Maria Jose Cuevas' Beauties of the Night catches up with the most famous Mexican showgirls of the 1960s–1980s today in this collaborative documentary. At …
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TIFF16: Writer-director-star Alice Lowe discusses Prevenge
Alice Lowe discusses the making of Prevenge, her wickedly funny directorial debut, from conception through to completion. Shot when she was seven months …
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Yanillys Perez’ TIFF16 Dropbox Award Winner Jeffrey
Yanillys Perez' feature debut, which won the TIFF 16 Dropbox Award for the Discovery Section, is a work of creative nonfiction. Perez mixes magic realist …
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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. …
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TIFF16: Blind Sun is a visually and aurally accomplished thriller
Psychological thriller Blind Sun from Joyce Nashawati transports us to a water-scarce dystopian future almost entirely through its color scheme, sound …
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Anna Rose Holmer on her Sundance hit The Fits
First-time director Anna Rose Holmer discusses The Fits and how working with the New York City ballet influenced her film. She also discusses using sound and …
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