On the podcast, Alex unveils the inner workings of all of the lesser-known sections of the Cannes Film Festival beyond the competition. She also talks about the many great films that have screened outside the competition in the past and what she’s looking forward to this year.
Ep. 170 Why is it so hard to see African films?
On the podcast, Alex discusses why it’s so hard to see African films compared to films from other continents and what you can do if you’d like to seek out more African films.
HotDocs Review: Reid Davenport’s Life After
Alex Heeney reviews Reid Davenport’s new film, Life After, which tackles the troubling trend toward assisted dying for disabled people, including Canada’s own MAiD program.
Ep. 169 David Cronenberg’s The Shrouds with Angelo Muredda
On the podcast, Angelo Muredda joins Alex to discuss one of the year’s best films, David Cronenberg’s The Shrouds, and how it fits into Cronenberg’s filmography.