Canada’s Top Ten of 2016 broke tradition by choosing films from emerging filmmakers, which reflect our country back at us.
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Inuk director Alethea Arnaquq-Baril talks Angry Inuk, seal hunting
Inuk filmmaker Alethea Arnaquq-Baril discusses seal hunting and the making of Angry Inuk, which is one of Canada’s Top Ten Films of 2016.
Director Dilip Mehta talks Mostly Sunny, Bollywood, and pornography
Canadian director Diliip Mehta discusses the making of his frank and surprising documentary about porn-star-turned-Bollywood-icon Sunny Leone.
Writer-director Ashley McKenzie talks Werewolf
Cape Breton writer-director Ashley McKenzie discusses her feature debut, Werewolf, “lawnmower crackheads”, working with non-actors, and being part of the TIFF family.
Director Stephen Dunn talks Closet Monster and internalized homophobia
Editor-in-Chief Alex Heeney talked to Stephen Dunn about his directorial debut Closet Monster: why he wanted to tell this story, its magical realist elements, and how he got us inside Oscar’s head.
TIFF16: Below Her Mouth is cringeworthy
Below Her Mouth attempts provocation and frank depictions of lesbian sex, but it forgets the emotion in its love story.