Barry Avrich’s documentary Oscar Peterson: Black + White barely scratches the surface of the great jazz pianist’s life, music, and legacy.
Canadian cinema
TIFF Review: Scarborough is one of the festival’s most stirring crowdpleasers
Scarborough, from directors Rich Williamson and Shasha Nakhai, is a big-hearted portrait of families in a low-income neighbourhood.
Devery Jacobs: ‘I had never seen it be done until I started doing it’
Actress-director-writer-producer Devery Jacobs discusses her career-long love of storytelling, from Rhymes for Young Ghouls to Reservation Dogs.
Ep. 103: Pascal Plante’s films: Fake Tattoos and Nadia Butterfly
We discuss the two features of Quebecois filmmaker Pascal Plante, Fake Tattoo and Nadia, Butterfly. Plante is an expert at depicting turning points in his characters’ lives and how they deal with major upheaval.
Essential Indigenous films from the territories known as Canada
Here is Seventh Row’s guide to essential stories about Indigenous Peoples told by Indigenous people, all from the territories known as Canada.
Ep. 95: No Ordinary Man and John Ware Reclaimed: Reclaiming history in documentary
We discuss two of the best films of 2021, No Ordinary Man and John Ware Reclaimed, documentaries that use creative techniques to reclaim lost history.