lex Heeney reviews Alexander Murphy’s observational documentary Tin Castle about a family of Irish Travellers. The film had its world premiere in the Cannes Critics’ Week sidebar
Documentary
Cannes Review: Mahsa Karampour’s Into the Jaws of the Orge
Mahsa Karampour’s Cannes ACID documentary Into the Jaws of the Orge is a thoughtful story of exile and tentative reconnection.
HotDocs Review: Gregor Brändli’s Elephants and Squirrels
Gregor Brändli’s HotDocs documentary Elephants and Squirrels explores the repatriation of Sri Lankan artifacts from a Swiss museum — and how Sri Lankan artist Deneth Piumakshi Veda grapples with the issue in her work.
HotDocs Review: Let Our Mountains Live
HotDocs documentary Let Our Mountains live shows injustice after injustice perpetrated by the Norwegian government in spite of the Supreme Court decisions.
HotDocs Review: Chase Joynt and Julietta Singh’s The Nest
Alex Heeney reviews Chase Joynt and Julietta Singh’s The Nest, a Gothic documentary about a haunted house that reveals lesser-known parts of Winnipeg’s intersectional history.
HotDocs Review: Reid Davenport’s Life After
Alex Heeney reviews Reid Davenport’s new film, Life After, which tackles the troubling trend toward assisted dying for disabled people, including Canada’s own MAiD program.