…Dinner Table; Niki Lindroth von Bahr’s existential stop-motion musical The Burden; and Nikita Diakur’s comedic animated documentary backflip. Seasoned feature filmmakers like Philippe Falardeau and Mina Shum agree that short…
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The best acquisition titles at TIFF 2026 (updating throughout the festival)
…year) meaning the burden no longer falls on Kernell to educate the public about Sámi history and issues. Brace Your Heart is at once a tender love story and a…
Cannes Review: The Captive is captivatingly tense but shallow
…Tina is full of resentment and rage, but we never see her experience anything else, like really trying to carry on with her life under such a tragic burden. The…
TIFF15: How Heavy This Hammer explores masculinity in crisis ****
…as if switching between perspectives. There’s little connection between these people even when they inhabit the same space. Erwin finds reality a burden and the needs of others a chore….
TIFF15: Jennifer Peedom discusses her Everest doc Sherpa
…short film for SBS called The Sherpas’ Burden. “I realized that my body worked quite well at altitude,” said Peedom, “so I started to get offered these other jobs.” For…
Gleason tells a cliched story of disability
…house and a burden on those around him. Both narratives are condescending and dehumanizing. It’s 2015, and we deserve better. This review was originally published on Feb. 10, 2016 as…