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Rhiannon Rozier has a degree in political science and Latin American history, but her true passion is connecting to people through music. She is a DJ and …
[Read more...] about NFB short Rock The Box **1/2: unclear intentions in promising feminist short
Where is Canadian cinema going? What is its purpose? And what can we say about how the country is being reflected back at us through this year’s TIFF15 crop of …
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Guy Édoin’s Ville-Marie is a visually striking film with a curiously dispassionate core. The film, co-written by Édoin, tells the stories of four individuals …
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Ninth Floor director Mina Shum: In Canada, “We’re racist but we like to apologize about our racism.” Shum discusses Canadian racism and her new …
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Andrew Cividino’s assured debut Sleeping Giant — the opening film at this year’s Cannes’ Critics Week — captures the beauty of cottage country Ontario without …
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Nicolás Pereda's Minotauro sees its North American debut in the Wavelengths section at this year's Toronto International Film Festival. This nigh impenetrable …
[Read more...] about TIFF 15: Minotauro has interesting ideas but overstays its welcome
