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Philippe Lesage discusses Genèse, a coming-of-age story about searching for love in a repressive, violent adult world, and bringing the spirit of a novel into …
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Episode 8 of our podcast concludes our discussion on the best of 2018 Canadian Cinema, through the lens of Canada’s Top Ten Film List. In this episode, we …
[Read more...] about Ep. 9: Best of 2018 Canadian Cinema, Part II
Episode 8 of our podcast begins our discussion on the best of 2018 Canadian Cinema, through the lens of Canada’s Top Ten Film List. In this episode, we discuss …
[Read more...] about Ep. 8: Best of 2018 Canadian Cinema, Part I
The Splinters ensemble — Sofia Banzhaf, Callum Dunphy, and Shelley Thompson — discuss finding their characters, collaborating with each other and director Thom …
[Read more...] about Interview: Splinters ensemble discuss their moving LGBTQ family drama
Co-director and Haida artist Gwaai Edenshaw discusses his landmark film Edge of the Knife (Swaaway K'uuna), the first feature film made in the Haida language. …
Co-directors Jennifer Baichwal, Edward Burtynsky, and Nicholas de Pencier discuss their third collaboration, Anthropocene: The Human Epoch. …
[Read more...] about Interview: Anthropocene is an awe-inspiring look at environmental destruction
The Canadian films at TIFF this year were especially great, but the festival should have done more to bring them to the attention of critics and audiences. …
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At TIFF, almost all of the best films I saw were Canadian — and that’s not grading on a curve. …
[Read more...] about TIFF18’s brightest star was Canadian cinema
Writer-director Darlene Naponse on her unconventional protagonist, capturing the beauty of a landscape through both visuals and sound, and the respect and care …
[Read more...] about Interview: Falls Around Her centres a complex, middle-aged, Indigenous woman
Addelman discusses fictionalising her first marriage into her feature debut, which took years of rewrites, great casting, and generous collaboration. …
[Read more...] about Establishing Shots: Rebecca Addelman on her marriage drama, Paper Year
