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 […]
Canadian cinema
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
Sanja Zivkovic on Easy Land, immigration, and mental illness
Sanja Zivkovic on depicting mental illness on screen, how she directed her two talented lead actresses, and crafting the aesthetics of Easy Land.
Ep. 41: In the Loop and My Internship in Canada: Political satires
This episode compares two political satires about nations on the bring of war, Armando Iannucci’s modern classic In the Loop and Canadian unseen gem Philippe Falardeau’s My Internship in Canada.
Ep. 40: Stories We Tell, Louder Than Bombs, & Mouthpiece: Dead mothers
This episode is on Stories We Tell, Louder Than Bombs, and Mouthpiece, formally expressive explorations of grief, memory, and subjectivity.
Sophie Deraspe on her modern adaptation of Antigone
Québécois writer-director-cinematographer Sophie Deraspe on why she wanted to tackle and update Antigone and wearing many hats on a film set.